Cry Tiger Thai Beef (Weeping Tiger)

I’m gradually getting there, trying to perfect this dish – close but not quite there!

Ingredients (serves 2):

For the steak:

• 2 Clove Garlic
• 2 tsp of thai fish sauce
• 2 tsp of light soy sauce
• 2 tsp palm sugar
• ½ lb sirloin steak (2)

For the sauce:

• 1 tsp Thai rice
• 3 tsp of Thai fish sauce
• 2 tsp of Lime juice
• ½ tsp sweet chilli paste
• ½ tsp chilli powder – depending on how hot you like it!
• 1 tsp palm sugar

In a mortar, grind the garlic and coriander then add the remaining fish sauce, soy and sugar and mix well. Put the steaks into a bowl and rub the mixture into the steaks well. Leave to marinate for at least half an hour.

For the sauce, ‘toast' the rice in a pan and then grind to a fine powder. Put his powder into a bowl and add the lime juice, fish sauce, chilli powder and paste. Stir well and ensure the sugar is dissolved.

Fry the steaks on a pre oiled, hot griddle to your taste – I prefer them medium to well done in this dish but you can just as easily do them rare. Rest the meat when cooked and then slice into strips. Serve the meat with the sauce together with some fragrant sticky rice – delicious!