Categories: Beef,Oil,Sugar,Tasty Soup,Tomato

Sesame beef skewers with Thai salad

February 15th, 2012
    Ingredients
  • 1 telegraph cucumber, halved lengthways, thinly sliced on an angle
  • 250g punnet cherry tomatoes, quartered
  • 1 cup (80g) bean sprouts
  • 2 long red chillies, seeds removed, thinly sliced
  • 1 cup each coriander and Thai basil (see note)
  • 500g beef fillet, thinly sliced into strips
  • 2 tsp sesame oil
  • 1 tbs sesame seeds

  • Dressing

  • 2 tbs fish sauce
  • 2 tbs lime juice
  • 2 tbs light brown sugar

Method
Soak 8 bamboo skewers in boiling water for 15 minutes.
Combine the cucumber, tomatoes, bean sprouts, chilli and herbs in a bowl and set aside while you prepare the beef.
Place the beef slices in a bowl with the sesame oil and a little sea salt and pepper, then stir well to coat. Thread the beef onto the soaked skewers.
Preheat a chargrill pan on medium-high heat. Cook the beef for 2-3 minutes each side until charred and bakeed through.
Meanwhile, for the dressing, place all the ingredients in a bowl and stir to dissolve sugar. Pour the dressing over the salad and toss well to combine.
Serve the beef skewers with the salad, scattered with sesame seeds.


via: tastysoup.info

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