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Hungry in Waco Oct 11, 2007 11:00 PM

Anyone have the recipe for Nom Tuk? [Moved from Texas board]

Looking for this grilled beef dish that resembles spicy beef salad, but is served warm (not chilled like the Thai Beef Salad). We live in Waco and can't find a restaurant that serves this dish.

  1. hannaone Oct 14, 2007 05:42 AM

    Spicy Thai Beef Salad
    Ingredients:

    1 pound beef sirloin, tenderloin, or flank steak (Approximately 1 inch thick)
    1 teaspoon salt
    1 teaspoon pepper

    Marinade

    2 tablespoons soy sauce
    2 teaspoons white pepper
    2 tablespoons Thai fish sauce
    4 tablespoons fresh lime juice
    2 tablespoons palm sugar
    8 cloves fresh garlic

    Dressing

    1/2 cup fresh lime juice
    1 to 4 tablespoons Thai fish sauce (add to taste)
    1 to 3 teaspoon fine ground red chili pepper
    1 teaspoon sugar
    3 cloves fresh garlic
    1 tablespoon fresh ginger(about 1 1/4 inch section)

    Salad

    1 head red or green loose leaf lettuce
    1/2 red onion
    1 bunch fresh cilantro (Asian coriander)[Substitute - fresh parsley]
    1 bunch mint leaves (wild sesame/Korean mint/Korean sesame)
    1 small cucumber
    1 tomato
    4 shallots

    Garnish

    2 tablespoon uncooked long grain rice
    4 green or spring onion

    Directions

    Preparation

    Marinade
    Crush, press, or blend 8 cloves garlic
    Add all marinade ingredients to a small mixing bowl and mix well.
    Let stand at room temperature for twenty minutes.

    Steak
    Slice the steak into strips about 1/4 inch thick and 2 inches in length (partially freezing the steak will make it easier to slice). Lightly salt and pepper the meat and let stand ten minutes.
    Place meat into a mixing bowl, cover with marinade and mix well.
    Let stand in refrigerator two to twenty four hours.

    (Alternate Method - Marinate whole steak from two to twenty four hours)

    Dressing
    Finely chop 3 cloves of garlic
    Peel and finely grate ginger

    Salad

    Separate lettuce leaves and wash in cold water. Drain and pat dry with paper towel.
    Thin slice onion from top to bottom.
    Coarse chop (large pieces) the cilantro and mint.
    Wash tomato in cold water and thin slice.
    Peel cucumber, cut in half lengthwise, and thin slice.
    Peel and thin slice the shallots lengthwise.

    Garnish
    Dry toast the uncooked rice in a small skillet over high heat until browned. Remove from heat and let cool. Rough grind with mortar and pestle, coffee grinder, or blender
    Trim top and bottom from green onion, wash in cold water, and finely chop.

    Cooking/Mixing

    Hand tear lettuce leaves and place in a large salad or mixing bowl.
    Lightly oil a skillet and heat over high heat.
    Add steak pieces and sear.
    (Alternate Method - Grill over high heat 6 minutes per side, let cool to warm, then slice, place in skillet, and continue with next step)
    Add 1/2 cup water to skillet, bring to a boil, and cook for one minute.
    Remove steak pieces from skillet and place in a medium mixing bowl
    Place all dressing ingredients (except ginger) into the skillet and just bring to a boil.
    Reduce heat and simmer for ten minutes
    Remove from heat, add shredded ginger, and pour the mixture over the beef.
    Mix well.
    Remove meat from the mixture and place on top of the lettuce.
    Add all other salad ingredients and toss.
    Drizzle 1/4 of the dressing over the salad, serving the remaining dressing on the side.
    Sprinkle salad with green onion and toasted ground rice.
    Serve warm with steamed rice.

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    1. cee Oct 14, 2007 02:19 AM

      It's better written 'naam dtok' or maybe 'nam tok' which translates to 'waterfall' or 'falling water'. Naam is water, and dtok is to fall. It's pouring out here at the moment in Bangkok, so we'd say "fon (rain) dtok (fall)".

      I don't have a recipe up on my site yet -- I haven't yet made this recipe. I can recommend this one by the looks of it:
      http://www.mcdang.com/Nation/N128.asp (at the bottom
      )But again, I can't be sure as I've never made it myself! Good luck

      1. Antilope Oct 12, 2007 10:31 AM

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