YAM NEUA (GRILLED BEEF SALAD)

YAM NEUA (GRILLED BEEF SALAD) image

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 pound sirloin tips
3 tablespoons black peppercorns, coarsely ground
2 tablespoons fish sauce (nam pla or nuoc mam)
3 tablespoons lime juice
2 teaspoons sugar
1/2 to 1 green Thai bird chili (or other small, hot, green pepper), thinly sliced crosswise into rings
2 cucumbers, thinly sliced
4 or 5 shallots, thinly sliced crosswise into rings
1/2 cup loosely packed cilantro, chopped
1 cup loosely packed mint, chopped

Steps:

1. Preheat the grill or light the charcoals. While the coals are heating, place the ground peppercorns in a wide platter and roll the sirloin tips in the pepper until thoroughly coated. When the coals are blazing hot, cook the sirloin tips on the grill until seared and browned, about 3 to 5 minutes a side. The meat will still be rare or medium-rare inside. Set aside to cool to room temperature, then refrigerate until thoroughly cooled, about 2 to 3 hours. 2. Mix the fish sauce, lime juice, sugar and sliced chili thoroughly in a small bowl (or agitate vigorously in a small glass jar). 3. Slice the cooled beef across the grain as thinly as possible. Toss the sliced beef with the cucumbers, shallots, cilantro and mint in a large bowl. Add the fish sauce mixture and toss again. Serve at room temperature or chilled.