Crying Tiger Beef (Suea Rong Hai)

Grilled flank or sirloin steak rubbed with fish sauce, garlic, and pepper, charcoal-grilled rare to medium-rare, sliced thin against the grain, and served with a fierce nam jim jaew dipping sauce of toasted ground rice, fish sauce, lime juice, dried chilli, shallot, and coriander. The Isan steak dish: beef, char, fish sauce, and bright fierce dressing.