Friday, May 25, 2012

Vietnam - Grilled Dried Beef (Thit Bo Kho)


Grilled Dried Beef 
(Thit Bo Kho)



Ingredients

-       1 pound Lean bottom round or -- sirloin, in one piec 6 inches in Diameter
-       2 Stalks fresh lemon grass -- or 2 tablespoons dri grass
-       2 small Red chile peppers -- seeded
-       2 1/2 tablespoons Sugar or honey
-       1 tablespoon Nuoc mam (Vietnamese fish -- sauce)
-       3 tablespoons Light soy sauce

Directions

Here's a Vietnamese version of beef "jerky" made with red chilies and honey or sugar that sounds like it's off in the direction of your Chinese Dried Fried Beef recipe.

This Vietnamese-style "beef Jerky" is delicious served with drinks. The Vietnamese enjoy eating it as a snack with glutinous rice. It is also an ingredient in Green Papaya Salad.

-       Cut the beef across the grain onto very thin 3 by 3 inch slices. If you are using fresh lemon grass, discard the outer leaves and upper half of the stalk.
-       Cut into thin slices and finely chop. If you are using dried lemon grass, soak in warm water for 1 hour.
-       Drain and finely chop.
-       Combine the chiles and sugar in a mortar and pestle and pound to a fine paste.
-       Add the chopped lemon grass, fish sauce and soy sauce and stir to blend. (If using a blender, combine all of these and blend to a very fine paste.)
-       Spread the paste over the beef pieces to coat both sides.
-       Let marinate for 30 minutes.
-       Spread out each slice of marinated beef on a large, flat wire rack or baking sheet.
-       Let stand in the sun until both sides are completely dried, about 12 hours. (You can also place a rack on a jelly roll pan and let the beef dry in the refrigerator for 2 days.)
-       Grill the beef over a medium charcoal fire or transfer the rack from the refrigerator to the middle of a preheated 400F oven and bake until brown and crisp, about 10 minutes.
-       Serve with glutinous rice.

NOTE: After cooking, the meat may be kept for up to 1 week in a covered jar at room temperature.

Makes 4 servings.

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