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.

Suea Rong Hai (Crying Tiger Beef)
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  • 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

  1. Marinate the beef with the soy sauce, half the garlic and the black pepper for at least 20 minutes.
  2. 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.
  3. Toast the dried chilies and raw rice in a dry pan until fragrant and lightly browned, then grind both to a coarse powder.
  4. 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.
  5. Arrange the sliced beef on a plate, scatter with cilantro and serve with the dipping sauce alongside.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy404 kcal19%
Carbohydrates24.4 g
Water167 mL
Fiber2.3 g8%
Protein41.2 g86%
Tryptophan0.28 g
Threonine1.6 g
Isoleucine1.8 g
Leucine3.2 g
Lysine3.3 g
Methionine1 g
Cystine0.53 g
Phenylalanine1.6 g
Tyrosine1.3 g
Valine2 g
Histidine1.3 g
Fat15.4 g
Monounsaturated6.1 g
Polyunsaturated0.82 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-60.56 g
Saturated6.3 g
Trans-Fats0 g
Cholesterol122 mg
Calcium84.7 mg8%
Copper0.22 mg24%
Iron3.9 mg22%
Magnesium75.4 mg24%
Manganese0.47 mg26%
Phosphorus398 mg57%
Potassium859 mg18%
Selenium45.4 µg83%
Sodium1,468 mg
Zinc7.2 mg90%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.17 mg15%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.27 mg25%
Niacin (vitamin B3)13.6 mg97%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)1.4 mg27%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)1.3 mg98%
Folate (vitamin B9)49.3 µg12%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)2.2 µg91%
Choline171 mg40%
Vitamin A77 µg11%
Vitamin C8.7 mg12%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)7.2 IU1%
Vitamin E0.87 mg6%
Vitamin K18.1 µg20%

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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