Party in Your Mouth, Anyone? Laab Recipe

[Der_Iron_Chef]

In the interest of preserving Chad's tank thread, I will post this recipe here for all to enjoy! Please only proceed at your own risk. Side effects include giddyness, elation, bamboozledness, and a general feeling of "wow, my life will never be the same."

Laab Namtok

1 lb. beef sirloin steak
2 Tbsp. fish sauce
6 shallots, thinly sliced
2 Tbsp. ground roasted sticky rice**
1/4 cup lime juice
Cilantro (adjust to your taste...I like a lot)
Mint (same as cilantro)
Green onions (same same...)
1 tsp. red chili pepper

Marinade steak in fish sauce, shallots, chili and lime juice for thirty minutes or so. Sear in a pan or on a grill. Slice into thin strips and cook in a pan with the rest of the ingredients until meat is cooked to your taste. Serve with sticky rice.

**Roasted sticky rice powder is prepared by roasting the rice in a pan until golden brown, and then ground with a mortar and pestle or coffee grinder (I have an extra coffee grinder for spices, etc.)

Laab can also be made with ground beef or ground/chopped chicken or anything really. Substitute as you wish