Asian Steak Salad

Ingredients for 2 servings:

• 200g rump steak(s)
• 1 small red chili pepper(s)
• 1 large garlic clove(s)
• 2 tsp brown sugar
• 1 tsp fish sauce
• 2 tbsp lime juice
• 2 tomatoes
• ½ cucumber(s)
• 4 radishes
• 1 package of leaf lettuce or 1 fresh lettuce head
• 1 shallot(s)
• 1 handful of fresh mint, chopped
• 1 handful of peanuts, unsalted
• 1 pinch of salt
• oil

Instructions

Working time approx. 25 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 10 minutes; Total time approx. 35 minutes

Simple Asian salad with ingredients from the supermarket

Roast the peanuts in a pan without oil over low to medium heat (be careful! Nuts burn easily when roasting). Let the peanuts cool and then roughly chop them with a kitchen knife. Heat a pan (preferably stainless steel or cast iron) over high heat and add a little oil for frying. As soon as the oil starts to smoke slightly, add the steak to the pan. By now, you probably know how to cook the perfect steak, and everyone has their own trick. Fry for 2 minutes on each side, then let it rest. While the steak rests, you can prepare the salad. Put the chili, garlic, salt, and brown sugar in a mortar and pestle and grind everything into a fine paste. Add the fish sauce and lime juice and mix everything together to make a salad dressing. Slice the tomatoes, shallot, and radish, and finely dice the cucumber. Place the vegetables in a salad bowl and add the chopped mint. Carefully add some of the dressing, but don’t overdo it! It’s spicy and salty. Cut the steak into strips and place the salad on a plate. Arrange the steak on top and sprinkle some chopped peanuts on top.