Yum Neu "Thai Beef Salad"
by Sonny Ithipathachai on Wednesday, September 29, 2010 at 5:00pm
This is an awesome cold dish. Yum Neu is "Beef Salad", but you can also make Yum Gai "Chicken", Yum "Hotdog", Yum Ta Lay "Seafood Salad". This dish is very similar to cerviche.
Meat: London broil, or any lean cheap cut of beef. Alternatives are: chicken, sausage, hotdogs, shrimp, and mixed seafood.
Preparation: I like to broil the meat on high with lots of Montreal Seasoning on both sides. The trick is to have the middle raw to pink. It doesn't matter that the meat is a little raw because like cerviche, the lime juice will cook the meat as well.
Ingredients: Sliced red onions, sliced roma tomatoes, sliced cucumber, sliced green onions, 3 diced jalapeño, chopped cilantro, fresh lime juice from 4-5 large limes, fish sauce, sugar, coarse salt, a dash of MSG (optional). MSG gives lots of people headaches if used too much, but to definitely enhance the flavors of a dish. Just use it sparingly. It goes called "Accent" in the grocery store.
Tip: It is best to taste the raw jalapeño first. Some jalapeño peppers are hot and some are not. You don't know until you bite into one, so it's best to know what you're dealing with before you end up adding too much to the dish.
Doin The Deed: Once the meat is done, trim off any excess fat. Slice it as thin as possible against the grain. This will make it tender. Set the meat aside. Slice all your vegetables. Using a large bowl, mix in veggies and meat, add 1 table spoon fish sauce, 1 table spoon sugar, and dried chili powder. Mix well with both of your hands, this is the best way to get a good mix. Taste and make sure it's not too bland. Once everything taste balanced, put the dish in the fridge for two hours or to sit overnight.
The longer this dish sits, the better the flavors. This dish is eaten cold with a good healthy heaping of Jasmine rice. Very easy to make, and is perfect for those warm summer days.
Chew slowly and enjoy.
Meat: London broil, or any lean cheap cut of beef. Alternatives are: chicken, sausage, hotdogs, shrimp, and mixed seafood.
Preparation: I like to broil the meat on high with lots of Montreal Seasoning on both sides. The trick is to have the middle raw to pink. It doesn't matter that the meat is a little raw because like cerviche, the lime juice will cook the meat as well.
Ingredients: Sliced red onions, sliced roma tomatoes, sliced cucumber, sliced green onions, 3 diced jalapeño, chopped cilantro, fresh lime juice from 4-5 large limes, fish sauce, sugar, coarse salt, a dash of MSG (optional). MSG gives lots of people headaches if used too much, but to definitely enhance the flavors of a dish. Just use it sparingly. It goes called "Accent" in the grocery store.
Tip: It is best to taste the raw jalapeño first. Some jalapeño peppers are hot and some are not. You don't know until you bite into one, so it's best to know what you're dealing with before you end up adding too much to the dish.
Doin The Deed: Once the meat is done, trim off any excess fat. Slice it as thin as possible against the grain. This will make it tender. Set the meat aside. Slice all your vegetables. Using a large bowl, mix in veggies and meat, add 1 table spoon fish sauce, 1 table spoon sugar, and dried chili powder. Mix well with both of your hands, this is the best way to get a good mix. Taste and make sure it's not too bland. Once everything taste balanced, put the dish in the fridge for two hours or to sit overnight.
The longer this dish sits, the better the flavors. This dish is eaten cold with a good healthy heaping of Jasmine rice. Very easy to make, and is perfect for those warm summer days.
Chew slowly and enjoy.
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