Tender and Glossy Vietnamese Shaken Beef

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1. 1

   Cut the beef into cubes and combine with the olive oil, oyster sauce, maggi seasoning (or soy sauce), minced garlic, sugar, and black pepper in a bowl to marinate for 30 minutes or overnight.

   💡 overnight provides best results

   beef 1 lboilolive oil 2 tbspoyster sauce 2 tbspminced garlic 2 tbspsugar 1 tspblack pepper 1 tsp

   ⏱ 30 minutes

2. 2

   Cut the bell peppers and yellow onion into bite-sized pieces.

   💡 for onions, cut into quarters and peel off the center

   bell peppers 2yellow onion 1

   ▶ 1:07

3. 3

   Heat oil in a pan on high heat. Add the beef in a single layer and sear untouched for 2 minutes.

   💡 if cooking a lot, do this in two batches so the pan doesn't overcrowd

   beef 1 lboil

   🔥 high heat → sear⏱ 2 minutes▶ 1:41

4. 4

   Shake the pan to flip the beef and sear the other side for another 2 minutes. Remove the beef and set aside.

   💡 overcrowding drops the heat and causes the beef to steam instead of sear

   beef 1 lb

   🔥 sear → steam⏱ 2 minutes▶ 1:58

5. 5

   In the same pan, add the bell peppers and onions. Cook until they reach your preferred doneness.

   💡 leave the veggies in an even layer and untouched for a couple minutes to create char marks

   bell peppers 2

   ▶ 2:15

6. 6

   Add the beef back into the pan with the 2 tbsp of butter. Turn off the heat and toss everything so the residual heat melts the butter to coat the beef and veggies.

   💡 do not skip the butter

   beef 1 lbbutter 2 tbsp

   ▶ 2:33

This recipe was organized from the source video's transcript. Amounts follow what the video presents. Source: Alissa Nguyen on YouTube