Intro
The Story: This is Han’s go-to food order when going out to eat with her now in-laws. Now that this dish has been perfected in the kitchen, it's a family favorite. Shaking beef or bo luc lac is a Vietnamese dish that consists of beef that has been cut into small cubes, marinated with soy sauce, fish sauce and oyster sauce, then sauteed in a wok with red onion and pepper before being served on a bed of fresh lettuce with slices of tomato and cucumber.
Ingredients
Beef Marinade
Beef: 1 lb beef ribeye cut into 1-1½" cubes (the bride recently used top sirloin and it worked great too)
Oyster sauce: 1 tbsp
Soy sauce: 1 tsp
Garlic minced: 1 tbsp
Garlic oil: 2 teaspoon
Sugar: ½ tsp
Corn or tapioca starch: 1 tsp
Vegetable Oil: 1 tbsp
Tomato Rice
Garlic minced: 1 tsp
Garlic Oil: 1 tsp
Unsalted Butter: 1 tbsp
Jasmine uncooked rice: 1 cup
Ketchup: 2 tbsp
Salt: 1 pinch
Sauteed Vegetables
Vegetable oil: 1 tbsp
White or yellow onion: ½ onion cut into large 1½" chunks
Bell pepper: 1 pepper, cut into large 1½" chunks
Green Onion: ½ stalk, cut into 2" pieces
Step-by-Step Instructions
Step 1: Marinate the beef
Combine all the ingredients and beef except for the cornstarch in a bowl and marinate for at least 1 hour.
Step 2: Prep the veggies
While this marinates, wash and prep all the veggies.
Step 3: Remove excessive liquid
Before cooking, transfer the beef to another plate to remove excess liquid and to come to room temp for about an hour.
Step 4: Coat the beef
Coat each piece of beef in cornstarch. Heat a pan on medium-high or high, then brown the meat on all sides in about 2-4 batches depending on the size of your pan
Step 5: Add the vegetables & stir fry
Once you have cooked all your beef, add them into a pan with the vegetables over medium-low heat, and stir for about 2 minutes. We recommend you add a tbsp of unsalted butter at the very end and toss everything together in the sauce.
Step 6: Plating
Plate the veggies and beef. Add some salt to taste.
