Rare Beef Vietnamese Style

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb beef tenderloin
• 2 teaspoons fresh ginger, grated
• 2 tablespoons fish sauce
• 1/4 cup rice, roasted and pulverized (optional)

Recipe

• 1 select the finest piece of beef tenderloin.
• 2 bring beef to room temperature by putting covered beef on the counter for about 15-20 minutes.
• 3 prepare ice water bath - put some ice cubes in cold water in a bowl.
• 4 heat grill or oven broiler to high.
• 5 sear the outside of the beef, all around, until outside is light brown. i only sear the outside of my beef because i like my beef moo.ing rare. if you like your meat more cooked, please use the meat thermometer to reach desired doneness: 130 degrees for rare, 140 for medium rare --
• 6 remove meat and dip in ice water for a couple of seconds to stop cooking.
• 7 dry meat with paper towel.
• 8 wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to serve.
• 9 sharpen your knife, and slice beef thinly.
• 10 mix grated ginger and fish sauce to make sauce.
• 11 sprinkle roast rice powder over sliced beef, serve with sauce for dipping. serve with rice.
• 12 to roast rice:.
• 13 heat heavy skillet on medium heat.
• 14 add dry grains of rice and reduce to low heat. stirring frequently to roast until evenly brown to release aroma.
• 15 once rice is medium brown, remove from skillet and grind in blender or food processor until a fine powder is achieved. in the old days, this is done with mortar and pestle. thank goodness for technology.