Bo Luc Lac

Name: Bo Luc Lac
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Vietnamese
Ingredients: 500g sirloin or fillet, in 2cm cubes; 6 cloves garlic, chopped; 1 tbsp oyster sauce, 1 tbsp soy sauce, 1 tsp fish sauce, 1 tsp sugar; 1 tsp coarsely ground black pepper; 1 tbsp butter; Watercress, tomato slices and red onion; Lime, salt and pepper dip

Bò lúc lắc/baw look LACK/

Also known as: Shaking Beef, Vietnamese Shaking Beef

About this dish

Cubes of beef seared in a smoking wok with garlic and a peppery soy glaze, served on watercress with tomato and onion.

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Ingredients

🥩500g sirloin or fillet, in 2cm cubes

🧄6 cloves garlic, chopped

🫙1 tbsp oyster sauce, 1 tbsp soy sauce, 1 tsp fish sauce, 1 tsp sugar

🌶️1 tsp coarsely ground black pepper

🧈1 tbsp butter

🥬Watercress, tomato slices and red onion

🍋Lime, salt and pepper dip

Method

Serves 4

Marinate the beef with half the garlic, the sauces, sugar and pepper for 30 minutes.

Heat a wok until smoking, add oil and the beef in a single layer, and sear without moving for 1 minute.

Shake the wok to turn the cubes and sear for another minute, keeping them pink inside.

Add the butter and remaining garlic and toss for 30 seconds.

Serve on watercress with tomato and onion, and a lime-pepper dip.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

'Shaking beef' gets its name from the way the wok is shaken to sear the cubes; it is a French-influenced celebration dish.

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