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Bo Luc Lac Recipe (Vietnamese Shaking Beef)
Shaking beef (Bo luc lac) is a popular Vietnamese dish of marinated beef, quickly stir-fried, served with lime dipping sauce and salad greens or rice.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 343 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Vietnamese
Ingredients
- 1 pound tender beef steak filet mignon, use your favorite, cut into bite-sized pieces
FOR THE MARINADE
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon soy sauce
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- ½ teaspoon sugar optional
- salt and black pepper to taste
FOR THE SHAKING BEEF
- ¼ cup rice vinegar
- ¼ cup mirin
- ¼ cup soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce
- 1 teaspoon sugar optional
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil or more as needed
- 1 medium red onion sliced
- 5-6 scallions chopped
- 3 cloves garlic chopped
- 1 bunch watercress stems removed
- 1 small cucumber sliced (optional)
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes sliced (optional)
DIPPING SAUCE
- juice from 2 large limes
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Add the beef slices into a bowl. Whisk together the vegetable oil, soy sauce, garlic, sugar, and salt and pepper to taste. Pour over the beef and marinate at room temperature for 30 minutes or longer (2 hours is good).
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the rice vinegar, mirin, soy sauce, dark soy sauce, fish sauce, and sugar. Set aside.
- Heat the 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil in a wok or large pan to high heat until simmering (do not let it smoke). Add the beef in batches in a single layer and sear each side, about 1-2 minutes per side, until the beef has a nice brown crust and is done to your liking. Remove the beef and set aside onto a plate.
- Add the red onion and scallions (with a bit more oil if needed) and stir fry for 1 minute.
- Add the garlic and stir fry for 30 seconds.
- Add the sauce mixture along with the reserved seared beef. Shake the pan as you cook for a few seconds to warm through.
- Serve over a mix of watercress or other salad greens, cucumbers, tomatoes.
- For the dipping sauce, whisk together the lime juice, salt, and pepper, and serve alongside the beef salad.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
343kcal
(17%)
Carbohydrates
17g
(6%)
Protein
29g
(58%)
Fat
18g
(28%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
4g
Monounsaturated Fat
8g
Cholesterol
73mg
(24%)
Sodium
1990mg
(83%)
Potassium
769mg
(22%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
9g
(18%)
Vitamin A
396IU
(8%)
Vitamin C
17mg
(19%)
Calcium
74mg
(7%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 343
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 343kcal | 17% |
| Carbohydrates | 17g | 6% |
| Protein | 29g | 58% |
| Fat | 18g | 28% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 4g | 24% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Cholesterol | 73mg | 24% |
| Sodium | 1990mg | 83% |
| Potassium | 769mg | 16% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 9g | 18% |
| Vitamin A | 396IU | 8% |
| Vitamin C | 17mg | 19% |
| Calcium | 74mg | 7% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.