Thursday, July 5, 2018

Korean-Style Skirt Steak Salad

So I don't know what my latest fascination with pickled foods is, but I right now Kimchi is high on the list.  I know D is a fan of salads because they are supposedly easy, so when I saw steak, kimchi and salad, yes please!

D bought what ingredients he could find at the store and made substitutions where he couldn't find what was needed.I made the marinade and may have messed up (put in 1/4 C of oil into the marinade). D said it wold be fine. It was.

I really liked this and I think D did as well.

Korean Skirt Steak Salad

Photo by ALB

Active Time: 25 Mins
Total Time: 12 Hours 25 Mins
Yield Serves: 4 (serving size: 1 salad)  (we got 3 because D doesn't do leftover salads)

This dinner salad is an exciting twist on a taco salad: Crisped wonton wedges replace tortilla strips, marinated skirt steak stands in for ground beef, and bok choy subs in for lettuce. Gochugaru—Korean red pepper flakes—is worth seeking out at an Asian market. It has a slightly sweet, deeply roasted flavor and not as much chile heat as you’d expect. Use it anywhere you want some gentle heat and a robust savory note: sprinkled on eggs, kebabs, hummus, roasted vegetables, and grilled corn.

Ingredients
1 small bunch scallions (about 2 1/2 oz.)
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup lower-sodium soy sauce
1 1/2 tablespoons chili garlic sauce (used 2 TBSP)
1/4 cup rice vinegar, divided
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1/4 cup toasted sesame oil, divided (forgot to divide...if you bake the wontons, you need 1 TBSP)
1 pound skirt steak
10 square wonton wrappers
Cooking spray
1 tablespoon gochugaru (optional) (didn't use)
1/8 teaspoon kosher salt
6 baby bok choy (2-oz. each) , thinly sliced (about 4 cups) (used Napa Cabbage)
1 cup kimchi (about 5 oz.)
1 cup matchstick-cut daikon radish (about 3 oz.) (used matchstick-cut carrots)
1 ripe avocado, diced

Preparation
Step 1
Thinly slice white parts of scallions; set aside green tops. Combine white scallion slices, sugar, soy sauce, chili garlic sauce, 2 tablespoons rice vinegar, garlic, and 1 tablespoon sesame oil in a large ziplock plastic bag. Seal bag, and gently shake to combine. Add steak, and seal bag. Massage bag to coat steak with marinade. Chill 12 hours or up to 1 day. Remove steak from bag; discard marinade.

Step 2
Stack 5 wonton wrappers on top of each other. Using a pizza cutter, cut wonton stack diagonally into quarters to form wedges. Repeat procedure with remaining 5 wonton wrappers.

Step 3
Heat 2 tablespoons sesame oil in a large skillet over medium-high. Place half of wonton wedges in hot oil; cook, stirring occasionally, until crisp and browned, 1 to 2 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer fried wonton wedges to a paper towel–lined plate to drain. Repeat procedure with remaining half of wonton wedges.  (Do this instead: Wonton Chips- Baked not fried. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper,Place the wonton wrappers on the baking sheet. Spray with PAM. Sprinkle with the garlic, salt and pepper. Bake for 7 minutes until crispy and beginning to brown (5 minutes was plenty for me). If you only have 1 baking sheet, you need to do this a few times.)

Step 4
Heat a grill pan over high, and lightly coat with cooking spray. Add steak to pan; cook to desired degree of doneness, 2 to 4 minutes per side for medium-rare. Let stand at least 5 minutes, and cut against the grain into thin slices.

Step 5
Whisk together remaining 2 tablespoons rice vinegar; remaining 1 tablespoon sesame oil; gochugaru, if desired; and salt in a medium bowl. Cut green scallion tops into 2-inch pieces, and cut each piece in half lengthwise. Add green scallion slices and bok choy to dressing; toss to coat. Divide bok choy mixture evenly among 4 bowls. Top evenly with kimchi and daikon. Divide steak slices, fried wontons, and avocado evenly among bowls.

Nutritional Information (4 servings)
Calories: 408; Fat: 24g; Satfat: 6g; Unsatfat: 16g; Protein: 29g; Carbohydrate: 21g; Fiber: 4g; Sugars: 5g; Added sugars: 3g; Sodium: 635mg; Calcium: 12% DV; Potassium: 20% DV

Cooking Light, July 2018

16 Smart Points (my additions/subtractions at 3 servings)

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