Shaking Beef (Bo Luc Lac)

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1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lime juice

1 tablespoon fish sauce

1 tablespoon sugar

2 Thai bird chiles or 1/2 serrano chile, chopped

1 tablespoon oyster sauce

2 teaspoons soy sauce

2/3 pound beef sirloin or flank steak, cut into 1/2-inch cubes

2 to 3 tablespoons vegetable oil

2 cloves garlic, sliced

1/4 ripe pineapple (about 1/2 cup), cut into bite-sized slices about 1/4-inch thick (optional)

1/2 cup Asian basil leaves, cut in half

1/4 red onion, thinly sliced lengthwise

3 cups watercress, washed, picked over, and torn into bite-sized sprigs

1 ripe tomato, cut into thin wedges