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Thai Beef with Kaffir Lime and Red Onion

Nutrition Facts

Makes 4 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 401
Total Carbs 42 g
Dietary Fiber 0.9 g
Sugars 34.1 g
Total Fat 12.7 g
Saturated Fat 3.2 g
Unsaturated Fat 9.6 g
Potassium 224.9 mg
Protein 30.9 g
Sodium 1,263.5 mg
Dietary Exchanges
1 1/2 Fat, 1/4 Fruit, 3 1/4 Meat, 1/2 Vegetable, 4 Very Lean Meat
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Thai style beef sirloin topped with lime juice, sugar, and Thai fish sauce.

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Prep Time: 1 hours
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Difficulty: INTERMEDIATE

Servings
Ingredients
1 lb top sirloin steak, lean , fat removed
0.5 cup low sodium soy sauce
0.25 cup fresh cilantro , chopped
1 cup fresh lime juice
0.5 cup palm sugar
1 tbsp fish sauce
2 tbsp olive oil
1 red onion , thinly sliced
0.25 cup scallions, chopped
0.25 cup fresh cilantro
3 kaffir lime leaves , rolled together and sliced into thin into wide strips


Directions
1 Place the soy sauce and cilantro stems in a bowl and marinate the beef for 1 to 2 hours.
2 Put the lime juice, sugar, and fish sauce in a pot and heat over medium low heat until sugar melts, stir often.
3 Once the sugar as melted, remove from the pot and let chill.
4 Heat a sauté pan on high heat for 5 minutes.
5 Take the sirloin out of the marinade and dispose of the marinade.
6 Pour the olive oil in the pan and add the beef. Let each side cook for 3 to 4 minutes. Once the beef is done, remove from the pan and cut into thin slices.
7 Place the red onion, scallions, cilantro leaves, and kaffir lime leaves in a bowl. Then, situate the beef over them and pour the chilled sauce on top.