Cây Tre’s beef and green papaya salad
- Preparation and cooking time
- Total time
- +marinating
- A little effort
- Serves 4
Ingredients
- beef fillet steaks
- 1 soy sauce, juiced
- 1 tbsp golden caster sugar
- 1 garlic, clove
- 1 green papaya, shredded
- carrots, shredded
- roasted peanuts
- 1 Vietnamese mint or English mint, small bunch chopped
For the dressing
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
- 1 tbsp rice vinegar
- 2 red Thai chillies
- 1 garlic , clove
- 1 lime, juiced
Method
- STEP 1
Marinate the beef in the soy, sugar and garlic for 30 minutes. Soak the papaya and carrots in iced water for 15 minutes. Mix the dressing ingredients with 6 tbsp water.
- STEP 2
Heat a griddle or frying pan until very hot. Griddle the beef for 1-2 minutes each side. rest for 5 minutes then slice thinly.
- STEP 3
Drain papaya and carrots, add dressing. Add the nuts, beef and mint, toss and serve.
