I've usually written it as nuea nam tok, and it's a cinch to make.
1) Grill steak (I like skirt for this) to rare or medium rare
2) Toast 1/4 rice in a dry pan until they start turning golden. Grind finely in a spice or coffee grinder.
3) Make a dressing of 1/4 cup fish sauce to 1/2 cup lemon juice, with a minced shallot, minced greens of 3 scallions, 1/3C cilantro minced (include stems and roots, if available), 1 minced red chile or generous pinch of dried red pepper flakes.
4) Slice steak thinly across the grain, combine with dressing (including any drippings from the steak)
5) Serve with lettuce, cucumber and tomato, sprinkle with the ground rice (nicknamed dried fried clam chowder in our house from a Dr. Seuss book)
It's probably our favorite hot summer night dinner, and low carb, too.
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JoelF on June 8th, 2021, 6:19 pm, edited 1 time in total.