Vietnamese Shaking Beef (Bo Luc Lac)
Shaking beef (bo luc lac) is a classic Vietnamese recipe is made with wok-seared sweet and savory beef, sliced tomatoes, pickled onions and a tangy lime dipping sauce.
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 20 ounces beef sirloin steak (cut into cubes)
- 6 cloves garlic (grated)
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce
- 1 English cucumber (thinly sliced)
- 1 large tomato (cut in cubes)
- 1/2 medium red onion (thinly sliced)
- 1 lime juiced
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 juice of lime
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
Instructions
- 1
Place beef cubes in a large resealable plastic bag and add next 4 ingredients (garlic through fish sauce). Toss well to coat and marinade for 30 minutes or up to overnight.
- 2
Heat a large wok or frying pan over high heat and spray with cooking spray. Saute beef until browned, about 5-7 minutes. Remove fro pan and let rest 5-10 minutes.
- 3
While beef is cooking, pickle the red onions by tossing the slices with lime juice and salt; set aside.
- 4
Prepare the dipping sauce by whisking together the lime juice with salt and pepper; set aside.
- 5
To serve, place the beef, cucumber and tomato slices on a large platter and top with pickled onions. Serve with lime dipping sauce.