Viet Fajitas (Bo Dien Giut)

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Viet Fajitas (Bo Dien Giut)
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Makes: 12 servings adjust
"I remember when we were dating and going over to my Mom's house for dinner. I was trying to describe this dish to him and I probably said something like it's stir fried beef that you roll it up in rice paper along with rice noodles, lettuce, other veggies and herbs. The beef is sliced thinly across the grain and marinated in a oyster-sesame mixture. After leaving my Mom's house, he said, you should have said they are like fajitas and I would have gotten really excited. :)"

Directions

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds London Broil, sliced thinly across the grain, cut into 1″ x 2-3″ pieces
  • 3 whole Garlic Clove, chopped
  • 1 1⁄2 teaspoons Fresh Lemon Grass, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons Sesame Oil
  • 4 tablespoons Oyster Sauce

Step 1

Slice beef and marinate in lemongrass, garlic, oyster sauce and sesame oil. Sometimes I will marinate for an hour and when I’m pinched for time, only 15 minutes. ***If you want to do shrimp as well, marinate in a separate container from the beef. I often stir fry it along with the beef unless someone does not eat beef or is allergic to shellfish.

Ingredients

  • 1 package Rice Noodles, vermicelli

Step 2

Boil rice noodles. Drain in colander and rinse in cold water. Allow to sit in colander and dry. ***Always, watch the noodles very carefully, they cook very fast in some cases in just 3 minutes! Drain in a colander and drain. You definitely want to drain and rinse with cold water because you do not want them to stick together. Allow them to cool and I like to warm them up in the microwave for about 30-45 seconds before adding them to the rice paper.

Ingredients

  • 1 stick Butter

Step 3

Heat 9 inch frying pan at medium-high heat with 1/2 to 1 Tbsp of butter. Cook beef (& shrimp) along with a little bit of peppers and onions in batches. Be sure to not overfill the skillet, cook the beef in batches. If you overfill, the meat will not brown quickly and you will have overcooked your beef and make it tougher.

Ingredients

  • 1 bunch Fresh Cilantro
  • 1 head Lettuce
  • 1 package Rice Paper Sheets
  • 1 whole Green Bell Pepper, optional, cut into thin strips
  • 1 whole Onion, medium, cut in half and thinly sliced
  • 1 cup Jalapeno Pepper, optional, sliced

Step 4

Arrange on wetted rice paper with lettuce, rice noodles and your choice of cooked peppers, onions, cilantro and jalapenos. Roll up and enjoy!
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