Description
Enjoy the bold flavors of Thailand with this Crying Tiger Beef recipe. Tender grilled beef served with a zesty Nam Jim Jaew dipping sauce is a perfect balance of savory and spicy. Impress your guests with this traditional Thai dish.
Ingredients
Scale
For the Beef:
- 1 1/2 pounds (680 g) beef steak (ribeye, sirloin, or flank)
- 2 tablespoons oyster sauce
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
For Nam Jim Jaew Sauce:
- 2 tablespoons fish sauce
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 1 tablespoon toasted rice powder
- 1 tablespoon palm sugar (or brown sugar)
- 1 tablespoon dried chili flakes
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped shallots
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
- 1 tablespoon chopped green onions
Instructions
- Marinate the Beef: Combine oyster sauce, soy sauce, fish sauce, vegetable oil, sugar, and black pepper. Rub the marinade over the beef, cover, and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
- Grill the Beef: Preheat a grill or grill pan, cook the beef for 3–5 minutes per side for medium-rare. Rest for 10 minutes before slicing thinly.
- Make Nam Jim Jaew: Whisk together fish sauce, lime juice, rice powder, sugar, chili flakes, shallots, cilantro, and green onions.
- Serve: Slice beef and serve with dipping sauce.
Notes
- To make toasted rice powder, dry-toast raw sticky rice or jasmine rice until golden, then grind. For extra smoky flavor, cook the beef over charcoal.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes (plus 1 hour marinating)
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Grilling
- Cuisine: Thai
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/4 of recipe
- Calories: 290
- Sugar: 5 g
- Sodium: 1400 mg
- Fat: 15 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 6 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 33 g
- Cholesterol: 90 mg
