Quick and Easy Thai Beef Salad

Name: Quick and Easy Thai Beef Salad
Prep time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4-8 serving(s)
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons soy sauce; 3 tablespoons brown sugar; 1 head iceberg lettuce; 3 teaspoons canola oil; 3/4 lb sirloin steak; 3 jalapenos or 3 serrano chili peppers; 1 garlic clove; 1 orange; 2 tablespoons dry roasted peanuts

Submitted by loof751

"A simple and tasty dinner salad!"

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Ready In:: 25mins
Ingredients:: 9
Serves:: 4-8

ingredients

3 tablespoons soy sauce
3 tablespoons brown sugar
1 head iceberg lettuce
3 teaspoons canola oil
³⁄₄ lb sirloin steak
3 jalapenos or 3 serrano chili peppers
1 garlic clove
1 orange
2 tablespoons dry roasted peanuts

directions

Stir together soy sauce and brown sugar in a small bowl.
Core lettuce and thinly slice. Arrange on individual serving plates.
Mince the garlic. Remove stem and seeds from peppers and mince. Peel the orange, remove the white pith, and coarsely chop. Thinly slice the beef. Chop the peanuts.
Heat 2 teaspoons oil in a large nonstick skillet over high heat. Quickly stir-fry beef in batches until browned on the outside and slightly pink on the inside. Remove from pan and set aside.
Add the remaining 1 teaspoon oil to skillet and cook peppers and garlic for about 1 minute.
Stir in the soy sauce mixture and bring to a boil. Return the beef to the skillet and stir until well coated. Remove from heat and stir in the chopped orange.
Spoon mixture over lettuce and sprinkle chopped peanuts over top. Serve warm.

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Reviews

I totally loved this recipe! It's so easy but has an amazing amount of flavor. I loved how the sauce caramelized and coated the meat. Made just as directed & it was perfect for a light meal on our first 100 degree day of the year! :D Thanks for sharing, loof! Made & enjoyed for ZWT-6 Team Xtra Hot Dishes!

Tinkerbell
Made 'pretty' much as written . . . except, used leftover portion of a tenderloin and romaine lettuce. Also added a bit of a Thai mixture (peppers, cilantor, ginger and lemon grass in a tube). We both loved it! Made for ZWT#6

Galley Wench
OK - made a significant variation on this - I used white meat chicken strips as I had that on hand from another recipe I made. Having said that - this salad was delicious. Bold, 'clean' flavours with the Thai flavour my family especially loves. I've had the beef version, so I know what I'm missing, but people, using cooked chicken in this ain't half bad! Thanks for a great recipe.

evelynathens
this is about simple i added 2 tablespoons of chunky peanut butter when i heated the sauce cause i had that good simple tasty zaar tour 6

Dienia B.
Holy Moly Poly! What a truly special salad that brings the wonderful taste of Thailand and beyond. I followed this closely and was glad I did, I wouldn't of wanted to deviate from the recipe as it was very special and totally delish as it was written. I halved this easily and only used 1 teaspoon of soy (light) sauce and Splenda brown sugar, but beyond that I stayed true to the recipe. The steak was outstanding, warm and perfectly done. The sauce was warmed slightly and wilted the lettuce just wonderfully, I added a bit of onion and some carrots, and two cherry tomatoes from the garden. I put the onion and tomatoes in the sauce to reduce a bit, and they came out with a wonderful caramelization that made the whole dish stand out. Perfect, loof! Made for *SSC Pet Parade* July 2008.

Andi Longmeadow Farm