Sun-Dried Beef
By: Tan.Wiratchada
Published: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 - 10:32pm

Ingredients




2 pounds beef such as sirloin steak, cut into pieces (see pictures below)
3/4 teaspoon coriander powder
3 big cloves garlic
1 teaspoon Thai white pepper powder
2 teaspoons tablespoons sugar1  Thai curry powder
2 tablespoons fish sauce
3 tablespoons whiskey (we used sang som Thai rum but you can use whatever is on hand)
2 tablespoons oyster sauce
3 cups vegetable oil for frying
Chilli sauce for serving (optional)

Preparation

1 Clean the beef, pat-dry then cut into slices about 3/8" thick, 3-4" long. 2 Put in a mixing bowl, set aside. 3 Pound the garlic, coriander and pepper in a mortar and pestle until it becomes a paste. 4 Toss this paste thoroughly with the beef. 5 Season with remaining ingredients. 6 Leave to marinade in the fridge for 1 hour under sun (or overnight). 7 Arrange the marinaded beef on a rack, set in strong sunshine for 2 hours. 8 Turn the beef over after 2 hours, then set for another 2 hours to make sure both sides will get dry. 9 Fry the sun-dried beef in hot oil on medium low heat for only 2-3 minutes until fragrant and cooked. 10 Drain on paper towel. Serve with a side dish of chilli sauce together with sticky rice.

About


This recipe calls for sun, and in Thailand that means a nice hot sun. Perhaps you can make it wherever you are, on a hot sunny day. In Thai called "Neua Dad Deow"