take 2 - thai marinated grill beef

aug 21, 2022 (sun).............make a 2nd attempt to replicate a dish which i saw on you tube 

benchmark video (you tuber pailin's kitchen) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0AsINOLoos

introduction

- thai food is always characterized by its dimensional flavor with refreshing lime sour and sweet............rich and stimulate your appetite

- fish sauce, lime and tamarind are usually the soul of thai dishes

main ingredients

- steak 195g (better not use thick one).......this time i use sirloin cut

marinated sauce

- 1 clove x garlic

- 1/4 teaspoon x black pepper

- 1/2 tablespoon x lime juice

- 3/4 tablespoon x oyster sauce

- 1 tablespoon x soy sauce

- 1 teaspoon x sugar

- 1 tablespoon x oil

dipping sauce

- toasted rice powder (i skip this coz i cant find this ingredient)

- 1 tablespoon x tamarind paste (my tamarind paste is way too thick/ dense, therefore i diluted by some water)

- 1/2 tablespoon x fish sauce

- 1/2 tablespoon x lime juice

- 1/2 tablespoon x palm sugar

- chili flakes

- 1 tablespoon x shallots

- coriander (can be replaced by green onion/ parsley/ mint) 

steps

1. finely chopped/ grind the garlic.............then add in all remaining marinated sauce ingredients............last put in some oil and mix well

2. user kitchen paper to absorb extra moist from the steak

3. put the steak into the marinated sauce and sit in fridge for 2-3 hours (depend on the size of your steak, mine this time is 3.25 hours)

4. this time i use the pressure cooker............saute function

5. pan sear steak each side for 1-2 mins

6. pan seared the other side and the sides............so steak juice will be locked inside

7. put seared steak on foil

8. oven baked the seared steak............temp 200 degree for 10 mins

9. steak finished.........leave it to rest for 10 mins before slicing it

10. make the dipping sauce according to the ingredients above

11. done, plating

taste

-very delicious..............way lot better than last time

-may be the result of following the portion of each seasoning and better beef cut

-seasoning just right............so much flavorful.........you have citrus sour, different layer of sweetness & savory, a little bit of heat...........so good

-not burnt this time, good browning effect

-only failure on the doneness of the meat.............i target medium.............but it turns out to be well done...........i try to remedy it by slicing it much thinner.............luckily the meat is soft and not tough nor chewy

areas of improvement
-reduce oven baked time to 5 mins (if i use the pressure cooker saute function again)

-buy a cooking thermometer so that it tells the doneness of the meat