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Bò Lúc Lắc or Shaky Beef

Bò Lúc Lắc or Vietnamese Shaky Beef is one of the most mouth watering dishes in the Vietnamese Cuisine. Its iconic cubes of beef, marinated in a soy based sauce is typically served over a bed of crispy lettuce, tomatoes, and accompanied by a tangy dipping sauce.
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Servings: 0
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Vietnamese
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 1/2-2 lbs Steak ( New York, Strip, Ribeye)
  • 2 tbsp Oyster Sauce
  • 1 tbsp Soy Sauce
  • 1 tbsp Fish Sauce
  • 1 tbsp Brown Sugar
  • 1 tbsp Chopped Garlic
  • 1/2 Yellow Onion Cubed
Butter and Oyster Sauce Glaze
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 1 tsp oyster sauce

Method
 

  1. Cut the steak into 1 inch cubes. Marinade the steak with 2 Tbs Oyster Sauce, 1 TB each of chopped garlic, soy sauce, fish sauce, brown sugar, vegetable oil, 1 tsp of salt and 1/2 tsp of black pepper.
    Marinade overnight or at least 30minutes before cooking.
  2. In small batches sear or brown the meat in a very hot pan. I use a wok or cast iron skillet. Make sure to shake the meat around the pan quickly so that it sears evenly on all sides.
    Once the meat is seared on all sides or cooked a few minutes add the cubed onion and cooke 2-3 minutes more until the meat is medium rare to medium on the inside. Cook longer if you like it more well done.
  3. Right before the meat is done cooking and it has been seared all over, turn off the pan, add 1 TB of butter and 1 tsp of oyster sauce. Swirl it around the pan. This provides a nice finishing glaze to the dish and makes it extra saucy.
  4. Servethe beef with a side salad and steamed white rice.
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