Grilled Beef Salad

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1/3 cup soy sauce
• 2 lbs beef rib eye steaks, 1 inch thick
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
• 1/4 cup asian fish sauce (naam pla)
• 1 -2 teaspoon coarsely ground dried red chili
• 1/4 cup finely chopped fresh cilantro
• 1/4 cup finely chopped fresh mint
• 1/4 cup minced shallot
• 1 tablespoon toasted rice powder
• 2 scallions, finely chopped
• fresh mint sprig
• soft lettuce leaf, such as bibb

Recipe

• 1 dissolve 1 tablespoon sugar in soy sauce and put in a large resealable plastic bag and add steaks, pressing out excess air.
• 2 marinate, turning once, chilled, at least one hour.
• 3 preheat grill.
• 4 drain steaks, discarding marinade, and grill 4 to 6 inches over glowing coals about 4 minutes on each side for medium-rare.
• 5 let stand 5 minutes before cutting into 1/4-inch thick slices.
• 6 toss steak with remaining teaspoon sugar and remaining ingredients.
• 7 toasted rice powder: toast 1/4 cup raw sticky or jasmine rice in a dry small heavy skillet over moderate heat, shaking skillet, until golden, 4 to 6 minutes.
• 8 cool rice and grind to a coarse powder with a mortar and pestle or in an electric coffee grinder.