Weeping Tiger Recipes

WEEPING TIGER STEAKS

Steps:

• To make the marinade, mix all the ingredients until the sugar dissolves, then pour over the steaks. Leave to marinate for no longer than 2 hrs or the meat will turn pappy. Meanwhile, fire up your barbecue coals and wait for them to turn ashen.
• Mix all the dressing ingredients together. Toss the salad ingredients with half the dressing and set aside. When the coals are ashen, sear the steak for 3-4 mins on each side for medium-rare, then leave to rest for 5 mins. Carve the steaks into thin slices and fan out on the sides of the plates. Place a pile of salad on the other side of each plate and drizzle the remaining dressing over everything.

THAI WEEPING TIGER GRILLED BEEF SALAD

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Stir marinade ingredients together in a cup and spoon over steaks, turning them to ensure all sides are saturated. Set in the refrigerator to marinate at least 20 minutes or up to 4 hours.
• Stir dressing ingredients together in a cup, adjusting the fish sauce according to your desired level of saltiness. It should taste tangy with a balance of sweet and sour, spicy and salty.
• Place greens in a large salad bowl and add the onion, tomato, coriander, and mint. Set aside.
• Warm up your grill and lightly brush with vegetable oil. Grill steaks until cooked on the outside and slightly red on the inside (in Thailand this steak is served quite rare on the inside). Any leftover marinade can be brushed on after the first turning.
• Slice steak thinly and place over the salad along with 3/4 of the peanuts. Drizzle dressing over and toss. Portion out into bowls or individual plates and add a final topping of chopped peanuts and coriander.

WEEPING TIGER (THAI MARINATED BEEF)

Steps:

• To make the 'weeping tiger', pound together the garlic and coriander in a pestle and mortar.
• Transfer to a large mixing bowl and combine with the peppercorns, fish sauce, soy sauce and sugar. Add the steak to the bowl and rub with the marinade. Leave in a cool place for 20 minutes.
• For the chilli sauce, toast the rice in a dry wok over a low heat, until golden brown all over. Grind to a fine powder using a mortar and pestle.
• Transfer the toasted rice powder to a small bowl, add the fish sauce, lemon juice, crushed chillies and sugar, stirring until the sugar has dissolved. Leave on one side.
• For the steak, preheat a grill until hot, and lightly grease a grill rack. Grill the steak for 1½ - 2 minutes on each side, if you like your steak rare. Cook it for about 3-4 minutes on each side for well-cooked steak. Leave the steak to stand for a few minutes before slicing into strips.
• Serve the steak with the chilli sauce and accompany with rice.

WEEPING TIGER FILLET STEAK WITH NOODLES AND SHRIMPS

Steps:

• Mix all the steak ingredients except the meat and oil together in a bowl until the sugar has dissolved.
• Place the steak in a sealable bag, add the marinade and gently massage it into the meat. Seal the bag with no air inside it and leave to marinate in the fridge for 6-8 hours.
• To make the dressing, warm the vinegar, lime juice and fish sauce in a small saucepan over a low heat. Add the sugar and stir until dissolved, then stir in the coriander, tamarind paste and red chilli.
• Half an hour before cooking, remove the steak from the bag and pat it dry with kitchen paper.
• Place a griddle pan over a high heat and carefully rub it with groundnut oil using kitchen paper. Cook the steak for 2 minutes on each side, then turn it and cook for another minute, or until browned. Remove it from the pan and leave it to rest for 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, cook the noodles in a saucepan of boiling water for 2 minutes, then drain and set aside. Heat the sesame and groundnut oils in a large frying pan over a medium heat. Add the chilli and shrimps and cook for 3-4 minutes. Add the noodles, coriander and spring onions and stir in the soy sauce. Season with salt and ginger.
• To serve, place a twist of noodles on the plate. Slice the steak thinly and place it next to the noodles. Spoon some of the dressing over the noodles and serve.