Bistek Tagalog Recipe
My mother makes the best bistek. I love the sauce that she makes to go with the beef steak. Soy sauce with a good spritz of calamsi or lemon juice enhanced by black peppers, fragrant garlc and soften onions which were cut in rings.
The sauce is as delicious as the meat. The combination of the soy sauce and calamansi really make the beef extra special. This is a favourite Sunday lunch.
Steamed savoy cabbage photo by Jean Morton
Bistek Photo by Jean Morton
Bistek (Filipino Style Beef Steak)
Ingredients
1 lb beef sirloin, thinly sliced or frying steak
1/4 cup soy sauce
1 piece lemon or 3 pieces calamansi
1/2 tsp course ground black pepper
4 cloves garlic, crushed
1 large onion, sliced into rings
3 tbsp cooking oil
salt to taste
Cooking Procedure
- Tenderise the beef steak with a wooden mallet.
- Then marinade the beef in soy sauce, lemon (or calamansi), and ground black pepper for an hour or so.
- Drain the beef steak and set aside the marinade.
- Heat the cooking oil in a pan then stir fry the onion rings until the texture becomes soft. Set aside.
- Using the same pan, add the garlic and saute until brown and fragrant.
- Add and fry the drained marinated beef until it turns brown.
- Pour the marinade and bring to a boil.
- Lower down the heat and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes or until meat is tender. Add water as needed.
- Add the stir-fried onions.
- Salt to taste.
Serve hot with boiled or fried rice. Or better yet, some steam vegetable such as savoy cabbage which has an extra crunch.
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