Spicy Mint Beef

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I made this last night for my husband and I. We both love Thai food! I followed the recipe exactly and we thought it was awesome! It tasted like a dish we would get at a great Thai restaurant. The mint and Thai basil combination really made this dish special. I used the exact brands of chile paste and soy sauces as Giada had. I was surprised to find that it was sweeter than I expected and not as spicy as I thought 3 chillies were going to be...maybe next time i'll add one or two more. Before I made this dish I read some of the reviews and I personally didn't find it to be too salty. I definitely recommend trying this recipe.

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As other reviewers have mentioned, I thought this was way too salty. I'm not quite sure whether it was the soy sauce or the fish sauce, but I will definitely be trying it again, because the flavors are absolutely WONDERFUL except for the excessive saltiness. The mint is fabulous, and it is a really beautiful dish as well, with the nice strips of steak and the red peppers and all the green mint! It's a keeper, just try using half the soy sauce and maybe 2/3 the fish sauce.

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Served the spicy mint beef and green papaya salad for a birthday dinner. It was great and everyone loved it!!

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I agree with the other post that rated this recipe as too salty. I used low sodium soy sauce (and added my own molasses since I couldn't locate the sweet Thai soy sauce-I think I will definitely cut back on the fish sauce next time!

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I can't wait to try this recipe again with half the amount of soy sauce. I don't think the fish sauce was the problem. I rarely have problems with Food Network recipes but the last two I have tried really could benefit from a little testing.

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The type of pot/pan she used is an enameled cast iron pot. It looks more like a deep skillet or Braiser. It is most likely a le creuset pot. I was actually thinking that it looked like the perfect size pot to have. I went online and it looks like it is similar to the le creuset 5 qt Braiser. Hope this helps, i will be ordering one shortly myself. Can't wait to try the Spicy Mint Beef!

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Can anybody tell me what brand/type of pot (white in color was used by Giada to make Spicy Mint Beef (this recipe was On-Air by Giada on May 24, 2010. I would like to know also where I can purchase the same pot.

Thanks.

Jayshree Shelat

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The most difficult thing about this recipe was going on an adventure in the Asian Market! The recipe was simple and delicious! I added some broccoli to the mix just b/c I had some extra. I have to agree with another viewer.. it was a little salty due to the fish sauce, so I added some extra sweet soy sauce. It balanced the flavors well. Mine also did not come out that spicy. I used 3 chiles and it came out just right. I also had an extra lime so I added some lime juice in it at the end as well. The Asian market did not have any thai basil so I also just used regular basil from the grocery. I will definitely be keeping this recipe to make again!

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I think this is one of those recipes that will taste slightly different every time I make it. For one, I couldn't find the special soy sauces, the thai basil or thai chiles, but I made do with what I could find in my local Whole Foods. I bought tamari soy sauce, which I have to say was more flavorful than regular kikkoman.

I held back on the chile because I had never used this particular kind (which looked really similar to the thai chiles on her show. I really could have used more as in the end they weren't very hot. Same goes for the red chili paste.
But the final product was pretty tasty, not too salty as I added only a little soy sauce and added more after tasting. I'll use more spice next time.

Also as someone else mentioned the flank steak got a little tough even though I tried to cook it as quickly as possible and get it off the heat.

The mint though was a great addition! Definitely don't skip on the fresh mint, I thought it would be a strange combination with beef but I really loved the dimension it added.

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This recipe is not at all too spicy or salty. It is way too sweet! Doesn't taste at all like the Thai food I was looking for.