Cambodian Hot and Sour Beef Salad

• cup lettuce leaf (enough leaves to cover a serving dish)↗1 -2 1 -2
• g tender steak↗225 225
• tablespoons fish sauce↗2 2
• tablespoons lime juice (the juice of about 1 lime)↗2 2
• teaspoon sugar↗1 1
• shallots or 2 spring onions, finely sliced↗1 1
• red chile, deseeded and finely chopped, depending on how large they are and how hot you want this (or green)↗1 -2 1 -2
• cup mint (Handful of mint)↗1⁄4 - 1⁄3 1⁄4 - 1⁄3

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Preheat a griddle, or you can use a grill.

2. 2

   Cover a serving dish with lettuce leaves and set aside.

3. 3

   Griddle or grill the steak; it should be rare, really, but obviously cook it as you prefer. When it's done, remove to a board on which to carve it and pour any juices in the grill pan into a bowl.

4. 4

   Cut the steak into very thin slices across and put it and any more of the juices that run out into the bowl as well.

5. 5

   In another bowl, mix the fish sauce, lime juice, sugar, chopped chilli and sliced shallot, stirring well.

6. 6

   Then mix the contents of the two bowls together, adding the mint leaves and quickly turn out on the lettuce and serve while still warm.