Filo Tartlets with Asian Beef Salad

By stancec44

Seed the chilis for the garnish, if you prefer. Make the filling up to 1 day in advance, but only add the fresh herbs up to 1 hour before serving. Cover and refrigerate. Fill the tartlets up to 45 minutes before serving.

Ingredients

• 8 oz. beef filet steak, 1" thick
• 1 Tbsp. light soy sauce
• 1 Tbsp. lime juice
• 1 Tbsp. fish sauce
• 1/4 tsp. sugar
• 1 c. cilantro leaves
• 1 c. mint leaves, plus extra for garnish
• 1/4 red bell pepper, finely dices
• 1 tomato, seed and diced
• 1 tsp sesame seeds
• 1 tsp. grated lime zest
• 20 filo tartlets (see pg. 166-167 in Hors d'Oeuvres for tartlet recipe)
• 1 sliced red chili to garnish

Details

Servings 20
Preparation time 30mins
Cooking time 45mins

Preparation

Step 1

Sear the steak in a hot pan on both sides, 6 minutes in total. Cool and cut into 20 slices.

Toss the slices with the soy, lime juice, fish sauce, sugar, fresh herbs, pepper, tomato, sesame seeds and zest. Divide among the tartlets. Gratis with red chile and mint leaves.