Bò Lúc Lắc (Shaking Beef)

Name: Bò Lúc Lắc (Shaking Beef)
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Asia, Asian, Vietnamese
Ingredients: 4 teaspoons, fish sauce; 4 teaspoons, soy sauce; 2 teaspoons, molasses; 1 pound, sirloin steak tips, trimmed and cut into ¾-inch cubes; 4 ounces (4 cups), watercress, torn into bite-size pieces; 1/4 cup, lime juice (2 limes); 1 teaspoon, pepper; 1/4 cup, water; 2 , garlic cloves, minced; 3/4 teaspoon, cornstarch; 4 teaspoons, vegetable oil, divided; 1 tablespoon, unsalted butter; 1 , small red onion, sliced thin

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By Andrew Janjigian

Appears in Cook's Illustrated September/October 2019, America's Test Kitchen TV

This popular Vietnamese dish known as shaking beef offers an enticing contrast between warm, savory stir-fried beef and cool, refreshing watercress.

SERVES4

TIME1 hour

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Vietnam's bò lúc lắc, or shaking beef, combines savory stir-fried beef and a peppery, crisp watercress salad. We used sirloin steak tips (aka flap meat) for their beefy flavor and pleasant chewy texture. We first marinated the meat in a mix...

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