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Crying Tiger

Crying Tiger

The story behind the dish

Steak with Asian flavours - this dish is delicious. Serve it with some asian greens and steamed jasmine rice.


The recipe

Crying Tiger

Prep time
15 minutes
Total time
1 ½ hours
Serves
2

Ingredients

  • 300gm sirloin steak
  • 1tsp soya sauce
  • 1tsp fish sauce
  • crying  tiger  sauce
  • ½ tsp uncooked white rice
  • 1 tbsp lime juice
  • 1 tbsp fish sauce
  • 1 finely chopped eschallot
  • 1 tsp chilli powder
  • ¼ tsp sugar
  • 1 tsp chopped coriander leaves

Method

  1. Rub the steak with the soya and fish sauce and leave to marinate at room temperature for about an hour.
  2. In a dry frypan, roast the rice by tossing constantly for 2–3 minutes over medium heat, until it is opaque and just starting to brown in spots. 
  3. Grind to a rough powder in a mortar and pestle. Combine the powder with the remaining sauce ingredients, stirring well to dissolve the sugar, and set aside.
  4. Grill the steak under very high heat, or fry in a heavy frypan, until cooked to your liking. 
  5. Set aside in a warm place to rest for about half the time it took to cook. 
  6. Slice the steak thinly and serve on a warmed plate with the sauce in a bowl on the side for dipping.