{{ :recipes:lemon_grass_beef_and_noodle_salad.jpg?direct&200|}} ====== Lemon Grass Beef & Noodle Salad ====== /* Description */ [[http://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1016865-vietnamese-lemon-grass-beef-and-noodle-salad?action=click&module=Collection+Page+Recipe+Card®ion=15+of+Our+Best+Vietnamese+Recipes&pgType=collection&rank=1 | New York Times Cooking:]] Bun Bo Xao, a zesty stir-fry of marinated beef hot from the wok paired with room temperature rice noodles, makes a satisfying main-course salad year-round. Dressed with a classic Vietnamese dipping sauce and topped with roasted peanuts, the flavors are clean, bright and restorative. Yes, this recipe calls for a lot of ingredients, but the prep is simple, and it’s an easy introduction to Vietnam cooking for the uninitiated. {(rater>id=100|name=recipes:lemon_grass_beef_and_noodle_salad|type=rate|headline=off)} |**Preheat:** °|**Yield:** 4 servings|| |**Prep:** 1:00|**Wait:** 0:00|**Cook:** 0:00| ====== Ingredients ====== **For the dipping sauce:** * 4 tablespoons Demerara or granulated light brown sugar * 3 tablespoons rice vinegar * 4 tablespoons lime juice, from 2 large limes * 4 tablespoons best quality fish sauce, such as Red Boat * 2 garlic cloves, minced * 1 1-inch length ginger, peeled and minced * 1 medium-hot red chile, such as Fresno, chopped * 1 hot red or green bird chile, thinly sliced **For the stir-fry:** * 12 ounces rice vermicelli noodles * 1 pound beef skirt steak or sirloin, in thin 1/4-inch slices * 2 tablespoons best quality fish sauce, such as Red Boat * 1 tablespoon Demerara or granulated light brown sugar * 3 garlic cloves, minced * 3 tablespoons finely chopped lemon grass, tender centers only * 1 head lettuce, such as butter lettuce or Little Gems, tender center leaves separated * 2 tablespoons vegetable oil * 4 scallions, slivered * 1 medium carrot, cut in 3-inch lengths, julienned (about 1 cup) * 1 small cucumber, 3-inch lengths, julienned (about 1 cup) * 1 3-inch length daikon radish, julienned (about 1 cup) * Mixture of cilantro sprigs, mint leaves, basil leaves and small perilla (shiso) leaves, about 3 cups * 4 tablespoons crushed roasted peanuts * 4 tablespoons fried shallots, available in Asian groceries (or make your own using this recipe) * Small handful bean sprouts or sunflower sprouts (optional) ====== Directions ====== - **Make the dipping sauce:** In a small bowl combine sugar, rice vinegar and lime juice and stir to dissolve. Add fish sauce, garlic, ginger, chiles and 1/2 cup water and stir together. Let sit for 15 minutes for flavors to meld. (May be prepared a day ahead and refrigerated.) - **Cook the noodles:** Bring a large pot of water to the boil. Add rice noodles, stir and turn off heat. Let noodles soften (5 to 8 minutes, depending on brand), then drain and rinse with cold water. Leave in colander at room temperature. - **Make the stir0fry:** Meanwhile, combine beef, fish sauce, sugar, garlic and lemon grass in a bowl. Massage seasoning into beef and let sit for 15 minutes. - Line a serving bowl or four individual large wide soup bowls with a few lettuce leaves and top with noodles. - Heat the oil in a wok over high heat. When wok is nearly smoking, add beef and quickly stir-fry until lightly browned and just cooked, about 2 minutes. Work in batches if necessary so meat browns and doesn’t steam. (If you do not have a wok, you may use a cast iron skillet and work in batches.) - Top noodles with cooked beef, scallions, carrot, cucumber and daikon. Sprinkle with herbs, crushed peanuts and fried shallots (add sprouts if using). Drizzle lightly with dipping sauce and pass remaining sauce at table. ====== Notes ====== /* Nutrition block - remove the slash-asterisk and asterisk-slash from just above and below the following block */ /* ====== Nutrition ====== |Calories (kcal): |Fat Calories (kcal): |Cholesterol (mg): |[[recipes:notes:nutrition guidelines |(Guide)]] | |Fat (g): |Saturated Fat (g): |Mono Fat (g): |Poly Fat (g): | |Protein (g): |Carbohydrates (g): |Sodium (mg): |Fiber (g): | */ {{tag>Recipes Stir-Fry Asian/Vietnamese }} /* Recipe Tags - Copy and paste tags from the list below to the tag list in the above line, replacing the "TagsNeeded" tag and separated by spaces. */ /* ---Recipe Types--- Appetizer Beverage Beverage/Cocktail Beverage/Liquor-Mixer Bread Bread/Biscuit-Roll Bread/Muffin Bread/Quickbread Brines-Marinades-Rubs Breakfast Casserole Canning-Freezing Condiment Dessert Dessert/Bar-Brownie Dessert/Cake Dessert/Cake/Frosting Dessert/Candy-Chocolate Dessert/Crisp-Buckle Dessert/Cookie Dessert/Custard-Curd Dessert/IceCream-Ice Dessert/Pie Dessert/Pie/Crust Dessert/Topping Dip-Spread Entertaining Fondue Grilling-BBQ Grilling-BBQ/BBQSauce Holiday Ingredient-Seasoning Kid-Friendly MainDish MainDish/Beef MainDish/Poultry MainDish/Pork MainDish/Seafood Pasta-Rice Pizza Roast Salad Salad/Dressing Sandwich Sauce-Gravy Sausage-Pate Side SlowCooker-Crockpot Snack Soup Stew-Braise Stir-Fry Asian/Vietnamese Vegetarian ---Recipe Cuisines--- American American/Cajun-Creole American/Southern American/TexMex Asian Asian/Chinese Asian/Indian Asian/Japanese Asian/Korean Asian/Thai Asian/Vietnamese European European/Belgian European/Czech European/Dutch European/English European/French European/German European/Greek European/Polish European/Irish European/Italian European/Portuguese European/Russian European/Scandinavian European/Spanish European/Swiss Latin Latin/Brazilian Latin/Mexican MiddleEastern MiddleEastern/Ethiopian MiddleEastern/Jewish MiddleEastern/Lebanese ---Recipe Sources--- 365Recipes 365Recipes/Grilling 365Recipes/Chicken 365Recipes/Pasta AmericasTestKitchen AmericasTestKitchen/CooksCountry AmericasTestKitchen/CooksIllustrated BetterHomesGarden BonAppetit Chowhound FineCooking FoodWine GoodEats Gourmet Jennivines MilkStreet HDawson LMaidment TMaidment AMarcos DMarcos JMarcos KMarcos JPhalen DPendergast ---Recipe Ratings--- 5★ 4★ 3★ 2★ 1★ No★ ---Recipe Alerts--- RecipeNeeded RecipeIncomplete RecipeWrong RecipeFails TagsNeeded */ ~~DISCUSSION~~