Quick & Easy Crying Tiger (Print Version)
# Ingredients:
→ Main Ingredients
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1 lb rib eye steak or strip sirloin, flat iron steak, flank steak (1-inch thick)
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2 teaspoons vegetable oil or any neutral oil
→ Steak Marinade
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1 tablespoon oyster sauce or vegetarian stir fry sauce
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1 tablespoon palm sugar, finely chopped (or brown sugar or coconut sugar)
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1 tablespoon lime juice
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1 tablespoon regular soy sauce
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2 teaspoons garlic, minced
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2 teaspoons vegetable oil or any neutral oil
→ Dipping Sauce
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1 tablespoon tamarind pulp
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3 tablespoons hot boiling water (to make tamarind paste)
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1 teaspoon uncooked glutinous rice or jasmine rice
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1 tablespoon palm sugar, finely chopped (or brown sugar or coconut sugar)
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1 tablespoon shallots, finely diced
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1 tablespoon cilantro or coriander, finely chopped
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1 tablespoon fish sauce
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1 tablespoon lime juice
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½ teaspoon Thai chili flakes or Korean red pepper flakes
# Instructions:
01 -
In a large bowl, mix together marinade ingredients as listed until combined. Add steaks to marinade and coat evenly. Marinate for 15 minutes at room temperature.
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In a small bowl, add tamarind pulp and hot boiling water. Dissolve the pulp with a fork. Once cool, use hands to dissolve the pulp around the seeds. Run the paste through a fine sieve to remove any pulp or seeds. Set aside.
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In an oil-less pan on medium heat, toast rice until brown, about 3-4 minutes. Transfer toasted rice to a mortar and pestle, spice grinder, or blender. Grind into a powder.
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In a small bowl, combine tamarind paste, rice powder, and remaining dipping sauce ingredients as listed. Mix until combined.
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Heat vegetable oil in a heavy-bottom frying pan or cast iron skillet on medium-high heat. Sear steaks on each side for 3-4 minutes for rare to medium-rare steak (internal temperature of 131-139°F). For medium-well, cook an additional minute per side (150-158°F). For well-done, cook an additional 2-3 minutes per side (158-212°F).
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Remove steaks from pan and let them rest on a cutting board for 10 minutes before slicing on a bias. Serve steak with dipping sauce and enjoy.