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Thai Beef Waterfall Salad Recipe (Nam Tok Neua)

Nam Tok Neua originates from northeastern Thailand, a region bordering Laos, where namtok is also a popular dish. Despite the complex history between the two countries, they share many cultural similarities, including language and cuisine. Nam Tok Neua is a Thai dish made with meat and vegetables, served in a sauce made of fish sauce, palm sugar, spring onions, lime juice, parsley, and mint.
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Prep Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 40 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Thai
Servings 4
Calories 528 kcal

Ingredients
  

Meat & Marinade

  • Rib Eye Steak - 20 oz.
  • Tomato Sauce – 3 tbsp
  • Oyster Sauce – 2 tbsp
  • Seasoning Sauce – 2 tbsp
  • Palm Sugar – 1 tbsp
  • Cooking Oil – 2 tsp
  • Pickled Garlic Water – 2 tbsp

Thai Beef Salad Dressing

  • Stock – 12 tbsp
  • Palm Sugar – 8 tsp
  • Fish Sauce - 8 tsp
  • Red Chili Flakes – 2 tsp
  • Lime Juice – 8 tsp
  • Roasted Rice – 4 tbsp
  • Red Onion, sliced – 4 tbsp
  • Parsley, chopped – 4 tbsp
  • Spring Onion chopped including the green uppers. – 4 tbsp

Instructions
 

  • Slice the beef into steaks about 1/2 to 3/4 inch thick leaving the fat on. If there are any hardened sections of fat, then trim these off minimally.
  • In a large bowl add the sugar together with the other marinade ingredients and mix them together with the beef steaks, gently squeeze them into the meat.
  • Leave to marinate for an hour.
  • After the beef has marinated, grill the meat or fry quickly in a skillet. They taste best rare or medium rare.
  • Let the cooked beef steaks rest a few minutes.
  • Cut the steaks into bite-sized slices.
  • Chop up the red onion, parsley and spring onions and set aside
  • Mix the other dressing ingredients together and divide into 4 portions. Each serving will get its own portion of dressing.
  • Place one serving of the steak slices together with one portion of the dressing ingredients excluding the onion and herbs in a saucepan and heat, stirring to mix well.
  • Then, add in the onion and herbs at the end and stir to coat thoroughly for a minute or two.
  • Repeat with the other 3 servings. All the meat and dressing may be cooked together if you prefer.
  • Serve warm.

Nutrition

Calories: 528kcalCarbohydrates: 25gProtein: 39gFat: 31gSaturated Fat: 12gCholesterol: 113mgSodium: 1635mgFiber: 2gSugar: 17g
Keyword Thai Beef Waterfall Salad Recipe (Nam Tok Neua)
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