Quick & Easy Crying Tiger Beef

User Reviews

5

6 reviews
Excellent
  • Prep Time

    20 mins

  • Cook Time

    6 mins

  • Total Time

    26 mins

  • Servings

    4

  • Calories

    323 kcal

  • Course

    Main Course

  • Cuisine

    Thai

Quick & Easy Crying Tiger Beef

Juicy tender marinated steak served with a sweet, tangy, spicy Thai dipping sauce. This quick and easy crying tiger beef is a delicious 30-minute classic Thai dish that you will forever crave! It's better-than-takeout and great for the family!

I Made This!

Be the first!

Save this

2 people saved this

Ingredients

Servings
  • 1 lb rib eye steak or strip sirloin, flat iron steak, flank steak at 1-inch thick
  • 2 teaspoon vegetable oil or any neutral oil

Steak Marinade

  • 1 tablespoon oyster sauce or vegetarian stir fry sauce
  • 1 tablespoon palm sugar finely chopped (or brown sugar or coconut sugar)
  • 1 tablespoon lime juice
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce regular
  • 2 teaspoon garlic minced
  • 2 teaspoon vegetable oil or any neutral oil

Dipping Sauce

  • 1 tablespoon tamarind pulp
  • 3 tablespoon water to make tamarind paste, hot, boiling
  • 1 teaspoon glutinous rice or jasmine rice, uncooked
  • 1 tablespoon palm sugar finely chopped (or brown sugar or coconut sugar)
  • 1 tablespoon shallot finely diced
  • 1 tablespoon cilantro or coriander, finely chopped
  • 1 tablespoon fish sauce
  • 1 tablespoon lime juice
  • ½ teaspoon chili flakes or Korean red pepper flakes, Thai

Instructions

  1. In a large bowl, mix together marinade ingredients as listed above until combined. Add steaks to marinade and coat evenly. Marinate for 15 minutes at room temperature.
  2. In a small bowl, add tamarind pulp and hot boiling water. Dissolve the pulp with a fork. Once it's cool, use clean hands to dissolve the pulp around the seeds. Run the paste through a fine sieve to remove any pulp or seeds. This is tamarind paste. Set aside.
  3. In an oil-less pan on medium heat, toast rice until brown, about 3-4 minutes.
  4. Transfer toasted rice into a mortar and pestle, spice grinder or a high power blender. Grind the rice until it becomes toasted rice powder.
  5. In a small bowl, combine tamarind paste, rice powder and remaining dipping sauce ingredients as listed.
  6. 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 steak to medium rare with internal temperature of 131-139 F with a digital thermometer. For medium well, cook for another 1 minute on each side on medium-heat until an internal temperature of 150-158 F. For well done, cook for another 2-3 minutes on medium heat on each side until an internal temperature of 158 - 212 F.
  7. Remove steaks from pan and let them rest on a cutting board for 10 minutes before slicing on a bias.
  8. Serve steak and enjoy with dipping sauce!

Nutrition Information

Show Details
Calories 323kcal (16%) Carbohydrates 12g (4%) Protein 24g (48%) Fat 21g (32%) Saturated Fat 8g (40%) Polyunsaturated Fat 1g (6%) Monounsaturated Fat 11g (55%) Cholesterol 69mg (23%) Sodium 805mg (34%) Potassium 383mg (8%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 6g (12%) Vitamin A 104IU (2%) Vitamin C 3mg (3%) Calcium 21mg (2%) Iron 2mg (11%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 323 kcal

% Daily Value*

Calories 323kcal 16%
Carbohydrates 12g 4%
Protein 24g 48%
Fat 21g 32%
Saturated Fat 8g 40%
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g 6%
Monounsaturated Fat 11g 55%
Cholesterol 69mg 23%
Sodium 805mg 34%
Potassium 383mg 8%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 6g 12%
Vitamin A 104IU 2%
Vitamin C 3mg 3%
Calcium 21mg 2%
Iron 2mg 11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Genuine Reviews

User Reviews

Overall Rating

5

6 reviews
Excellent

Write a Review

Drag & drop files here or click to upload
Other Recipes

You'll Also Love

Crispy Slow Cooker Corned Beef

Irish
5.0 (639 reviews)

Olive Garden Chicken Scampi Pasta

Italian
5.0 (108 reviews)

Filipino Adobo Chicken

Filipino
5.0 (84 reviews)

Cajun Roasted Turkey

American
5.0 (39 reviews)

Oven Baked Chicken and Rice

American
5.0 (27 reviews)

Chicken Burrito

Mexican
5.0 (24 reviews)

Spatchcock Turkey

American
5.0 (45 reviews)

Chicken and Spinach Pie

American
5.0 (15 reviews)

One Pot Apricot Chicken Recipe

American
5.0 (18 reviews)

Easy Braised Short Ribs

American
5.0 (18 reviews)

Kung Pao Shrimp

Chinese
5.0 (12 reviews)

Ground Beef Stroganoff

American
5.0 (9 reviews)