Crying Tiger Beef Noodle Salad

Ingredients

• 4 oz dry rice noodles (thin, like vermicelli (about 100 grams))
• 2 medium beef steaks (of choice, e.g., ribeye, sirloin or rump)
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon ground cumin
• Olive oil or coconut oil for cooking
• 1 cup cilantro leaves (aka coriander)
• 1 cup cucumber (sliced)
• 2 cups lettuce (shredded)
• 1-2 cups cabbage (shredded)
• 1 cup cherry tomatoes (halved)
• ½ cup carrots (shredded)
• ¼ cup shallots (fried, for garnish (optional))
• 2 tablespoons palm sugar (about 4-5 teaspoons, see notes)
• 3 tablespoons hot water
• ¼ cup fresh lime juice (2 juicy limes)
• ¼ cup fish sauce
• 1/2-1 long red chili (diced finely (depending on heat, see notes below))
• 1 spring onion (finely diced (scallions))
• 1 clove garlic (finely diced or minced)
• ⅓ cup chopped cilantro (leaves and stems, coriander in OZ/UK)