Crying Tiger Recipe

Crying Tiger Recipe

from thaicaliente.com
22 min

Simple grilled steaks get a Thai spin with a spicy dipping sauce.

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds Sirloin Steak (Season both sides with salt and leave at room temperature for an hour.)
  • 2 tablespoon Thai Fish Sauce
  • 1/3 cup Lime Juice (about 2 limes)
  • 1 teaspoon Tamarind Concentrate ((optional))
  • 1 teaspoon Ground Toasted Rice
  • 2 teaspoon Ground Thai Chili Pepper (Use more or less depending on your spice level. Can sub red pepper flakes or fresh Thai chilis.)
  • 1 teaspoon Coconut Sugar ( or sub brown sugar or regular sugar)
  • 2 tablespoon Cilantro (Chopped)
  • 2 tablespoon Green Onion (Chopped)
  • 1 tablespoon Water (*Taste the sauce first and add water as needed to make it less concentrated.)
  • Lettuce leaves, Cabbage leaves, Cucumber Slices, Thai Sticky Rice or regular rice.

Directions

  1. 1

    Dipping sauce: Combine fish sauce, lime juice, tamarind (if using), toasted rice powder, Thai pepper, coconut sugar, cilantro, green onion, and water. Mix well and taste for seasoning. Adjust to your liking by either adding water to dilute it, or more lime juice, sugar, or fish sauce. (The taste is personal preference).

  2. 2

    Heat a grill or cast Iron skillet over the stove to hot. Pat steaks dry and place seasoned steaks on grill or skillet and cook for a couple minutes on each side until desired temperature is reached.

  3. 3

    Allow steaks to rest 10 minutes before slicing and serving with dipping sauce.

  4. 4

    Serve with Lettuce leaves, Cabbage leaves, Cucumber Slices, Thai Sticky Rice or regular rice.