Thai-style surf and turf
8/4/2011
Serves 4
As crab can be expensive you can use scallops or any firm-fleshed white fish fillets.
Turf
| 500 g | Beef |
| 1 to drizzle | Olive oil |
| 1 to taste | Salt & freshly ground pepper |
| 3 | Shallots, finely sliced |
| 1 cup | Mint leaves |
| 1 cup | Coriander leaves |
| 21 | Red capsicum, finely sliced |
| 2 handfuls | Watercress |
| 2 to serve | Avocado and lime oil |
Turf Dressing
| 3 | Limes, for the zest of one and 1/4 cup of juice |
| 2 | Garlic cloves, bruised with the flat blade of a knife and finely chopped |
| 1 to taste | Black pepper - ground |
| 1 tbsp | Fish sauce |
| 20 g | Palm sugar, grated |
For the surf and dressing
| 500 g | Crab meat, cooked and shell removed |
| 2 | Red chillies |
| 3 | Shallots, finely sliced |
| 150 g | Coconut, fresh shaved |
| 1 | Lime, for the zest |
| 1 | Cucumber, seeded and thinly sliced |
| 2 tbsp | Fresh mint, chopped |
| 1 to taste | Salt & freshly ground pepper |
| 4 tbsp | Lime juice |
| 4 tbsp | Coconut vinegar |
| 1 tbsp | Sesame oil |
| 2 tbsp | Olive oil |
| 4 tsp | Fish sauce |
Directions
For the turf
- Brush the beef with the garlic-infused oil. Season with salt and pepper, then sear in a large, hot frying pan.
- When the outside is completely caramelised, remove from the heat, allow to cool, then roll in plastic wrap and chill.
- Whisk the ingredients for the dressing together until well combined.
- Thinly slice the beef across the grain, place in a bowl with the remaining ingredients and combine with the dressing.
For the surf
- Combine all the surf ingredients (first 7 listed) and season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Whisk the ingredients for the dressing together until well combined, then mix with the salad until well dressed.
- To serve: on a rectangular plate, pile the turf at one end and the surf at the other. Place lime wedges in the centre and serve.
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