Thai Waterfall Beef Salad
Jul 27, 2025 04:18 AM
When you think of a Thai beef salad, you might think of Thai flavors in with your typical lettuce, cucumber and tomatoes. However the traditional 'waterfall beef', neua nam tok, is simpler, more about the beef with delicious sweet, sour, and herby flavors.
Traditional salads in Thailand and neighboring countries are a fantastic feast for the senses. So many have such wonderful flavors, balancing sourness, heat and sweet. Even ones that might look more like Western salads have a twist.
I often opted for one or more salads as part of lunch when traveling in Thailand and Laos. Especially in the heat of the day, the freshness, with that bit of spice, was just what you needed.
Ingredients:
For beef marinade, if using
- 1 tablespoon light soy sauce
- ½ tablespoon fish sauce
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
For rest of salad
- 1 lb beef sirloin steak
- 2 tablespoon sticky rice (note: uncooked)
- 2 shallots
- 2 scallions spring onions
- ½ cup mint roughly chopped (chopped volume, a medium bunch)
- ½ cup cilantro coriander, roughly chopped (chopped volume)
- 2 tablespoon fish sauce
- 1 ½ limes or 2 if small - juice only
- ½ teaspoon chili flakes
Prep Time:
10 minutes
Cook Time:
15 minutes
Total Time:
25 minutes
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