Thai Beef Salad (Beef Laab)
This refreshing beef salad is full of flavor. It has a hint of spice from the Thai peppers, hint of lime juice, a nutty flavor from the rice powder, and is savory from the fish sauce.
Ingredients
Beef Marinade
- 1.5 lb beef thinly sliced
- 2 tbsp fish sauce
Beef Salad
- ½ red onion sliced thinly
- 2 green onions chopped
- 1/3 cup cilantro chopped
- 10 mint leave chopped
- 2 tbsp ground rice powder
- 1 tbsp ground red pepper
- 1 lime squeezed
- 2 tbsp fish sauce
- 2-3 fresh Thai peppers include more peppers if you want it spicier
- pinch of sugar
Instructions
- Marinate beef with fish sauce for about 15 minutes in a medium bowl.
- In a large pan add cooking oil and turn the stove on to medium heat. Add thinly sliced beef once the pan becomes hot. This will allow nice char on the beef. Cook beef for a few minutes on each side until cooked to your liking.
- Add cooked beef to a large bowl.
- Add red onions, green onions, cilantro, mint, rice powder, ground red peppers, lime juice, fish sauce, Thai peppers, and sugar to the beef. Stir well. If you like your meat tastier then you can add more fish sauce to your liking.
- Serve with sticky rice or fresh veggies like cucumber, cabbage, and mint. Enjoy!