Crying Tiger Beef

Ingredients

• 500 g beef sirloin steak
• 2 tbsp fish sauce
• 1 tbsp oyster sauce
• 3 cloves garlic
• 2 tbsp tamarind paste
• 3 tbsp lime juice
• 1 tbsp chili flakes
• 2 tbsp rice powder
• 3 shallots
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 15 g cilantro
• 10 g mint

Steps

1. Marinate steak in fish sauce, oyster sauce, and minced garlic for 30 minutes at room temperature.
2. Grill over high heat or in a cast iron pan at maximum temperature — 3-4 minutes per side for medium-rare (internal 55°C), rest 5 minutes before slicing.
3. Make nam jim jaew: mix tamarind paste, lime juice, fish sauce, sugar, chili flakes, toasted rice powder, and sliced shallots until balanced between sour, salty, sweet, and spicy.
4. Slice beef against the grain into thin strips, arrange on a plate with fresh herbs, serve with the dipping sauce and sticky rice.