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

Main Courses
Asia
Asian
Vietnamese
Meat
Beef

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.

SERVES 4

TIME 1 hour

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