Kohlrabi-and-buffalo salad recipe (trau xao xu hao)
Created by Luke Nguyen

- Cuisine: Vietnamese
- Serves 4–6
Ingredients
500g (1 lb 2 oz) kohlrabi, peeled, julienned1 carrot, peeled, julienned
100ml (31/2 fl oz) vinegar
100g (31/2 oz) sugar
2 tbsp vegetable oil
2 garlic cloves, minced
300g (101/2 oz) buffalo or lean beef eye fillets, sliced into strips
1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
1 handful Vietnamese mint leaves
1 handful Asian basil leaves
1 handful perilla leaves
1 tbsp garlic chips
4 tbsp nuoc cham
2 tbsp roasted peanuts, crushed
2 tbsp fried red shallots
Preparation
In a large bowl, combine the kohlrabi, carrot, vinegar and sugar.Mix well, then cover and place in the refrigerator to marinate for 1 hour.
Remove from the fridge and drain.
Place a frying pan over high heat, add the oil and fry the garlic until fragrant.
Add the beef, season with pepper, and stir-fry the beef for no longer than 3 minutes. Remove from pan and set aside.
In a serving bowl, combine the kohlrabi, carrot, Vietnamese mint, Asian basil, perilla, garlic chips and beef.
Dress with nuoc cham and garnish with the peanuts and fried red shallots.
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Comments (1)
11 Jan 2011 02:39 AEST
Carly
It is a wonderful salad! I make one similar before.But I did'nt use Kohlrabi, and I use chicken instead of beef. This salad can be with something else,or on its own.Thanks for your receipt and the show too.
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