Sour beef (ส้มเนื้อ: som nuea – literally means as English name) or naam nuea (แหนมเนื้อ) is meat preservation by fermentation in order to produce acidic substances as natural preservative.

Ingredients

• 100g ground beef
• 2 tbsp chopped garlic
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tbsp cooked rice (glutinous is preferred)

Instructions

• Mix all ingredients then wrap with plastic sheet.
• Fermenting for four days.
• Cooking before eating (to eat raw is not recommended).