Bangkok Beef Salad

Total Time: 28 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 18 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 tablespoons long grain rice
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 5 shallots, thinly sliced
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 1/2 tablespoons fish sauce
• 1 1/2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons minced fresh mint leaves
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper (to taste)
• romaine lettuce leaf
• 1 cup bean sprouts, rinsed,well-drained,and tips removed
• 1/2 green bell pepper, cut into thin strips
• 3 fresh thai red chili peppers, cut into strips (optional)

Recipe

• 1 heat a heavy skillet over high heat; add raw rice; cook, stirring, and shaking pan, for 3 minutes, or until golden.
• 2 cool rice slightly; blend to a coarse powder in a blender or spice mill.
• 3 stir-fry meat, shallots, and garlic till meat is browned; drain off all excess fat.
• 4 stir in rice powder, lemon juice, fish sauce, soy sauce, mint, sugar, and cayenne pepper.
• 5 mound meat in the center of serving tray; arrange romaine leaves and bean sprouts on either side of meat.
• 6 garnish with bell peppers, mint sprigs, and chili slivers.
• 7 serve with additional soy sauce or fish sauce, if desired.
• 8 to eat, use romaine leaves to scoop up the meat, top with sprouts, peppers, mint, and any extra sauce.