Dinner for 4
Beef Lok Lak
Marinated beef cooks quickly with garlic, while eggs and a fresh lettuce salad complete the plate.
$25.31for 4 servings
$6.33 per serving$25.31 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
Photo: TheMealDB
- 45 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 4servings as written
- $$$$typical cost tier
VietnameseDairy-freeHigh-proteinFamilyDinners
What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Beef chuck roast or stew beef$6.99/lb typical | 2.2 lb | $15.41Typical price |
| Garlic$0.75 each typical | 0.5 | $0.38Typical price |
| Nuts and seeds$0.70/oz typical | 0.5 oz | $0.30Typical price |
| Romaine and salad greens$2.49 each typical | 1.75 | $4.39Typical price |
| Fresh tomatoes$1.99/lb typical | 0.9 lb | $1.76Typical price |
| Onions$1.29/lb typical | 0.45 lb | $0.57Typical price |
| Eggs$0.30 each typical | 4 | $1.20Typical price |
| Juice, soda and mixers$0.04/oz typical | 0.5 oz | $0.02Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $25.31 | |
Pantry staples you likely have
Cooking spray, shortening, ghee, coconut and sesame oilSugar and brown sugarSalt and pepperWine, beer and spiritsAsian sauces and pastesSoy sauce
Not included in the cost.
Ingredients
- 1 kg beef tenderloin
- 5 cloves garlic
- 2 tbsp oil
- 1 1/2 tbsp palm sugar
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 2 tbsp white wine
- 2 tbsp oyster sauce
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 1/2 tbsp sesame seed oil
- 500 g lettuce
- 400 g tomato
- 200 g onion
- 4 eggs
- 1 1/2 tbsp sea salt
- 1 tbsp kampot pepper
- 1 tbsp lime juice
Steps
- Toss the beef with garlic, palm sugar, sea salt, white wine, oyster sauce, soy sauce, and sesame oil, then rest for 15 minutes.
- Toss the lettuce, tomatoes, onion, lime juice, remaining salt, and pepper in a large bowl.
- Heat the oil in a large skillet over high heat and cook the beef for 8 minutes, until it reaches 145 F.
- Transfer the beef to a plate and rest it for 5 minutes.
- Cook the eggs in the same skillet over medium heat for 5 minutes, until firm.
Swaps
- Beef chuck roast or stew beef for Pork roast, shoulder or loinabout $4.50/lb less at typical prices
- Onions for Red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
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