Name: Beef Satays over Thai Salad Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 1½ lbs sirloin steak; 4 stalks Lemongrass; 2 cloves garlic; 3 tbsp cooking oil; 2½ tbsp lemon juice; 2¾ tsp sugar; ½ tsp salt; ¼ tsp fresh-ground black pepper; 2 tbsp Asian fish sauce; 1 tbsp water; ¾ tsp. rice-wine vinegar; pinch dried red-pepper flakes; 1 small head romaine lettuce; 2 carrots; 1 cucumber; ½ cup cilantro leaves; ¼ cup fresh mint

Beef Satays over Thai Salad Recipe

Jim Daniels Modified: November 12, 2023

How To Make Beef Satays over Thai Salad

For this light and simple Thai salad, grilled beef satays are served over a bed of refreshing lettuce, carrots, and cucumbers in a simple lemon vinaigrette.

Preparation: 20 minutes

Cooking: 10 minutes

Total: 30 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

1½lbssirloin steak
4stalksLemongrass
2clovesgarlic
3tbspcooking oil
2½tbsplemon juice
2¾tspsugar
½tspsalt
¼tspfresh-ground black pepper
2tbspAsian fish sauce,(nam pla or nuoc mam)
1tbspwater
¾tsp.rice-wine vinegar
pinchdried red-pepper flakes
1small head romaine lettuce
2carrots
1cucumber
½cupcilantro leaves,lightly packed
¼cupfresh mint,chopped

Instructions

In a medium shallow glass or stainless-steel bowl, combine the steak, lemongrass, half the garlic, the oil,1½ tablespoons of the lemon juice, ¾ teaspoon of the sugar, the salt, and black pepper. Set aside.
In a small glass or stainless-steel bowl, combine the fish sauce, the remaining 1 tablespoon lemon juice, garlic, and 2 teaspoons sugar, the water, vinegar, and red pepper flakes.
In a large glass or stainless-steel bowl, combine the romaine, carrots, cucumber, cilantro, and mint.
Light the grill or heat the broiler.
Thread the steak onto eight skewers.
Grill or broil the meat, turning, until done to taste, about 5 minutes for medium-rare.
Toss the dressing with the salad and serve topped with the satays.