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Vietnamese Shaking Beef

This recipe is very easy and incrediably good
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time5 minutes
Course: brunch, Dinner, lunch, Main Course
Cuisine: Asian, Vietnamese
Keyword: shaking beef, Vietnamese beef
Servings: 4

Ingredients

  • 1.5 lbs tender thick cut beef. Fillet, rib eye, strip steak

Marinade

  • 6 cloves garlic minced
  • 3 tbsp Kecap Manis (sweet Malaysian soy) or 2 tbsp soy and 1 tbsp brown sugar see below if you use soy you will need a tsp corn starch
  • 1 tbsp fish sauce
  • 1 tbsp oyster sauce (optional)

The Salad and Vegetables

  • Watercress, baby arugula, or baby spinch enough for 4
  • 2 roma tomatoes cut in 1/8 lengthwise can also use cherry or grape tomatoes
  • 1 bell pepper any color cut in 1 inch cubes preferably not green
  • 4 green onions cut in 1 inch pieces

Red Onion Topping

  • 1/2 large. red onion sliced very thin almost shaved slicer or mandoline work great
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1/2 lime juiced
  • 2-3 dashes soy sauce
  • 2-3 pinches salt

If you use the soy sauce brown sugar method

  • 1 tsp corn starch
  • 2 tsp maggi sauce or soy

Instructions

  • Mix all the marinade ingredients. Put the meat and marinade in a plastic bag and let it marinade for at least a half hour and not more than an hour.
  • Arrange the greens and tomatoes on a platter,
  • Heat a tablespoon of oil in a pan or wok over high flame or burner. Something heavy duty like cast iron because it will hold the heat which is important when searing the meat. Stir fry the bell pepper for 15 seconds shaking the pan then add the green oinion and continue shaking the pan for another 30 seconds to a minute. You don't want them all wilted.
  • Let veggies cool for 30 second then arrange on top of salad

The Red Onions

  • mix everything for the onions Mix well and massage with hands. set asidr

Cook Meat

  • Remove the meat from the marinade. If you used the soy sauce brown sugar method sprinkle the meat with a teaspoon of cornstarch. This will stick to the meat and help it brown. If you used the recap manis there is no need for this step because the marinade is thicker and sticks to the meat and caramelizes better.
  • Heat another tablespoon of oil in the pan until it is smoking. Add the meat but don't crowd the meat. Do in batches if necessary . Let the meat sear for 20 seconds shake the pan to sear on all sides. The process takes a couple minutes. Don't overcook the meat it should still be medium and tender.
  • Optional but recommended-sprinkle 2 teaspoon of Maggi seasoning over meat and shake. Pour meat on top platter. If you don't have Maggi use soy sauce.
  • Top with marinated onion and garnish with cilantro and lime wedges. Garnish is optional.