Vietnamese Shaking Beef Recipe | Bò Lúc Lắc | Traditional Home Cooking

beef tenderloin

🥗Healthier: chicken breast

💰Cheaper: sirloin

Chicken breast is lower in fat and more affordable.

soy sauce

🥗Healthier: low-sodium soy sauce

Low-sodium soy sauce reduces sodium intake.

oyster sauce

🥗Healthier: hoisin sauce

Hoisin sauce offers a similar sweet flavor profile.

lime juice

Fresh lime juice enhances flavor without calories.

In large bowl, marinate beef with sugar, salt, black pepper, and minced garlic for at least one hour at room temperature or overnight in fridge for best results.

In a large skillet, heat up vegetable oil on medium-high. Add marinated beef cubes and sear on all sides by shaking beef until medium-rare. No more than 2-3 minutes total. Transfer to a bowl and set aside.

To the now empty skillet, add butter. Once melted, add onions and garlic. Sautee until fragrant (about 1-2 minutes). Add soy sauce, fish sauce, honey, rice vinegar and sugar. Cook the mixture for about 2-3 minutes.

Toss in seared beef cubes until nicely coated. Transfer beef and sauce onto a bed of lettuce, watercress, tomatoes, and/or cucumbers.

Mix together the lime juice, salt and pepper.

Serve shaking beef with rice, and lime dipping sauce on the side.

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