🇰🇭 Cambodia recipe

Cha Kroeung Sach Ko

Name: Cha Kroeung Sach Ko
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 28 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Cambodia
Ingredients: 500g beef sirloin or flank steak, thinly sliced against the grain; 3 tablespoons kroeung paste (lemongrass, galangal, turmeric, garlic, shallots, kaffir lime zest); 2 tablespoons sliced fingerroot (krachai); 2 tablespoons oyster sauce; 1 tablespoon fish sauce; 1 teaspoon sugar; 100g long beans, cut into 5cm pieces; 1 red bell pepper, sliced; 4 kaffir lime leaves, very finely shredded; 1 large handful fresh holy basil leaves; 3 tablespoons vegetable oil; 2 red chilies, sliced diagonally; Steamed jasmine rice for serving

Cha Kroeung Sach Ko is the quintessential Cambodian stir-fry, showcasing kroeung, the aromatic paste that forms the backbone of Khmer cooking. Tender strips of beef are wok-tossed with this fragrant paste of lemongrass, galangal, and turmeric, along with fingerroot, holy basil, and long beans. The result is a dish bursting with herbaceous, citrusy flavors that is distinctly Cambodian.

Prep20 mins

Cook8 mins

Serves3

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Ingredients

500g beef sirloin or flank steak, thinly sliced against the grain
3 tablespoons kroeung paste (lemongrass, galangal, turmeric, garlic, shallots, kaffir lime zest)
2 tablespoons sliced fingerroot (krachai)
2 tablespoons oyster sauce
1 tablespoon fish sauce
1 teaspoon sugar
100g long beans, cut into 5cm pieces
1 red bell pepper, sliced
4 kaffir lime leaves, very finely shredded
1 large handful fresh holy basil leaves
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 red chilies, sliced diagonally
Steamed jasmine rice for serving