Shaking Beef (Bo Luc Lac)

This will be one of the easiest meals you ever make and you’ll be pleasantly surprised at how much flavour there is in such a short amount of time.

Shaking beef is a Vietnamese style dish. The “shaking” part of the name comes in the shaking of the pan while cooking. The steak is tender and flavourful and it comes together very quickly. It will take your rice longer to cook.

Do not marinate your steak for much longer than a couple of hours. You don’t want the fibres of the meat to break down for this recipe. You can use your favourite steak whether rib-eye, striploin or tenderloin.

Makes 2-3 servings

Ingredients

16 ounce beef rib-eye steak, cut into 1 inch cubes
3 tablespoons oil
½ red onion, cut into large chunks

For the Marinade
1 tablespoon oyster sauce
2 teaspoons dark soy sauce
2 teaspoons fish sauce
1 teaspoon brown sugar
1 clove garlic, finely grated

For the Dipping Sauce (optional)
1 lime, juiced
Pinch kosher salt
¼ teaspoon finely ground black pepper

For Serving
1 tomato, sliced
½ cucumber, sliced
Rice

1. In a medium bowl, add beef and the marinade ingredients. Mix well and let marinate while you prepare the remaining ingredients.
2. In a small bowl, make the dipping sauce by combining lime juice, salt and pepper. Set aside.
3. In a wok or large frying pan on high heat, add 2 tablespoons oil, add the beef and let it sear on one side for about a minute. Then shake or stir fry. Let it sear on the other side until desired doneness and remove.
4. Add more oil if needed, add onion and stir fry for a couple of minutes. Add it to the beef.
5. Serve on a platter along with tomato and cucumber and dipping sauce on the side.
6. Serve with rice.

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Shaking Beef

This will be one of the easiest meals you ever make and you’ll be pleasantly surprised at how much flavour there is in such a short amount of time.

Shaking beef is a Vietnamese style dish. The “shaking” part of the name comes in the shaking of the pan while cooking. The steak is tender and flavourful and it comes together very quickly. It will take your rice longer to cook.

Do not marinate your steak for much longer than a couple of hours. You don’t want the fibres of the meat to break down for this recipe. You can use your favourite steak whether rib-eye, striploin or tenderloin.

Prep Time5 minutes mins

Cook Time5 minutes mins

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Asian, Vietnamese

Keyword: beef, shaking, stir fry, wok

Servings: 2 servings

Ingredients

• 16 ounce beef rib-eye steak cut into 1 inch cubes
• 3 tablespoons oil
• ½ red onion cut into large chunks

For the Marinade

• 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
• 2 teaspoons dark soy sauce
• 2 teaspoons fish sauce
• 1 teaspoon brown sugar
• 1 clove garlic finely grated

For the Dipping Sauce (optional)

• 1 lime juiced
• Pinch kosher salt
• ¼ teaspoon finely ground black pepper

For Serving

• 1 tomato sliced
• ½ cucumber sliced
• Rice

Instructions

• In a medium bowl, add beef and the marinade ingredients. Mix well and let marinate while you prepare the remaining ingredients.
• In a small bowl, make the dipping sauce by combining lime juice, salt and pepper. Set aside.
• In a wok or large frying pan on high heat, add 2 tablespoons oil, add the beef and let it sear on one side for about a minute. Then shake or stir fry. Let it sear on the other side until desired doneness and remove.
• Add more oil if needed, add onion and stir fry for a couple of minutes. Add it to the beef.
• Serve on a platter along with tomato and cucumber and dipping sauce on the side.
• Serve with rice.