Yam nua (grilled beef salad)
Yam nua (ยำเนื้อ): charred beef slices with cucumber, tomato and herbs in a fiery lime dressing
Beer gardens and seafood restaurants around Bangkok put yam nua on the table as a drinking snack, but at home it is just as good with sticky or jasmine rice on a hot evening. Thick beef steak is grilled hard over charcoal, sliced and tossed while still warm with cucumber, tomato, onion, mint and coriander in a dressing that is very sour, salty and hot. Thai cooks often serve the beef quite rare; this recipe cooks it to medium so it is pink but not raw in the middle, which is safer for everyone at the table. Chef's tip: rest the steak before slicing and slice across the grain; cutting it straight off the grill floods the board with juice and leaves the strips chewy.
- Total time
- 27 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 3
Ingredients
For the beef
- 14 oz beef sirloin or rump steakabout 2.5 cm thick
- 1 tsp neutral oil
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp ground black pepper
For the salad
- ½ cucumberhalved and sliced
- 8 cherry tomatoeshalved
- ½ red onionthinly sliced
- 2 Chinese celerystalks, cut into short lengths
- 1 handful mint leaves
- 1 handful coriander leaves
For the dressing
- 2 cloves garlicfinely chopped
- 4 bird's-eye chillieschopped
- 4 tbsp lime juice
- 2 ½ tbsp fish sauce
- 2 tsp sugar
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Method
0/5 doneStep 1: Take 14 oz beef sirloin or rump steak out of the fridge 20 minutes before cooking. Rub with 1 tsp neutral oil, ½ tsp salt and ½ tsp ground black pepper.
Step 2: Grill over very hot charcoal or in a smoking-hot griddle pan for 4–5 minutes a side, until well charred outside and cooked to medium, with the centre warm and pink (about 140°F). Cook it longer if you prefer.
10 minStep 3: Rest the beef on a board for 5 minutes, then slice thinly across the grain.
5 minStep 4: Stir 2 cloves garlic, 4 bird's-eye chillies, 4 tbsp lime juice, 2 ½ tbsp fish sauce and 2 tsp sugar together. It should be punchy: sour and salty first, then hot.
Step 5: Toss the warm beef and its resting juices with ½ cucumber, 8 cherry tomatoes, ½ red onion and 2 Chinese celery and the dressing. Fold in 1 handful mint leaves and 1 handful coriander leaves and serve at once.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 280 kcal
- Protein
- 33 g
- Carbs
- 9 g
- Fat
- 12 g
- Fibre
- 2 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does yam nua (grilled beef salad) take?
- About 27 minutes in total: 15 minutes to prepare and 12 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 3 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- Is it very spicy?
- It has some heat. Use less chilli for a milder version, or more if you like it hot.
- What can I use instead of ground black pepper?
- Black peppercorns, freshly ground, same amount.
- What can I use instead of cucumber?
- Courgette, same weight (in salads, use young ones).
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