Crying Tiger Beef with Roasted Tomato Sauce

Easy and delicious Thai dish, Crying Tiger Beef. Grilled steak is topped with a
spicy sauce made with roasted tomatoes, shallots, and garlic and seasoned with
lime juice, fish sauce, red onions, and cilantro.

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Prep Time
5 minutes

Cook Time
20 minutes

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Cuisine:

Asian Thai

Keywords:

cherry tomatoes Pad Thai grilled beef Crying Tiger Beef

Instructions

1 For the beef, in a wide bowl or square pan, stir together the oil, soy sauce,
oyster sauce, and pepper. Add the beef and turn to coat all sides.
2 Prepare a medium-high fire in a charcoal grill or preheat a gas grill to medium
on one half and medium-hot on the other half. Heat source shold be indirect.
Place flank steak in center of grill. Grill about 4 minutes a side for medium
rare. Remove from heat. Let meat rest about 5 minutes before slicing.
3 Slice beef against the grain into 1/4-1/2 inch slices then arrange on a serving
platter. Sprinkle with the ground toasted rice (optional) and garnish with the
cilantro. Serve with the sauce.
4 Place tomatoes, unpeeled shallots, and garlic on a small sheet pan and broil,
turning often until charred and squishy. This should take about 7-10 minutes.
5 While the beef rests, finish the sauce. Squeeze shallot and garlic out of their
skins. Using a mortar and pestle or bowl and fork, smush the shallots and garlic
into a rough paste. Add the tomatoes, and blend to form a chunky sauce. Don't
puree the tomatoes. Transfer to a serving bowl and stir in the fish sauce, lime
juice, pepper flakes, sugar, and chopped cilantro. The sauce should have the
consistency of a chunky salsa. Let it sit a few minutes, then taste; add more
lime juice, fish sauce, and pepper flakes, if needed. The sauce should taste
primarily sour and spicy and then salty with a hint of sweetness.
6 You could make this in a food processor, just don't overprocess the sauce! Use
the pulse button only to avoid this.
7 Place raw glutinous rice in a small skillet over medium-low heat. Swirl pan
continuously until rice is golden brown and has a nutty aroma. This will take
about 10-15 minutes. Remove from heat and pour into a mortar or small bowl. Set
it aside to cool. Once cooled, grind in the mortar or in a small food processor,
until rice becomes a powder.
8 Sprinkle this on your meat right before serving.

Crying Tiger Beef with Roasted Tomato Sauce

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