Bò Lúc Lắc (Shaking Beef) for Two

Name: Bò Lúc Lắc (Shaking Beef) for Two
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Asia, Asian, Vietnamese
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons, fish sauce; 2 teaspoons, soy sauce; 1 teaspoon, molasses; 8 ounces, sirloin steak tips, trimmed and cut into ¾-inch cubes; 2 ounces (2 cups), watercress, torn into bite-size pieces; 2 tablespoons, lime juice; 1/2 teaspoon, pepper; 1/4 cup, water; 1 , garlic clove, minced; 1/4 teaspoon, cornstarch; 2 teaspoons, vegetable oil, divided; 1 1/2 teaspoons, unsalted butter; 1/2 , small red onion, sliced thin

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By Andrew Janjigian

Appears in Cook's Illustrated September/October 2019

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

SERVES2

TIME1 hour

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Vietnam's bò lúc lắc, or shaking beef, combines 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...

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