The Juiciest Crying Tiger Beef

The Juiciest Crying Tiger Beef

from christieathome.com
26 min

Crying Tiger Beef (Suea Rong Hai). Juicy thin strips of marinated steak served with a delicious spicy Thai dipping sauce that is sweet and tangy.

Ingredients

  • 1 lb rib eye steak (or sirloin (1-inch thick))
  • 2 tsp avocado oil (or any neutral oil for cooking)
  • 1 tbsp oyster sauce
  • 1 tbsp palm sugar (finely chopped (or brown sugar))
  • 1 tbsp lime juice
  • 1 tbsp regular soy sauce
  • 2 tsp garlic (minced)
  • 2 tsp avocado oil (or any neutral oil for cooking)
  • 1 tbsp tamarind pulp
  • 3 tbsp hot boiling water (to make tamarind paste)
  • 1 tsp uncooked glutinous rice (or jasmine rice )
  • 1 tbsp palm sugar (finely chopped (or brown sugar))
  • 1 tbsp shallots (finely diced)
  • 1 tbsp cilantro (finely chopped)
  • 1 tbsp fish sauce
  • 1 tbsp lime juice
  • 1/2 tsp Thai chili flakes (or red chili flakes/red pepper flakes)

Directions

  1. 1

    In a large bowl, mix together Marinade ingredients (as listed) until combined. Mix marinade into steaks and let them marinate as you prepare the sauce.

  2. 2

    In a small bowl with tamarind pulp, add hot boiling water.

  3. 3

    With a fork, dissolve the pulp. Once water is cool enough to touch, use hands to further dissolve the pulp around the seeds. Run the paste through a fine sieve. Scrape the back of the sieve. This is tamarind paste.

  4. 4

    In an oil-less pan on medium heat, toast rice until brown - 3-4 minutes.

  5. 5

    Transfer toasted rice into a mortar and pestle. Grind the rice until it becomes toasted rice powder.

  6. 6

    Add in tamarind paste and remaining Dipping Sauce ingredients into the mortar and mix well.

  7. 7

    In a heavy bottom frying pan or cast iron skillet on medium-high heat, add oil. Once oil is hot, sear steaks on each side for 3-4 minutes for a rare steak to medium rare. Cook until each side is charred and an internal temperature of 131-139 F. See Notes for Medium Well and Well Done.

  8. 8

    Remove steaks from pan and let them rest on a cutting board for 10 minutes before slicing.

  9. 9

    Serve and enjoy with dipping sauce!