Yam Nua Yang (Beef Salad)

Submitted by Bob Berke

1-1 1/2 lbs flank or sirloin steak, lightly scored in crosshatch pattern
Prepare this marinade:

	3 Tbls soy sauce
	2 Tbls fish sauce
	2 Tbls sugar
	3 cloves garlic, minced
	1 Tbls fresh ginger, minced

Combine the above ingredients
Pour the marinade over the steak in a glass container
and marinade the meat for 2-8 hrs (the longer the better!)

Prepare the dressing:
Grind (in a mortal and pestle if you have it)

	3 cloves garlic
	1-6 hot peppers
	1 1/2 Tbls sugar

Then work in:

	3 Tbls fish sauce
	3 Tbls fresh lemon juice

And grind until you have a paste

Prepare a salad with these ingredients:

	1 head of Boston or bibb lettuce
	1 cucumber, thinly sliced
	1 small sweet onion, very thinly sliced
	12 cherry tomatoes, halved

You can top this salad with 1/4 cup of chopped cilantro and
1/4 cup of chopped dry roasted peanuts, but my favorite topping
is rice powder. Here's how to make it:

	Brown 1/4 cup of rice grains, shaking pan to make sure even cooking (Cook time is about 2-3 minutes on high)
	Grind the rice to a powder

Grill the meat to medium rare or to your preference
Cut the meat across the grain thinly and lay the slices over the salad
Pour the rice powder and 1/4 cup of chopped cilantro on top--and dig in!