Grilled beef salad with eggplant relish

House~and~Garden

Cooking time: More than 1 hour

Cuisine: Thai

Serves: 4

Type: Salad

Tools

Kitchen friendly view

Photography William Meppem

By Recipe Martin Boetz

Ingredients

300g rump steak, trimmed
1 witlof, leaves separated
20g coriander, stems only
1 lebanese cucumber, sliced lengthways
Deep-fried shallots, for garnish
Red chillies, sliced, for garnish
Jasmine rice, to serve
Lime wedges, to serve

4 red capsicums, roasted and peeled
2 Japanese eggplants, roasted and peeled
1 large bulb garlic, peeled, cloves halved
1 small red onion, sliced
10 red chillies, deseeded, coarsely chopped
1 medium ripe tomato, coarsely chopped
20g palm sugar
3 tbsp fish sauce
1 tbsp tamarind puree

Preparation method

1 Sear rump on all sides in a hot frypan until golden brown. (If steak is thick, cook in a preheated oven at 140°C/120°C fan until done to your liking.) Rest for 15mins before slicing.

2 To make relish, place all vegetables in a dry wok and cook over low heat, stirring frequently, for 30mins or until caramelised. Remove to a mortar and pestle and pound to a rough paste. Add palm sugar, fish sauce and tamarind puree. Adjust seasoning to taste, if necessary.

3 To serve, arrange witlof, coriander and cucumber on one side of plate, beef slices on opposite side. Spoon relish over beef. Garnish with deep-fried shallots and sliced chilli. Serve with rice and lime wedges.

Also in this section

Boeuf bourguignon

Creamy pepper steak

Mexican meatloaf

Pete Evan's Chinese spaghetti bolognese

More inspiration

Nine-year-old food critic grades her school lunchesA nine-year-old school girl in Scotland has become a blogging sensation after posting reviews of her school lunches on the internet.

Different ways to cook with riceRice is a staple in many countries and provides valuable carbohydrate and vitamins to the diet, especially brown rice. It is so versatile; it can be cooked and stir-fried, cooked and used as a base...

Study reveals how to get kids to eat vegiesThe vegetable war might be won with a simple dinner-time trick according to new research – and it isn’t bribery or fancy sauces. Kids are apparently more likely to eat their greens if they only have...

Recipe finder