📍 Where this dish comes from: Andaman coast (Phang Nga, Krabi) · Emerald bays / limestone karsts
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Yam Nuea is one of Thailand’s most elegant salads — warm, fragrant, and deeply satisfying. The beef is grilled to medium-rare, then sliced thinly and immediately tossed with the dressing so it absorbs the flavours as it cools. The contrast of warm beef, sharp lime, herbal freshness, and the crunch of toasted sesame makes each bite complex and memorable.
What You’ll Need
Servings: 3 servings
Calories: 380kcal
Ingredients
- 500 g beef sirloin or flank steak
- 3 shallots finely sliced
- 2 stalks lemongrass finely sliced
- 1 handful coriander
- 1 handful mint
- 3 tbsp lime juice
- 2 tbsp fish sauce
- 2 tbsp toasted sesame seeds
- 2 tbsp dried chili flakes
- Cherry tomatoes halved
- Cucumber slices to serve
Instructions
- Season beef with salt and pepper. Grill or pan-sear to medium-rare.
- Rest 5 minutes, then slice thinly against the grain.
- Combine lime juice, fish sauce, and chili flakes in a bowl.
- Add warm beef slices immediately — they absorb the dressing as they cool.
- Add shallots, lemongrass, and tomatoes.
- Fold in herbs and sesame seeds.
- Serve at room temperature with cucumber.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 380kcal | Protein: 40g | Fat: 22g | Fiber: 1g
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Health Benefits
- Beef sirloin is one of the best dietary sources of zinc and creatine for muscle synthesis.
- Sesame seeds contain sesamin, studied for potential benefits to liver function and hormone metabolism.
- Medium-rare beef retains more CoQ10, an antioxidant important for mitochondrial function, than well-done beef.