INGREDIENTS

INSTRUCTIONS

This is a rich, hearty dish with plenty of typical Thai flavors. Any
kind of beef may be used, but flank steak works particularly well
because it is easy to cut it across the grain, which helps keep the
meat from falling apart during stir-frying and produces a tender
result. Be sure to serve plenty of rice, because it helps moderate  the
hot chilies without detracting from the flavor.  You may reduce  the
number of chilies by up to one half, but traditionally this dish
should have a rich, hot chili flavor.  Slice the beef across the grain
into strips 1/4 inch thick and 2 to 3  inches long.  Set aside. Pound
or grind the chilies, garlic, and  onion to a coarse paste in a mortar
or blender. If you use a blender  you may need to add the oil to aid in
grinding. Heat a wok, add the  oil, and swirl it over the surface of
the pan. (Do not add more oil  if you have ground the chilies, onion,
and garlic in oil.) Add the  paste from Step 2 and stir-fry until it is
light golden. Add the beef  and stir-fry until it is a uniform tan
color, but do not overcook it.  Add the fish sauce, sugar, water, and
mint (or basil) leaves. More  water may be added if the sauce is too
dry. There should be about 1/2  to 3/4 cup sauce, depending on how much
water you added.  Ahead of time note: The dish may be prepared a day in
advance to this  point.  To do so, proceed through Step 5, omitting the
mint or basil  leaves.  When you are ready to serve, heat the mixture
and add the  leaves. If the meat has absorbed the liquid, add just
enough warm  water to bring it back to the original consistency.  6.
Arrange a single layer of lettuce leaves in a serving bowl and  put the
beef mixture over them. Serve the beef immediately or keep it  warm
while preparing other dishes.  7.  Serve with rice.  (Serves 4 to 6)
Source: Thai Home-Cooking from Kamolmal's Kitchen  From:
melcue@is.rice.edu (Melissa Elaine Cue)  :     nell@is.rice.edu (Paula
Gaynell Warnes)  From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at
www.synapse.com/~gemini

A Message from our Provider:

“Tired of empty promises? God’s word never fails!”

Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients)
----------------------------------------------
Calories: 327
Calories From Fat: 158
Total Fat: 17.6g
Cholesterol: 89.6mg
Sodium: 73.6mg
Potassium: 545.3mg
Carbohydrates: 8.2g
Fiber: 1.3g
Sugar: 3.2g
Protein: 32.7g