Yam Neua for birthday gurl
May 24, 2006
It’s my friend chef babyrambutan’s birthday tomorrow and I’d like to dedicate to her this salad, since she likes spicy food …
“we’re thousand miles apart and I couldn’t come to bear you gifts, I thought of making you a spicy salad instead”
Yam Neua or thai spicy beef salad.
1 lb cut beef tenderloin
1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
3-5 tbsp fresh lime juice
2 tbsp fish sauce
1/2 teaspoon sugar
2-3 chopped Thai red or green chili peppers
slices fresh tomatoes, seeds removed
slices shallots
slices of different leafy vegies of your choice
the 3 below can be added as extras:
1/2 cup chopped fresh coriander leaves
2 tbsp chopped fresh mint leaves
slices of cucumber, seeds removed (most of the times, this is used to adorn the plate)
-Coat both sides of the beef with pepper and grill for few minutes on each side, then let it slightly cool for a minute or 2 {I prefer my beef still warm when served.} In a large bowl stir together lime juice, fish sauce, sugar, and chilies until combined, but you might want to be easy on the sugar that you taste it while adding it, some people don’t want it too ’sweet’. Then add the rest of the ingredients and slightly toss them. Arrange the salad on a plate placing beef cuts on top.
note: just adjust the ingredients like chillis if you prefer it really hot. Just because it’s a salad, it doesn’t mean that you can not serve it as main meal. This recipe goes well with thai fragrant rice.
spiciness: 
Hartelijk gefeliciteerd met jou verjaardag, chef babyrambutan, Proost!
Posted in beef, soup or starters, thai recipe, vegetables
May 24th, 2006 at 1:10 pm
WOW ! yummy
,i might try one tonight. thanks for sharing !
May 24th, 2006 at 1:29 pm
oops mali naubos ko na pano yan tomolo pa?
*erp* too late…beef is perfectly done oooh…
thank you mamasan, i love it, kakagatin ko ang monitor! aray! ngipin ko!
orig plan ko was to ask fafa for Thai take out, ayan naunahan mo sha. he’ll take the sili, all the rest for moi
May 25th, 2006 at 3:31 am
Wow! That looks yummy!
May 25th, 2006 at 6:49 am
Hi Thess - Very nice, one of my favorites, Yum Nua!
May 25th, 2006 at 10:05 am
EDEN: I hope you like it
So, do you know what to take out?
STEL: I actually forgot Singha (thai) beer for your salad
SIDNEY: Hi Sidney! if I may so so..it was!
KIRK: hello Kirk,.. you’re my Yam Neua brother!
May 25th, 2006 at 2:18 pm
ah so this is your food blog ate thess!!! looks so lovely ate! very nice! I am adding you on my queerchef !
May 25th, 2006 at 4:57 pm
uy mukhang masarap yan ha
May 28th, 2006 at 6:57 am
I am so honored Thess!
May 28th, 2006 at 2:24 pm
Looks deliciously spicy! Love love love this salad!
May 29th, 2006 at 1:08 pm
oh yumm, one of my favorites!!! yours look delicious as usual
June 3rd, 2006 at 7:11 am
Sarap naman niyan, Thess. One of these days, itatry ko iyan.
July 9th, 2006 at 6:59 am
yam neua really looks yummy,i’ll try it this week