Spicy Beef Recipe
(Shin Ngoa Lap)
Laos Recipes

Ingredients:

3 tbsp
450 g/1 lb
1 tbsp
2 tsp
1 tsp
1 tbsp
1 tbsp
1 tbsp

To finish:
1

 

glutinous rice
beef topside, cut into 3 pieces
fish sauce
anchovy paste
monosodium glutamate (optional)
dried galingale, soaked in hot water for 1 hour and finely chopped
chopped coriander leaves
chopped spring onion, green part only

red chili, sliced into rings
juice of 1/2 lime

Method:

1. Fry the glutinous rice in a hot, dry frying pan (skillet) until brown, then pound to a powder in a mortar or electric blender.
    

2. Roast the beef in a preheated moderately hot oven (200C/400F, Gas Mark 6) for 15 minutes. Leaves until cool enough to handle, then shred into thin strips and mix with the powdered rice.
    

3. Combine the fish sauce and anchovy paste in a pan, then cook over moderate heat until smooth. Add to the beef with the monosodium glutamate (MSG), if using, the galingale, coriander and spring onion (scallion); stir well.
    

4. Arrange the meat mixture on a warmed serving dish and garnish with the chili. Sprinkle with the lime juice just before serving. Serve hot, or at room temperature.

SERVES 4