Shaking Beef

Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Start off by pickling some onions using a mandolin to slice them.
  2. 2Shove the sliced onions in a mason jar.
  3. 3Add sugar to the mason jar with the onions.
  4. 4Add about a cup of boiling water to the jar.
  5. 5Add a cup of white vinegar to the jar with the onions and boiling water, thinking about equal parts water and vinegar.
  6. 6Set the jar with pickled onions aside for a quick pickle.
  7. 7Cut two ribeye steaks into cubes.
  8. 8Add oyster sauce to the meat.
  9. 9Add fish sauce to the meat.
  10. 10Add soy sauce to the meat.
  11. 11Add a little sesame oil to the meat.
  12. 12Add a little sugar to the meat.
  13. 13Optionally, add a little sambal for some spice.
  14. 14Optionally, add some Knorr liquid seasoning or Maggi seasoning, but you only need a little bit because it's liquid seasoning; you can completely omit it and just add a little bit more soy sauce.
  15. 15Add a lot of black pepper to the meat.
  16. 16Grate in a few cloves of garlic.
  17. 17Mix the meat really well.
  18. 18Leave the meat alone to quickly marinate.
  19. 19Chop up a Persian cucumber to serve with.
  20. 20Get your wok really, really hot and then add a little bit of oil.
  21. 21Once your wok is smoking and the oil is shimmering, add in your beef and spread it into a flat layer.
  22. 22Leave the beef alone and cook for about a minute until you see the pieces start to char on the outside.
  23. 23Shake the pan aggressively.
  24. 24Add in some cherry tomatoes and shake the pan again.
  25. 25Cook the beef and tomatoes until the tomatoes are a little bit blistered and charred.
  26. 26Serve the shaking beef on top of Jasmine rice.
  27. 27Add a tiny bit of arugula.
  28. 28Spoon your shaking beef, tomatoes, and some of the sauce on top of the rice and arugula.
  29. 29Add Persian cucumbers.
  30. 30Add some of the pickled red onions.
  31. 31Optionally, add a little bit more sambal to have with the cucumbers.

Ingredients

  • 1 whole red onion
  • little bit sugar
  • 1 cup boiling water
  • 1 cup white vinegar
  • 2 whole ribeye steaks
  • oyster sauce
  • fish sauce
  • soy sauce
  • little sesame oil
  • little sugar
  • little sambal
  • knorr liquid seasoning
  • Maggi seasoning
  • lots black pepper
  • cloves garlic
  • 1 whole Persian cucumber
  • Jasmine rice
  • tiny bit arugula
  • cherry tomatoes

Equipment

mandolinmason jarcutting boardwokpanspoonchopsticksfork

Tips

  • You can completely omit Maggi/Knorr seasoning and just add a little bit more soy sauce.
  • The beef is tender and perfectly medium rare on the inside with beautiful color and char on the outside.