Bali Sambal Matah Grilled Beef Salad

Beef, flavored with sweet, hot and umami flavors from Bali, quickly grilled and tossed over a slaw with Asian flavor notes. This screams summer.
Marinade:
1/4 cup Sambal Matah, Indonesian chili paste (see Cook’s Note)
2 Tbsp brown sugar
1 Tbsp seasoned rice vinegar
1 Tbsp nam pal, Thai fish sauce
2 Tbsp canola oil
palmful Thai basil leaves, minced
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2-inch fresh ginger, minced

1 lb London Broil beef steak

Dressing:
2 Tbsp Thai Sweet Chili sauce
2 Tbsp seasoned rice vinegar
1 tsp Dijon mustard
2 Tbsp canola oil

4 cups Savoy cabbage, (or Romaine lettuce)thinly sliced
1/2 purple Bermuda onion thinly sliced
1 orange bell pepper, thinly sliced
palmful Thai basil leaves
2 Tbsp grated coconut
lime weges

Whisk the marinade ingredients together in a medium bowl.

Cut the steak into 1/4-inch thick slices, on a steep bias across grain.

Tip the steak into the marinade and marinate for at least an hour, or overnight refrigerated in a zip lock bag.

When ready to cook, heat a grill to high. If, necessary, return meat to room temperature. Grill meat on high for about a minute or two per side, just to form grill marks and cook medium rare. Remove meat to a platter.

Now toss the cabbage, onion, pepper and basil leaves into a bowl and toss with the dressing. Divide salad among 4 plates. Divide meat about the four salads and top with coconut. Serve with lime wedges.

Serves 4.

Cook’s Note: There are hundreds of sambals (red chili hot sauces) throughout Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand. Sambal Matah is a chili paste from Bali, Indonesia. that includes lemongrass - very flavorful.  I use Trader Joe’ Sambal Matah, but if you can’t find that, you could use Sambal Oelek, another Indonesian sambal that can be found almost anywhere.  Check it out - some of these can be very hot and they vary from brand to brand.