Reviewed: May 18, 2006

I was a little skeptical about this recipe, especially with the fish sauce. However, this was one of the most tastey steak marinades. My family absolutely loved it. I marinated 3 flank steaks (6lbs) over night and it turned out perfect! There was nothing left to take home. Which is always a good sign for me! Also with the Chili Sauce,it's not really spicey hot...just a good spice to add.

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Reviewed: May 1, 2006

THIS WAS A HIT!!! I WAS A LITTLE SKEPTICAL AT FIRST THAT THIS WOULD HAVE GOOD FLAVOR. BOY WERE WE SURPRISED. MADE AN IMPRESSION ON A FRIEND IN THE MILITARY JUST RETURNING FROM JAPAN. DO NOT CHANGE A THING!!!

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HARLEY CRUISER

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Reviewed: Mar. 31, 2006

Excellent. Nice change to just a regular grilled steak.

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Win L.

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Reviewed: Mar. 26, 2006

This was a great marinade. I used porterhouse steaks from Australia and let them marinate for 48 hours - don't know if it was good steak or the marinade, but they were really tender even though my husband overcooked them a bit on the BBQ (few too many beers while cooking!). The flavour was great too and our guests raved about the steaks.

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MBUTTLER

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Reviewed: Nov. 20, 2005

I used a top sirloin cut to make this, and adjusted the recipe just a bit. I added the juice of half a lime, and then let it sit in the fridge for a few hours. It gives it a slightly tangy taste, and gives it a Thai taste. Very juicy!

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Charles R.

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Reviewed: Sep. 9, 2005

It was a dream come true! I sliced the 2 pound slab of steak into 6 individual steaks. I used a gallon size freezer bag to marinade it in rather than a dish. I didnt have a bbq grill so I used my toaster oven to broil it (3 pieces at a time). 6 min on one side at 8 minutes on the other (it came out medium well). Does not taste fishy at all. The fish sauce is salty so dont add soy sauce or salt until u taste it first. I used normal sesame oil. It was delicous! "Score" means cut a diagonal slice into the steak.

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ALLEYCAT27

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Reviewed: Jul. 28, 2005

Thought it would be more spicy with all that chile but it wasn't. Very good done medium rare after a 3.5 day marinade! I took the left over steak and sliced it thinly and they made a beautiful addition to an another asian meal I prepared.

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JOARC

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Reviewed: Jun. 8, 2005

very nice steak. if your put off by the fish sauce I sometimes mix a little brown sugar with dark soy sauce in place of the fish sauce. remember to mix soy and sugar well.

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Aussie Dell

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Reviewed: May 17, 2005

This honestly made the best steak that I have ever ever had in my life. I could have eaten the whole two pounds by myself. I highly recommend this...don't tweak anything!

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LauraKKH

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Reviewed: Mar. 28, 2004

Maybe its not fair of me to rate this spicy dish since I can hardly handle mild salsa, but no one said much about it at my dinner party like they did about the other dish I served.

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JAWANDMEE

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Reviewed: Feb. 17, 2004

I used safflower oil instead of sesame, because its what I had, i also cut back on the ginger, using only 1tsp. of fresh minced ginger.

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k. treat

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Reviewed: Nov. 27, 2003

My new favorite recipe for flank steak!

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S.E.

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Reviewed: Sep. 2, 2003

This was my first experience with fish sauce. I opened the bottle and all I could think was this must be the nastiest smelling stuff ever made. Don't let that put you off though, because the steak ends up really tasty. I found the ginger and sesame to be the dominate flavors in the steak, but I did every so often get a hint of the fish sauce. I think it is something everyone should try for themselves at least once, but if you are not an adventurous person, this is not the recipe for you.

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Reviewed: Jul. 30, 2003

That was the best steak I ever tasted. Thanks so much.

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Reviewed: Jul. 23, 2003

First time cooking or grilling and it was FANTASTIC!!! I will be making this very soon

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Reviewed: Jun. 10, 2003

Just made this again for the upteenth time! I have never found another marinade this great. Don't be put off by the fish sauce--it does not taste fishy. It is an amazing taste!!

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Reviewed: Jun. 4, 2003

I have never cooked a steak before, and I tried this recipe and everyone LOVED it!!! Thank you for an amazing recipe!

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DTRAN

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Reviewed: Dec. 26, 2002

OMG, this was sooooo good! The only change I made was the fish sauce, I just cut it down a bit. Having to much made it to "fish" for me.

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Reviewed: Nov. 24, 2002

All I can say is "Wow!". Seeing fish sauce in the ingredients made me wonder, but am I ever glad I tried this. Even though I messed up and marinated for 36 hours cause I got busy elsewhere, this is one of the best, if not the best, marinate for beef I've tried.

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Reviewed: Jul. 14, 2001

I didn't have the sesame oil, so I used olive oil. It was absolutely perfect. My husband was very impressed (he thought he was the only one that could make a good marinade).

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