The beef should be balanced by salty and sour, with the nutty flavor of toasted rice and refreshing mint flavor on every bite. Ground chili pepper at 2 teaspoons is about a comfortable level of heat for me. If you love really hot food, you might want to add more chili pepper.
Serve with sticky rice and fresh vegetables. Popular vegetables accompanying nam tohk are cabbage, green beans, dill leaves, mint, Thai basil and cucumber.