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Thai Beef Salad

Thai Beef Salad

This was actually a Sirloin Steak which I cut the Paddywhack from. Old butchery skills, but nobody wants that bit of gristle in their salad! It cost £3.49, but we had everything else in store which had been budgeted for in other recipes. So I declare this little summery feast “In Budget”. Carrying forward left-overs isn’t really cheating. It’s part of the way we minimize waste and choose what we’ll eat on a daily basis.

Ingredients:-

Dressing:-


2 Birds Eye Chillies, finely diced
2 Garlic cloves, minced
1 Tbsp of Coriander stems, finely chopped
2 Tsp of Sugar
2 Tbsp of Fish Sauce
3 Tbsp of Lime Juice
1 Tsp of Sesame Oil
1 Lemon Grass, finely chopped
Salt


Steak:-

A Sirloin Steak, with the tough bit of sinew cut off ( Paddywhack as we called it in the butchers)
1 Tbsp of Oil to fry
Salt and fresh ground Pepper to season

Salad:-

Mixed Lettuce Leaves
8 Cherry Tomatoes, halved
1 Red Onion, finely sliced
1/2 A Cucumber, cut lengthways and rolled
A Handful of Coriander leaved, chopped
A Handful of Mint  leaves, chopped


To Garnish:-

A handful of Peanuts, chopped
Chopped Mint & Coriander leaves
1 Shallot, finely sliced and fried until crispy

Method:-

(1) Blend the Coriander stems, Chilli, Garlic Salt and Lemongrass until you have a smooth paste. We actually used our Pestle and Mortar .
(2) Set aside.
(3) Oil and Season the Steak and allow to sit at room temperature for 10 minutes.
(4) Fry over a high heat until seared on both sides, but still pink in the middle.
(5) Set aside to rest.
(6) Combine the salad ingredients and add to bowls.
(7) To the paste (1 above) add the Sugar, Fish Sauce, Lime Juice and Sesame Oil. Mix will.
(8) Slice the Steak into 5mm strips and arrange over the Salad.
(9) Pour over the dressing (7 above).
(10) Garnish with Mint, Coriander and copped Peanuts.
(11) Sprinkle the fried Shallot over the top.

The Fish Sauce and Sesame Oil combination in this dish really worked. The recipe sounds complicated, but it’s really not.

 

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Camp Salami and Potato FrittataStrangely we found a pile of rather elderly eggs in the wood which had been dumped. Never look a gift horse in the mouth.
 
Ingredients:-
 
4 thin Salami sticks.
4 Egg 
300ml Semi skimmed Milk
4 medium sized Potatoes, peeled
1 Onion
2 cloves of Garlic
100g of grated Cheese
Salt and Pepper 
Vegetable oil
 
Method:-
 
(1) Parboil the Potatoes until they are soft enough to slice but not falling apart. Drain and set aside.
(2) Cut the Salimi stick in 1cm pieces.
(3) Whisk the Eggs, Milk, half of the grated Cheese, salt and Pepper.
(4) Slice the Onion, grate the Garlic and fry gently until the Onion is softened. Take off the heat.
(5) Slice the Potatoes.
(6) Add a little more Oil to the pan and place over a medium heat.
(7) Mix all the ingredients except the remaining grated Cheese and fry gently until it is cooked half way up from the bottom.
(8) If you have a grill heat it and place the Frittata on the top shelf to complete cooking. If not carefully flip it over in the pan.
(9) Sprinkle the remaining grated Cheese over the top and allow to melt slightly.
 
We garnished ours with wild Sorrel found in the meadows near the tent. Clearly not essential! 

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