meat

From the kitchen of: Unknown

• 1 pound beef rib eye

Marinade:

• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon fish sauce
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar

Dipping Sauce:

• 5 small dried red chiles
• 1/4 cup Thai fish sauce
• Juice of 2 limes
• 1 teaspoon palm or brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon roasted rice powder
• 2 scallions, finely chopped

Trim steaks of fat. Combine marinade ingredients in a large container. Add the beef, cover, and refrigerate 1 to 2 hours. Remove meat from refrigerator 30 minutes before grilling to enhance flavors.

Meanwhile, combine all the dipping sauce ingredients in a small bowl and set aside.

Preheat grill. Grill steak, turning occasionally, 5 to 10 minutes for mediumrare. Transfer meat to a cutting board and set aside 10 minutes before slicing crosswise into thin slices. Transfer meat and juices to a serving platter and serve with the dipping sauce and Sticky Rice.

Yield: 4 servings