Vietnamese Steak Salad

Serves about 4.

My friend Don came to visit and cooked this delicious steak salad for us one night. She learned to cook it from her mom. It is so easy and delicious, I can't wait to make it myself.

There are not many set measurements for this recipe, but I have included pictures which may help. Click on the small pictures for the larger versions.

Ingredients:

  • 1.5 - 2 lb. steak, cut in small cubesMaggi Seasoning Sauce
  • chopped garlic
  • Soy sauce or Maggi seasoning sauce
  • black pepper
  • 1 onion, thinly sliced
  • white vinegar
  • sugar
  • black pepper
  • green leaf lettuceMarinating beef and prepared lettuce and tomato
  • 3 - 4 tomatoes, thinly sliced
  • oil
  • more chopped garlic
  • steamed white rice

MethodMarinating onions (front), salad topped with onions, cooking steak

  1. Marinate steak cubes in soy sauce (or Maggi), garlic, and black pepper for one hour.
  2. Mix 1 cup vinegar with enough sugar for sweet and sour marinade, then add black pepper and sliced onion. Marinate one hour.
  3. Place lettuce in large, flat serving dish. Layer top with tomatoes.
  4. Heat oil in skillet over high heat; add more chopped garlic (to taste).
  5. Add steak to skillet and stir fry over high heat. Add soy/Maggi as needed.
  6. While steak is cooking, pour half of onion mixture over prepared tomatoes and lettuce.
  7. When steak is cooked through, add to top of salad.
  8. Layer rest of onion mixture on top.
  9. Serve with white rice.

Layer beef over lettuce, tomato, and onions

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