Vietnamese lemongrass beef

Kate Carless
Kate Carless @KateCarless
Bath, UK

My husband and I visited Vietnam on our honeymoon last year. We spent 5 weeks travelling and eating our way down the country. One night when we were in Hoi An, we had dinner at a small restaurant. The food was wonderful so we asked the owner if we could come back tomorrow and learn to cook it. He said yes and this recipe is one of the things we learnt. It’s a simple dish, deliciously fresh and tastes absolutely incredible. #mycookbook #Vietnamese

Vietnamese lemongrass beef

My husband and I visited Vietnam on our honeymoon last year. We spent 5 weeks travelling and eating our way down the country. One night when we were in Hoi An, we had dinner at a small restaurant. The food was wonderful so we asked the owner if we could come back tomorrow and learn to cook it. He said yes and this recipe is one of the things we learnt. It’s a simple dish, deliciously fresh and tastes absolutely incredible. #mycookbook #Vietnamese

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Ingredients

Prep - 10 mins / marinate - 2 hrs / cook - 10 mins
1-2 people
  1. 300 gsirloin steak (flank steak works well too)
  2. 3lemongrass sticks finely chopped
  3. 3garlic cloves finely chopped
  4. 2shallots finely chopped
  5. 1 tbspsoy sauce
  6. 3/4 tbspfish sauce (or 1tbsp if you can get Vietnamese fish sauce)
  7. 1 tbspoil
  8. 1 tbspsiracha
  9. 1/2 tspChinese five spice
  10. 1/2 tspblack pepper
  11. 1/2 tspsugar

Cooking Instructions

Prep - 10 mins / marinate - 2 hrs / cook - 10 mins
  1. 1

    Slice the beef, against the grain. Finely chop the garlic, lemongrass and shallot. Add 1/3 of each to the beef, plus the soy, fish sauce, oil, siracha, five spice, pepper and sugar and marinate for 2 hours.

  2. 2

    Heat 1 tbsp oil in a pan. Add the remaining lemongrass and fry for 20 secs. Then add the shallot and fry for 20 secs. Then add the garlic and fry for 20 secs.

  3. 3

    Add the marinated beef and fry for a minute on each side. Then remove from the heat, cover and leave to rest for a few minutes. Then serve with rice and greens (I stir fried cabbage and tenderstem broccoli with a little garlic, lemongrass, shallot and soy)

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Love cooking food that I can share with friends. Never happier than when I’ve got people over for dinner enjoying great food (and great wine of course). I’m a big fan of seasonal ingredients and coming up with quick and fresh ideas for during the busy working week.
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Comments (2)

Jess Tj 👩‍🍳
Jess Tj 👩‍🍳 @jess_tj
YUM!! I love Lemongrass and Vietnamese food in general. Will definitely give this one a try. 😊

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