Yum Nam Tok (Thai Spicy Beef Salad)

There is just something so addicting about Thai food for me. Even having lived in S.E. Asia for a couple years I never did feel quite “full”. Oh, there were nights when I was in a complete food coma but I never “grew tired” of the food. It’s an amazing culture of food; eating, cooking and talking about where to eat next. Oh my, a food fanatics dream. #Nomnom.

Yum Nam Tok translated means “waterfall salad”. When you put a fresh juicy cut of beef on the grill the sounds of juice hitting the iron or the flames is like a pure splash of delight. And there you have it. In the Western world it is known as a Spicy Thai Beef Salad. This is not to be confused with a very similar dish called Yum Neua Yang. They are both “Yum” which means salad. Yum Neua Yang does not have toasted rice and generally has more, well, salad items in it.

INGREDIENTS - 200g (7oz) topside beef - 1/2 Spanish onion, thinly sliced - A handful of chopped coriander - A handful of chopped shallots - 1 tbsp lemon juice - 1/2 tbsp fish sauce - 1/2 tspn sugar - Mint leaves - Fresh chilli METHOD Grill or barbecue beef to your liking and thinly slice. In a large bowl or pot, combine the cooked topside with the onion, shallots, coriander, lemon juice, fish sauce, sugar and chilli. Toss to mix well. Rip mint leaves, add to the bowl and mix well. Serve at room temperature.

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