Recipes · Thai · Grilled Dishes
Suea Rong Hai (Crying Tiger Beef)
One serving has 404 kcal and 41 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of pyridoxine (98%), niacin (97%), cobalamin (91%), zinc (90%), selenium (83%) and phosphorus (57%). Ready in 35 minutes.

- Preparation: 20 min
- Cooking: 15 min
- Makes: 1 serving (255 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Dairy-free, High protein
- Contains: beef, fish, gluten, shellfish, soy
Ingredients
- 180 g Beef flank steak, raw
- 8 g Soy sauce
- 5 g Oyster sauce
- 8 g Garlic, raw
- 0.5 g Black pepper
- 10 g Sugar
- 5 g Chilies, dried red
- 10 g Fish sauce
- 10 g Lime juice
- 5 g Rice, white, long-grain
- 10 g Shallots, raw
- 3 g Cilantro, fresh
Method
- Marinate the beef with the soy sauce, half the garlic and the black pepper for at least 20 minutes.
- Grill the beef over high heat (about 220 °C/425 °F), 4-5 minutes per side, until well charred outside and at least medium inside (63 °C/145 °F); rest 5 minutes, then slice thinly against the grain.
- Toast the dried chilies and raw rice in a dry pan until fragrant and lightly browned, then grind both to a coarse powder.
- Stir the fish sauce, lime juice, sugar, remaining garlic and shallot together, then mix in the toasted rice-chili powder to make the dipping sauce.
- Arrange the sliced beef on a plate, scatter with cilantro and serve with the dipping sauce alongside.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 404 kcal | 19% |
| Carbohydrates | 24.4 g | |
| Water | 167 mL | |
| Fiber | 2.3 g | 8% |
| Protein | 41.2 g | 86% |
| Tryptophan | 0.28 g | |
| Threonine | 1.6 g | |
| Isoleucine | 1.8 g | |
| Leucine | 3.2 g | |
| Lysine | 3.3 g | |
| Methionine | 1 g | |
| Cystine | 0.53 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 1.6 g | |
| Tyrosine | 1.3 g | |
| Valine | 2 g | |
| Histidine | 1.3 g | |
| Fat | 15.4 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 6.1 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 0.82 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 0.56 g | |
| Saturated | 6.3 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 122 mg | |
| Calcium | 84.7 mg | 8% |
| Copper | 0.22 mg | 24% |
| Iron | 3.9 mg | 22% |
| Magnesium | 75.4 mg | 24% |
| Manganese | 0.47 mg | 26% |
| Phosphorus | 398 mg | 57% |
| Potassium | 859 mg | 18% |
| Selenium | 45.4 µg | 83% |
| Sodium | 1,468 mg | |
| Zinc | 7.2 mg | 90% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.17 mg | 15% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.27 mg | 25% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 13.6 mg | 97% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 1.4 mg | 27% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 1.3 mg | 98% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 49.3 µg | 12% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 2.2 µg | 91% |
| Choline | 171 mg | 40% |
| Vitamin A | 77 µg | 11% |
| Vitamin C | 8.7 mg | 12% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 7.2 IU | 1% |
| Vitamin E | 0.87 mg | 6% |
| Vitamin K | 18.1 µg | 20% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
5.3 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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