Vietnamese · Dinner
Rice with Grilled Lemongrass Beef
Grilled lemongrass-marinated beef sirloin served over steamed jasmine rice with pickled carrot and daikon, cucumber, cilantro, scallion, and crushed peanuts, finished with nuoc cham. The beef carries char, garlic, fish sauce, and caramelized sugar notes throughout.
$6
20 minsPrep
10 minsCook
30 minsTotal
MediumLevel
Nutrition per serving
505Calories
37.8gProtein
16.9gFat
52.4gCarbs
16.2gSugar
3.8gFiber
1780mgSodium
110mgChol
5.1gSat Fat
870mgPotassium
75mgCalcium
4.6mgIron
2.9mcgVitamin B12
14mgVitamin C
gluten-free
protein-rich
spice-route
thirty-min-meals
all-time-classics
gluten-free
Instructions
1
Prep
Slice the beef sirloin thin against the grain and place in a bowl with minced lemongrass, minced garlic, fish sauce, and brown sugar; toss to coat.
2
Marinate
Cover and refrigerate the beef for 30 minutes so lemongrass and fish sauce penetrate the meat.
3
Prep
Quick-pickle the carrot and daikon in a small bowl with vinegar, sugar, and salt; slice the cucumber.
4
Grill
Heat a grill pan over high heat with vegetable oil and grill beef slices 2 to 3 minutes per side until charred and cooked through.
5
Plate
Spoon rice into a bowl, arrange grilled beef, pickled carrot and daikon, and cucumber on top, scatter cilantro, scallion, and crushed peanuts, then drizzle nuoc cham.
Serves
2 portions ·
2 adults, 0 over 10, 0 under 10
Ingredients
- 340g340g beef sirloin
- 4 tbsp4 tbsp lemongrass
- 4 cloves4 cloves garlic
- 2 tbsp2 tbsp fish sauce
- 2 tbsp2 tbsp brown sugar
- 2 tsp2 tsp vegetable oil
- 280g280g cooked jasmine rice
- 60g60g carrot
- 60g60g daikon
- 50g50g cucumber
- 2 tbsp2 tbsp cilantro
- 2 tbsp2 tbsp scallion
- 2 tbsp2 tbsp peanut
- 4 tbsp4 tbsp nuoc cham
