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Beef Loc Lac

Cambodia

Cambodia's most famous dish internationally. The name refers to the shaking motion of tossing the beef.

Cambodian shaking beef — cubed beef marinated in oyster and soy sauce, stir-fried on high heat with onion, served on a bed of tomato and lettuce with lime-pepper dipping sauce.

Authentic Cambodia Beef Loc Lac recipe
Prep
15 mins
Cook
10 mins
Difficulty
Easy
Calories
425 kcal
Serves
4
Calories are an estimate based on ingredients used

Ingredients

600gbeef sirloin, cubed
3 tbspoyster sauce
2 tbspsoy sauce
1 tbspsugar
1onion, cut into chunks
2 clovesgarlic, crushed
tomato and lettucefor the base
lime juice and black pepperfor dipping sauce

Method

1

Marinate beef in oyster sauce, soy and sugar 15 minutes.

2

Stir-fry in batches on the highest heat — the shaking motion keeps the beef moving.

3

Add onion. Toss 1 minute.

4

Serve over tomato and lettuce with lime-pepper sauce.

Chef's Tip

The high heat is everything — loc lac cooked at low heat is simply beef in sauce.

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