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Preparation
20 minutes
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Processing
10 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Five-color beef salad is an attractive mixed salad that uses easily found ingredients and a simple recipe, helping you quickly prepare a dish to treat the family. Let’s cook with TasteVN to make this dish right away!
Ingredients for Five-color Beef Salad Serves 3 people
Beef 350 gr Carrots 2 pieces Cucumber 2 pieces White cabbage 200 gr Purple cabbage 200 gr Onion 1 piece Chili 1 piece (minced) Vietnamese coriander a little Lemon juice 4 tablespoons Roasted peanuts a little Cooking oil a little Common seasoning a little (sugar/seasoning powder/salt)
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose fresh beef
- You should choose beef that is bright red, with yellow fat and white tendons interspersed.
- When you touch it, it should feel firm and not sticky to the touch, indicating good beef.
- Avoid buying beef that has a purplish color or small white spots on the meat, as it may be infected with worms.
How to choose fresh and delicious cucumbers
- Choose long, straight cucumbers with bright green color because they will be crunchy and tasty when eaten.
- Fresh and delicious cucumbers will have a white powdery layer on the skin; these are young cucumbers that will have fewer seeds and a solid texture.
- Avoid buying cucumbers that have yellow spots, as these are often cucumbers that have been stored for a long time and are about to spoil.
How to choose delicious carrots
- Choose carrots that are bright orange-yellow with firm green tops attached. These are fresh carrots that retain their flavor.
- It is best to choose medium-sized carrots; those that are too large may be old, and those that are too small will have less of the characteristic carrot flavor when cooked.
- Avoid choosing carrots with black cracks on the skin and those that feel soft to the touch, as they are often not fresh and starting to wilt.
How to choose delicious cabbage
- Fresh cabbage will have a light green and white color, while purple cabbage will be purple with a smooth exterior.
- Choose cabbages that feel firm to the touch, with crisp leaves tightly wrapped together, as these are good cabbages.
- Cabbages with stems turning brown or black are no longer fresh and should be avoided. Additionally, do not buy cabbages with yellow leaves, black spots, or cracks.
How to make Colorful Beef Salad
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Prepare and marinate the beef
After purchasing the beef, wash it thoroughly, then cut it into small pieces.
Add 350g of beef into a bowl along with 2 teaspoons of seasoning, 1/2 teaspoon of sugar, 1 teaspoon of cooking oil, then mix well to allow the beef to absorb the spices for 15 – 20 minutes.
Tip: To eliminate the fishy smell of beef, you can use lemon to rub on the meat evenly on all sides, then rinse well with water.
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Make the salad dressing
Add 100g of sugar, 2 tablespoons of fish sauce, then turn on the stove and cook until the ingredients dissolve and thicken for about 3 minutes. Remember to stir well while cooking!
When the sauce thickens, turn off the heat, add 1/3 teaspoon of salt, 1/3 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate, 4 tablespoons of lime juice, then mix the ingredients well.
Finally, add minced garlic and chili, and your dressing is complete.
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Prepare the vegetables
For the onion, peel off the outer layer, wash it thoroughly, and then slice it thinly.
Slice the white cabbage and red cabbage into thin strips, then wash them again with water.
For the cucumber, remove the seeds, and then slice it into thin rounds.
Peel the carrot, and then use a grater to shred it into strips.
Tip:- You can soak the carrot in sugar to make it crunchier.
- If you soak the onion in ice water for about 15 minutes, it will reduce its pungency.
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Stir-fry the beef
Turn on the stove, add a little cooking oil; when the oil is hot, add chopped garlic and sauté until golden and fragrant.
Adjust to high heat, add the beef and stir well until the beef is about 90% cooked, then you can turn off the heat.
Tip: You should only stir-fry the beef until just cooked; if you cook it too long, the beef will become tough and lose its flavor.
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Completion
You place a layer of aluminum foil under the bamboo tray, then arrange the vegetables including cucumber, white cabbage, purple cabbage, Vietnamese coriander, onion, and carrot that have been prepared on top, with the beef in the middle. Finally, sprinkle some roasted peanuts on top.
When eating, you just need to pour the sauce evenly, then mix it up, and it’s ready to serve.
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Final product
Our dish is now complete. The colorful beef salad is visually appealing with various vegetables, tender and fragrant beef combined with a delicious sweet and sour sauce that enhances the dish’s flavor.
Above is how to make the attractive and easy-to-eat five-color beef salad. Let’s get into the kitchen to treat the family. Wishing you success!
*Images and recipe reference from the YouTube channel Wife’s Kitchen
