Thursday 8 December 2011

My mom's steak

Here is how my mom usually makes steak for us, her recipes are always simple with all ingredients we can get easily in Vietnam, so yum!

Ingredients: (for one person)
- Beef fillet (200 gr)
- Lemon, chili sauce
- Pepper
- Fish sauce
- Garlic
- Roasted peanuts (optional)
- Cooking oil
- Sesame oil
- Sugar

Method:

1. To make the sauce: Crush around 1 tsp of roasted peanuts, then mix with 1 tbsp of good soya sauce, 1 tsp of minced garlic, 1 tsp of chili sauce, 1 tsp of lemon juice, a pinch of sugar.

2. Marinate the beef with 1 tsp of fish sauce, pepper, 1 tsp of lemon juice, 1 tbsp of sesame oil, a pinch of sugar, 1 tsp of minced garlic for around 3 hours.
Heat the pan with cooking oil till very hot and cook the beef as you desire, rare, medium or well done.

Served with tomato salad and above sauce.