Vietnamese Lemon grass & ginger beef

Name: Vietnamese Lemon grass & ginger beef
Yield: 5 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1 kg lean beef fillet; 3 tbls soy sauce; 2 (6 inch) lemongrass stalks chopped into small pieces (the white part); 1 inch fresh ginger; 3 garlic cloves; 1 medium red onion; 1 scallion; 2 tbls brown sugar; 1 tbls red chilli flakes; 1 tbls lemon juice; 1 tbls fish sauce; 2 tbls olive oil

Deedee @cook_23679833

Zanzibar, Tanzania.

Marinating the beef in the lemongrass & ginger marinade gives this beef a deeper flavour

Deedee @cook_23679833

Zanzibar, Tanzania.

Marinating the beef in the lemongrass & ginger marinade gives this beef a deeper flavour

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Ingredients

5 servings

1 kglean beef fillet
3 tblssoy sauce
2 (6 inch)lemongrass stalks chopped into small pieces (the white part)
1 inchfresh ginger
3garlic cloves
1medium red onion
1scallion
2 tblsbrown sugar
1 tblsred chilli flakes
1 tblslemon juice
1 tblsfish sauce
2 tblsolive oil

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Steps

1

Cut the fillet in small steaks and set aside
2

In a food processor or blender mix all the above ingredients except for the beef and whizz until lemon grass is well blend with the other ingredients
3

Marinate the beef in the lemongrass marinade for no less than 30 minutes. The more time the better
4

Using a grill pan over high heat, heat up 2 tbls of vegetable oil and sear cook the beef to your liking. Pour the leftover marinade a minute before removing the beef from the heat. The extra marinade will make the beef juicier when serving.
5

Remove from heat and allow beef to rest before serving with plain rice or flat bread