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Lok lak (stir-fried beef, lime-pepper sauce)

Name: Lok lak (stir-fried beef, lime-pepper sauce)
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 500g, cubed Sliced beef; 2 tbsp Soy sauce; 1 tsp Sugar; 2 cloves Garlic; 1 tbsp Oyster sauce; 1 Lime; 1 tsp Pepper; 4 leaves Romaine lettuce

Preparation time: 30 min
Servings: 4

Ingredients

Sliced beef — to buy500g, cubed
Soy sauce — to buy2 tbsp
Sugar — to buy1 tsp
Garlic — to buy2 cloves
Oyster sauce — to buy1 tbsp
Lime — to buy1
Pepper — to buy1 tsp
Romaine lettuce — to buy4 leaves

Preparation

Cut the beef into 2cm cubes, marinate 15 min with soy sauce, sugar and crushed garlic.
Heat the wok over very high heat with a drizzle of oil until smoking.
Sear the beef in small batches 90 sec per side to brown well without stewing it.
Remove the beef, deglaze the wok with soy sauce, oyster sauce and a little water to bind a short sauce.
Return the beef to the sauce, coat it 30 sec.
Make the dipping sauce: lime juice, cracked black pepper and a pinch of salt.
Plate the beef over lettuce and tomato, serve with the lime-pepper sauce on the side.