Easiest Way to Cook Delicious Beef Waterfall Thai Salad

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Beef Waterfall Thai Salad. Together the literal translation is Thai waterfall beef, or beef waterfall. But just like a hot dog, that were brought from Germany as dachshund sausages, and later called hot dogs in the United States, so there's also a legend and story that some believe is behind the name of Thai waterfall beef salad. Waterfall grilled beef salad is based on the famous waterfall beef dish in Thailand.

However the traditional 'waterfall beef', nam tok, is much simpler.

It has less 'salad' but is packed with delicious flavor, and is easy to make too.

In this recipe, the tender beef strips are spiked with spicy, pungent flavours and served with a cooling salad of cucumber, lettuce, mint and a little fresh chilli.

You can have Beef Waterfall Thai Salad using 20 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Beef Waterfall Thai Salad

You need 1 piece of rump steak.
It’s 1 tbsp of cooking oil.
Prepare of For salad.
You need 1 of baby gem Lettuce (finely chopped).
You need 3-5 of - Shallots (finely slices).
It’s Half of Cucumber, cut in half, deseed and cut in small chunk.
It’s 1 of carrot, grated.
It’s 1 handful of beansprout.
Prepare 1 handful of cooked rice noodles.
Prepare 1 handful of Coriander.
You need 3 of Spring onion, finely chopped.
You need of Sauce.
It’s 2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped.
Prepare 2 tsp of Chilli flakes or finely chopped red chillies.
Prepare 1 of Lime.
Prepare 1 tbsp of chilli jam (optional).
Prepare 1-2 tbsp of - Fish sauce.
You need 1-2 tbsp of - Palm sugar or brown sugar.
It’s 1 tsp of finely chopped coriander.
It’s 1-2 tsp of grounded toasted rice, optional (2 tbsp of jasmine rice toasted on the pan until golden brown then blend it in the herb grinder).

This refreshing Thai salad uses delicious savory beef steaks combined with spicy Thai chilies, aromatic kaffir lime and mint leaves along with refreshing.

I'm probably completely biased, but I think that Asian salads are the best in the world.

I love them because they are interesting and the dressings are so good.

The chances of me ordering a salad at any restaurant other than an Asian one is almost zero.

Beef Waterfall Thai Salad instructions

Put all ingredients of sauce into the bowl and mix well..
Put 2 tbsp of the sauce onto rump steak and marinate the steak for about 10-15 min.
Mix all the salad ingredients together and leave a little bit of coriander and spring onion for garnish.
On a medium heat pan or griddle pan, put some cooking oil in and pan fry rump steak 8-10 min on each side for medium rare or 15 min on each side for well done. Take it out and rest for 5 min. Slice to thin stripes.
Place salad into the serving bowl or plate, add 6-8 slices of beef per serving. Put 2-3 tbsp of sauce on top. Garnish with coriander and spring onion..

Beef Waterfall is a pretty typical Thai salad, made with grilled steak sliced ever so thinly and mixed with fresh herbs, lime juice, chili flakes, and fish sauce.

Of course, with the boyfriend growing up on salads like these, it took me a while to convince him that lettuce with croutons actually constitutes a.

This grilled beef salad recipe isn't one that requires and extensive list of special Thai ingredients, but delivers the full power of Thai flavors.

While the beef rested, I prepped the rest of the salad components, including the dressing.

Topped with toasted rice powder for a bit of crunch.