Cooking With Chef Hermann: Vietnamese Beef Salad

Vietnamese Beef Salad

Marinade:

• 1 ½ TB Oyster Sauce
• 1 TB Soy Sauce
• 1 ½ tsp sugar
• 1 ½ tsp cornstarch
• 1 tsp fish sauce
• ½ tsp black pepper
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped

Mix and add to:

1 ½ lb steak trimmed and cut into 1 inch cubes.  Marinate at least 20 minutes. Heat 2 tsp oil and cook meat until seared and tender.  Mix quickly with salad (below)

Salad Dressing 

Mix together:

• 2 TB water
• 2 tsp canola oil
• 1 ½ TB unseasoned rice vinegar
• 1 ½ tsp honey or sugar
• 1/8 tsp salt
• 1/8 tsp black pepper
•  ¼ C thinly red onion

Toss with:

• 4 Cups Salad greens
• ½  Cup Grape Tomatoes halved
• ¼ cup, each mint and basil leaves