Vietnamese Beef and Noodle Salad (Bun Bo Xao) Recipe

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Ingredients (13)

  • 8 ounces (about 250 grams) beef sirloin
  • 1 tablespoon nước mắm (fish sauce)
  • 1 teaspoon minced garlic
  • 1 tablespoon finely sliced lemongrass (use only the tender center of the white portion of the stalks)
  • 8 ounces (225 grams) thin rice noodles, prepared according to package directions, then drained and cooled
  • 1/3 cup julienned cucumber
  • 1/3 cup pickled carrot and radish
  • 1 finger chile, or 2 Thai bird chiles, thinly sliced, optional
  • 1 tablespoon peanut oil
  • 2 cups fresh herbs, such as cilantro, lemon basil, mint, perilla, or a combination of 2 or more
  • 1 tablespoon crushed roasted peanuts
  • 2 tablespoons fried crisp shallots (available in Asian stores)
  • 1/3 cup nước mắm pha, for serving

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