Thai Crying Tiger Steak
Thai Crying Tiger Steak is a grilled beef dish with a savory marinade and a spicy dipping sauce. The steak is marinated in soy sauce, fish sauce, and lime, then grilled to perfection. It’s served with a tangy Nam Jim Jeow sauce, adding bold flavors of spice, sourness, and umami to every bite.
Servings: 1
Ingredients
Steak
- 1 lb steak
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp oyster sauce
- ½ tbsp fish sauce
- ½ tbsp palm sugar
Nam Jim Jaew (sauce)
- 1 tbsp glutinous rice
- 2 tbsp fish sauce
- 1 tbsp lime juice
- 1½ tbsp tamarind paste
- 1½ tbsp palm sugar (25g)
- 1 handful cilantro
- 1 red chili
- 1 small shallot
- 2 tbsp water (adjust to personal preference)
Instructions
- Toast glutinous rice in a pan over medium heat until browned.1 tbsp glutinous rice
- Grind it into a fine powder. A mortar and pestle works best for this.
- Add fish sauce, tamarind paste, lime juice, ground palm sugar, chopped red chilies, chopped cilantro, chopped shallots, and use water to thin it out to your desired consistency.2 tbsp fish sauce, 1 tbsp lime juice, 1½ tbsp tamarind paste, 1½ tbsp palm sugar, 1 handful cilantro, 1 red chili, 1 small shallot, 2 tbsp water
- Season steak with soy sauce, oyster sauce, fish sauce, and palm sugar.1 lb steak, 1 tbsp soy sauce, 1 tbsp oyster sauce, ½ tbsp fish sauce, ½ tbsp palm sugar
- Cook over medium heat with oil for 3-5 minutes each side to your desired doneness. Cooking over medium heat and constantly flipping every 1-2 minutes will prevent the steak from burning and even cooking.
- Serve steak with the sauce, over garlic rice, and cucumbers.
