Spicy Thai-style Steak on Rice Noodle Salad

Added: 15.04.10 by John | Views: 1397 | Comments: 2 |
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Ingredients

  • 1 skirt steak (about a 1 1/4lb)
  • 1/4 tsp chipotle chili powder
  • 1 tsp shiracha or other hot sauce
  • 1 tsp red curry powder
  • 2 tbl fish sauce
  • 8 oz. rice noodles
  • 1 bunch mint
  • 2 cups shredded cabbage
  • 3/4 cup grated carrot
  • peanut dressing to coat - about a cup
  • chopped peanuts to garnish

Instructions

Step 1

Add 1 tsp shiracha or other hot sauce,
1/4 tsp chipotle chili powder,
1 tsp red curry powder,
and 2 tbl fish sauce into a big mixing bowl. Mix well.

Step 2

Cut the skirt steak into 6 piecies. Put them in the bowl with the wet rub.
Toss well. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes, overnight is good.

Step 3

Add 1 tbsp olive oil in a pan over a heat. When the pan is hot,
put the Steak Pieces in. Sear for 4 minutes per side.
Turn the heat down. Add 1/4 cup water.

Step 4

Add 8 oz. rice noodles into a big bowl. Cover with hot water for 8 minutes.
Drain them well.

Step 5

Roll the mint leaves, then dice them.

Step 6

Add the peanut sauce in the noodle. Toss well.
Add 3/4 cup grated carrot, and 2 cups shredded cabbage, Toss well.

Step 7

Slice the steak against the grain. Put the noodle on a serving plate, topped with the steak slices and the mint leaves.

  • Short Description: This Spicy Thai-style Steak on Rice Noodle Salad is my favorite Asian-style dish with many different flavors, temperatures and textures mingling together.
  • Preparation: 15 Min
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Tags: fish,  salad,  curry,  rice,  sauce,  steak,  noodle,  dressing,  spicy, 

Comments

  • John - Thu 15 Apr 2010 @ 17:44

    This is my favorite Asian-style noodle salad. There are so many different flavors, temperatures and textures mingling together. I love almost any pasta salad with meat, but what I really love about this one is the chewy rice noodles I use as the base. As you’ll see, they don’t really get “cooked,” but simply covered in very hot water for 8 minutes before being drained and rinsed in cold water. You should be able find the rice noodles (sometimes called Rice Sticks) in the Asian section of any large grocery store. They are a perfect contrast to the crisp cold vegetables mixed into them, which is a perfect contrast to the warm savory slices of the spicy steak, which is perfect with the sweet and tangy peanut dressing, and so on. This is just a fun dish to eat.

  • John - Thu 15 Apr 2010 @ 17:44

    The beef we’re using for the salad is skirt steak. It’s very flavorful and easy to work with. You’ll find it next to the flank steak in the butcher case. While you’re in the Asian section at the store there’s couple of exotic ingredients we’ll need to pick-up. For both the dressing, and to marinate the steak, we need Shiracha, which is a hot Asian chili sauce. We’ll also use Asian Fish Sauce in the marinade. This is a very common addition to many Southeast-Asian dishes and is well worth finding at the market! By the way, you should still have some fish sauce leftover from the caramel chicken recipe.