Bò Lúc Lắc - Vietnamese Shaking Beef w/ Tomato rice
This shake beef recipe that you make at home is filled with tender bits of meat, vegetables and tomato rice that will leave you wanting to have more.
Ingredients
BEEF MARINADE
- 1 lb beef ribeye cut into 1-1½" cubes
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp oyster sauce
- 2 tbsp garlic oil
- 1 tsp garlic minced
- ½ tsp sugar
- 1 tsp cornstarch or tapioca starch for coating beef
- Maggi for salt
- vegetable oil
TOMATO RICE
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 tsp garlic minced
- 1 c cooked long grain rice
- 1 tbsp tomato paste
- Fish sauce to taste or salt or Maggi
SAUTED VEGETABLES
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- ½ white or yellow onion cut into large 1½" chunks
- 1 bell pepper cut into large 1½" chunks
- ½ stalk green onion cut into 2" pieces
Instructions
SPREADING BEEF
- Mix all the ingredients together and beef, excluding the cornstarch into a bowl . Let it marinate for at least one hour.
- While the marinating is going on the marinade, wash and prepare all your vegetables.
- Prior to making the cooking process, move the meat onto a separate plate to drain any liquid, and then bring it to room temperature for approximately an hour.
- Cover each piece of beef with cornstarch. In a skillet, heat it to medium or high to brown the beef on all sides . This should take about 4 batches, based according to the dimension of the pan.
- After you've cooked all your beef, place them into a pot together with the vegetables on a low heat. Stir for 2 minutes.
- Plate the vegetables and beef. Sprinkle some Maggi and salt according to your preference.
TOMATO RICE
- Cook and prepare 1 cup of rice according to the method you use normally. I prefer to use a rice cooker , and follow the directions.
- In a large skillet with a medium-high heat, add garlic and oil until the garlic is fragrant and brown. Mix the garlic to ensure it doesn't start to burn.
- Stir in the rice, then stir well to coat the garlic.
- Add the tomato paste . continue to stir until you have incorporated the red color equally all over the rice.
- Include a few drops of fish sauce, and then test the rice. I would suggest starting with 2 drops and then increase the amount You don't want to make it too salty since it will be served with the meat.
Vegetables
- Clean and prepare all vegetables.
- Pour 1 tablespoon of oil into a pan at medium-low temperature.
- Add the bell peppers and the onions. Cook for 2 minutes, until the onions begin to turn translucent but not too soft.
- In the end, add green onions to stop them from wilting and stir until they are mixed.
- Take the vegetables out and set them aside in the bowl. You'll be mixing them together with your beef.