How to Make a Delicious and Easy New Style Beef Salad with Eggplant for the Whole Family

How to prepare Beef salad with eggplant

• 1

  Make the dressing for the salad

  Dissolve 3 tablespoons of sugar, 1 tablespoon of clean water, and 3 tablespoons of fish sauce. Then add the juice of 4 calamondins, 1 tablespoon of minced garlic, and 1 tablespoon of minced chili, mix well.

  

  
• 2

  Prepare the vegetables

  The vegetables you need include lettuce, white mint, fish mint, common mint, and basil. Wash them well, drain, and then cut them into pieces about 1 finger length.

  Pickled eggplants should be sliced thinly.

  The remaining calamondins should be sliced thinly and the seeds removed.

  Note: Remember to remove the seeds from the calamondins to prevent the salad from being bitter.

  

  
• 3

  Mixing Vegetables

  Mix 1/2 of the amount of kumquat and sliced eggplant with the vegetables. Use your hands to gently toss and mix so that the vegetables do not get crushed.

  

  
• 4

  Preparing and Marinating Beef

  Massage the beef thoroughly with 100ml of white wine and then rinse it clean with water. Cut the beef across the grain into thin slices.

  Mix the beef evenly with 1/2 tablespoon of soy sauce, 1 teaspoon of seasoning, 1 teaspoon of sugar, and 1/3 tablespoon of oyster sauce. Marinate the beef for about 10 minutes to absorb the flavors.

  How to reduce the smell of beef:

  • Eliminate the smell of beef with wine: Soak the beef in wine for 15 minutes and then rinse it again with cold water; it will reduce the smell and taste better when cooked.
  • Reduce beef odor with lemon and vinegar: Rub lemon on the beef or soak it in diluted vinegar for a few minutes to eliminate the unpleasant smell.
  • Reduce beef odor with shallots: While marinating the beef, roast a shallot or dried onion, peel it, crush it, and mix it with the beef to remove the smell.

  

  
• 5

  Stir-fried beef

  Heat 1 tablespoon of cooking oil, sauté minced garlic until fragrant, then quickly stir-fry the beef over high heat until just cooked, then turn off the heat.

  Tip: Stir-frying quickly over high heat will help the beef to be just cooked, tender, and not chewy.

  

  
• 6

  Completion

  Arrange the mixed vegetables on a plate, surrounding the plate with slices of eggplant and calamondin for a beautiful presentation. Next, place the beef on top, drizzle a little of the mixed fish sauce evenly, and sprinkle some roasted sesame seeds to finish.

  When eating, you can take some beef, fresh vegetables, a slice of calamondin, and a slice of eggplant and dip them into the remaining fish sauce!

  

  
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  Final product

  This rustic beef salad is incredibly appealing with the chewy deliciousness of the beef, fresh and crunchy vegetables, pickled eggplant, and fragrant calamondin with a sweet and sour fish sauce that is just right. You can make beef salad with eggplant for parties or family meals, both are suitable.