My Lao Lunch (Tum Mak Tang, Steak, Kai Look with Jeow Som)
My Lao Lunch (Tum Mak Tang, Steak, Kai Look with Jeow Som)
Ingredients
- 1 bowl cucumber salad, extra spicy, prepared (Tum Mak Tang)
- 1 steak, cooked medium-rare, sliced
- 2 Balut chicken eggs, whole, uncracked (Kai Look)
- 1 mortar jeow som, spicy dipping sauce
Instructions
- 1
Arrange the prepared components of the Lao Lunch. Place the extra spicy cucumber salad (Tum Mak Tang) in a blue bowl. Arrange the sliced, medium-rare steak on a wooden board. Place the two whole, uncracked Balut chicken eggs (Kai Look) alongside. Have the jeow som (spicy dipping sauce) ready in a black mortar and pestle.
⏱️ 5 min
- 2
To eat the steak and cucumber salad: Place a slice of steak onto a separate plate. Scoop a generous amount of the extra spicy cucumber salad onto the steak. Drizzle an extra amount of jeow som directly over the steak and cucumber salad combination. Consume this mixture, ideally with your hands, savoring the spicy flavors.
⏱️ 10 min
- 3
To eat the Balut chicken egg: Take one of the Balut chicken eggs. Use a spoon to gently tap and crack open the top of the eggshell. Carefully scoop out the contents of the fertilized egg. Add a little jeow som onto the Balut and consume it with a spoon.
⏱️ 10 min
- 4
Continue enjoying the meal, alternating between the spicy cucumber salad and the steak, adding more jeow som as desired. Acknowledge the spiciness and savor the flavors.
⏱️ 15 min
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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
My Lao Lunch (Tum Mak Tang, Steak, Kai Look with Jeow Som)
- 1 bowl cucumber salad, extra spicy, prepared (Tum Mak Tang)
- 1 steak, cooked medium-rare, sliced
- 2 Balut chicken eggs, whole, uncracked (Kai Look)
- 1 mortar jeow som, spicy dipping sauce
Instructions
- 1
Arrange the prepared components of the Lao Lunch. Place the extra spicy cucumber salad (Tum Mak Tang) in a blue bowl. Arrange the sliced, medium-rare steak on a wooden board. Place the two whole, uncracked Balut chicken eggs (Kai Look) alongside. Have the jeow som (spicy dipping sauce) ready in a black mortar and pestle.
⏱️ 5 min - 2
To eat the steak and cucumber salad: Place a slice of steak onto a separate plate. Scoop a generous amount of the extra spicy cucumber salad onto the steak. Drizzle an extra amount of jeow som directly over the steak and cucumber salad combination. Consume this mixture, ideally with your hands, savoring the spicy flavors.
⏱️ 10 min - 3
To eat the Balut chicken egg: Take one of the Balut chicken eggs. Use a spoon to gently tap and crack open the top of the eggshell. Carefully scoop out the contents of the fertilized egg. Add a little jeow som onto the Balut and consume it with a spoon.
⏱️ 10 min - 4
Continue enjoying the meal, alternating between the spicy cucumber salad and the steak, adding more jeow som as desired. Acknowledge the spiciness and savor the flavors.
⏱️ 15 min