Yam Neua Yang Recipes

YAM NEUA (GRILLED THAI BEEF SALAD)

Steps:

• Preheat your grill (or skillet) to a high heat. (Roughly 450F. You should be able to hold your hand a few inches from the cooking surface for 3-4 seconds.)
• Sprinkle steak generously with salt and pepper. Grill until your desired doneness is reached. (About 5 minutes on each side for medium. Actual cooking time will depend on the thickness of your steak and the heat of your grill)
• Remove the steak from the grill and let rest for 5-10 minutes before slicing thinly against the grain into bite size pieces.
• While the beef is resting, prepare the dressing by mixing all the dressing ingredients.
• Arrange the grilled meat on the bed of lettuce and garnish with remaining salad ingredients. Top with the dressing, as desired.

YAM NEUA

Steps:

• Prepare grill (or preheat broiler).
• Halve tenderloin horizontally to form 2 approximately 1-inch-thick pieces. Rub both sides of each piece with black pepper, pressing it into meat.
• Grill beef on an oiled rack set 5 to 6 inches over glowing coals 5 to 8 minutes on each side for medium-rare. (Alternatively, broil beef on oiled rack of a broiler pan about 3 to 5 inches from heat 6 to 7 minutes on each side for medium-rare.) Transfer beef to a cutting board and cool 30 minutes. If desired, chill beef, loosely wrapped, at least 2 hours and up to 1 day to facilitate thin slicing. But beef across grain into very thin slices.
• In a large bowl stir together lime juice, fish sauce, sugar, and chilies until combined will (sugar should be dissolved if using).
• Add beef, shallots, scallions, coriander, and mint and toss will. Score cucumber lengthwise with tines of a fork and cut crosswise into thin slices.
• Arrange cucumber around edge of a platter and mound beef salad in center. Garnish beef with coriander sprig and serve with rice.

YAM MAKEUA YANG

Steps:

• Preheat broiler.
• Cut eggplants diagonally into 1/4-inch-thick slices, discarding stem ends. On a lightly oiled large baking sheet arrange slices in one layer and broil 4 to 6 inches from heat until golden, about 8 minutes. Turn slices over and broil until golden, about 8 minutes. Cool eggplant slices slightly and chop coarse. In a bowl combine eggplant, shallots, and Vietnamese coriander (or alternative).
• In a small bowl stir together lime juice, fish sauce, sugar, and chili and pour dressing over eggplant. Toss mixture well and let stand 30 minutes to blend flavors.
• Arrange lettuce on a plate, overlapping leaves, and mound eggplant on tip. Serve eggplant with rice. Lettuce leaves can be used to pick up some salad.

NUEA YANG NAM TOK (THAI GRILLED BEEF)

Steps:

• Heat paprika and cayenne in 8-inch skillet over medium heat; cook, shaking pan, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Transfer to small bowl.
• Return now-empty skillet to medium-high heat, add rice, and toast, stirring frequently, until deep golden brown, about 5 minutes. Transfer to second small bowl and cool for 5 minutes.
• Grind rice with spice grinder, mini food processor, or mortar and pestle until it resembles fine meal, 10 to 30 seconds (you should have about 1 tablespoon rice powder).
• Whisk lime juice, fish sauce, water, sugar, and 1/4 teaspoon toasted paprika mixture in large bowl and set aside.
• Whether you choose to use a charcoal or a gas grill, you need a very high heat to cook the steak. Allow cooking grate to become red hot.
• Clean and oil cooking grate. Season steak with salt and black pepper. Place steak over hot part of grill and cook until beginning to char and beads of moisture appear on outer edges of meat, 5 to 6 minutes.
• Flip steak and continue to cook on second side until charred and center registers 125 degrees, about 5 minutes longer. Transfer to plate, tent loosely with aluminum foil, and let rest for 5 to 10 minutes (or allow to cool to room temperature, about 1 hour).
• Slice meat, against grain, on bias into 1/4 inch thick slices. Transfer sliced steak to bowl with fish sauce mixture. Add shallots, mint, cilantro, chile, and half of rice powder; toss to combine.
• Transfer to platter lined with cucumber slices. Serve, passing remaining rice powder and toasted paprika mixture separately.

YUM NUA - THAI BEEF SALAD

Steps:

• Start making the dressing by crushing the minced garlic and bird chili peppers together against the cutting board with the flat side of your knife to make a paste.
• Put this paste in a small bowl and add lemongrass, fish sauce, lime juice, and sugar.
• Whisk together to combine and set aside.
• To cook the steak, heat oil in a skillet over medium high heat.
• Sear the steak on one side and continue to cook 5-6 minutes.
• Turn over steak and cook for another 5 minutes or until medium rare or medium.
• Remove from heat and let stand on cutting board for 5 minutes.
• After meat has rested, slice steak very thinly.
• In a large bowl, add beef (and any juices left on cutting board), mint, shallots, cilantro and cucumber.
• Pour the dressing on top and toss gently.
• Line a serving platter with romaine leaves and pile beef salad on top.
• Serve with rice if desired.

YAM NEUA YANG

Steps:

• Place the steak in a dish and rub both sides with 1 teaspoon of the fish sauce, and marinate for 10 minutes. On a medium/hige charcoal grill, grill to medium rare. Slice, Combine Crushed Red Pepper, Fish Sauce, LimeJuices, Palm Sugar, Green Onions, Kafffir Lime Leaves, Mint, Shallots, Galangal, LemonGrass, and Red Grapes. Serve.