Thai style roast beef: the taste of the southern sun. Video
Thai cuisine is world famous for its delicate balance of flavors, the combination of bitter and sweet, sour and salty in one dish. Thais use a wide range of herbs, roots, and spices. Beef cooked according to Thai recipes turns into an extraordinary aromatic and tasty, unusual dish.
Thinly sliced beef, quick-fried in a wok, is known as a type of stir-fry. If you add a special set of spices to it, it will be cooked in Thai style. You will need: – 400 g of beef fillet; – 1 pod of red pepper; – 4 tablespoons of oyster sauce; – a handful of lemon basil leaves.
Oyster sauce is a popular ingredient in oriental cuisine. It is really made from oysters, boiling them for a long time to a thick rich broth
Rinse the meat, dry thoroughly and cut into thin long strips. Cut off the stalk of the pepper, carefully clean the seeds and cut the pod into thin slices. In a wok, heat the vegetable oil until slightly hazy, add the beef and peppers, quickly fry, stirring occasionally. Cook for 3 minutes, then add oyster sauce. Stir well, turn off heat and add basil. Serve the grilled beef on a mound of aromatic Thai rice.
According to legend, once a Thai peasant won a piece of beef from a tiger, which made him cry bitter tears. It was from the meat sprinkled with tears that this dish was first prepared. For it you will need: – 500 g of beef (tenderloin, fillet steaks); – 3 tablespoons of fish sauce; – 1 tablespoon of soy sauce; – 2 teaspoons of granulated sugar; – 2 minced garlic cloves; – ¼ teaspoon ground coriander seeds; – ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper.
For the sauce for this dish, take: – 6 tablespoons of fish sauce; – 5 tablespoons of lemon juice; – 2 teaspoons of granulated sugar; 2 teaspoons of dried chili flakes – ¼ cups of finely chopped tomatoes; – a handful of fresh coriander leaves.
Fish sauce or nam pla is one of the main ingredients in Thai cuisine. It is prepared from fish, water and salt, leaving the mixture to ferment for a year, or even a year and a half.
Cut the beef into 4 steaks, beat slightly. In a bowl, combine fish and soy sauce, minced garlic, granulated sugar, ground pepper, and coriander. Cover the steaks with marinade on all sides, cover with cling film and refrigerate for 15-30 minutes.
While the steaks are marinating, prepare the sauce by placing all the ingredients for it in a bowl and whisking lightly. Try the sauce for a balance of tastes, if it doesn’t seem salty enough to you, add fish sauce, if it’s too sour, add more sugar.
Preheat oven to 200 ° C. Grill the steaks on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper for 3-5 minutes on each side. The beef should be brown on the outside and slightly pink on the inside. Cut into thin strips, season with sauce and serve with coriander herbs.