6 Epic Thai Recipes You Can't Miss

beef

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: pork

Chicken is leaner and pork is often less expensive.

fish sauce

🥗Healthier: soy sauce

💰Cheaper: salt

Soy sauce is lower in sodium and easier to find.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: agave syrup

Honey is a natural sweetener with a unique flavor.

peanuts

🥗Healthier: sunflower seeds

💰Cheaper: cashews

Sunflower seeds are nut-free and lower in calories.

In a large mixing bowl, combine the marinade ingredients: soy sauce, brown sugar, and cracked black pepper. Add the steaks and set aside to marinate for two hours.

For the dressing, in a separate mixing bowl, add the fish sauce, lime juice, brown sugar, and half of the finely chopped chili. Whisk together until the sugar has dissolved.

In a large mixing bowl, add the thinly sliced shallot and the cut cherry tomatoes. Slice the cucumber in half, remove the seeds, and cut into pieces. Add finely chopped chilies, shredded mint leaves, chopped spring onion, Thai basil, and coriander leaves. Add the dressing and mix well.

Add oil to a frying pan or ideally use a griddle pan over high heat. Once the oil is hot, sear the steaks for 3 to 4 minutes on each side until cooked medium rare. Remove the steaks from the heat and leave to rest for 10 minutes covered with foil and a kitchen towel.

Slice the steaks finely, place them over the top of the salad, and drizzle the rest of the dressing.

Can be served as is or with plain rice on the side.

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