Thai Sun Dried Crispy Beef Recipe

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Thai Sun Dried Crispy Beef
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Ingredients:

  • 2 lbs flank steaks (i successfully have substituted other inexpensive cuts as well)
  • 3 tbsp finely chopped lemongrass
  • 2 bird's eye chili peppers (my mom keeps a fresh supply of these in the freezer)
  • 5 tbsp chopped garlic (i am guilty of using a heavy hand with the garlic , but it suits my family just fine!)
  • 1/4 cup fish sauce
  • 2 tbsp sugar (i had only cooking splenda in the house once, and it went undetected by ry)
  • 5 cups oil, for deep-frying (try to choose an oil with a high smoke point such as canola, sunflower etc...)

Directions:

  1. Cut steak lengthwise, with grain, in strips 1-2 inches wide and 4-5 inches long.
  2. Combine lemongrass, chili peppers, garlic, parsley roots, shallots and ginger into a mortar or food processor and grind together, until well mixed.
  3. Add mixture from last step to a gallon sized zip top freezer bag and add fish sauce, sugar and kaffir lime leaves - stir to mix in new ingredients.
  4. Add beef strips and mix well to coat (don't be afraid to get your hands dirty, reach into that bag, it'll be worth it).
  5. Refrigerate bagged beef mixture overnight.
  6. Lay beef strips out on a large cookie sheet and heat in the oven on the lowest setting for 5-7 hours, until dried (historically in Thailand, this step was the sun-drying step).
  7. The dried beef can either be deep fried immediately for a couple minutes to give it a crispy outside (careful not to crowd the oil), or you could refrigerate a portion for frying later that week.
  8. Serve hot with Sriracha sauce and sticky rice, or steamed jasmine rice.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1415.18 Kcal (5925 kJ)
Calories from fat 1308.72 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 145.41g 224%
Cholesterol 77.1mg 26%
Sodium 771.5mg 32%
Potassium 438.35mg 9%
Total Carbs 5.23g 2%
Sugars 2.77g 11%
Dietary Fiber 0.3g 1%
Protein 24.83g 50%
Vitamin C 2.2mg 4%
Iron 2.6mg 14%
Calcium 46.3mg 5%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 514.42 Kcal (2154 kJ)
Calories from fat 475.72 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 52.86g 224%
Cholesterol 28.02mg 26%
Sodium 280.44mg 32%
Potassium 159.34mg 9%
Total Carbs 1.9g 2%
Sugars 1.01g 11%
Dietary Fiber 0.11g 1%
Protein 9.02g 50%
Vitamin C 0.8mg 4%
Iron 0.9mg 14%
Calcium 16.8mg 5%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 40.4
    Points
  • 40
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Total Fat

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