Superb Bistek Tagalog Recipe
It is one of the most delicious Filipino recipes made of thin slices of beef marinated in soy sauce with lemon and onions. This dish is perfect with plain, hot rice!
Servings 4 Persons
Calories 427kcal
Cost $5-$20
Ingredients
- 2 lbs Beef Sirloin Thinly Sliced
- 5 tablespoon Soy Sauce
- 8 Pieces Calamansi or 1 piece Lemon extracted
- 1 tablespoon Ground Black Pepper
- 3 Cloves Garlic Minced
- 3 Pieces White Onion Sliced into rings
- 4 tablespoon Cooking Oil
- 1 Cup Water
- 1 Pinch Salt
Instructions
- Smash the meat so it will be cooked fast.
- In a bowl, mix together the beef, soy sauce, calamansi or lemon, ground black pepper. Then, transfer into a resealable bag.
- Marinate the mixture for at least 1 hour. Tip: Do overnight marination for best result.
- Heat oil in a pan then pan-fry half of the onions until softened. Set aside.
- Take the beef out of the resealable bag then set aside the marinade. Use the same pan to pan-fry the beef. Then set aside.
- Saute garlic and remaining onions until onions softened.
- Pour the marinade and add water. Then bring it to a boil.
- Put in beef and simmer until meat is tender. Tip: Add water if needed.
- Sprinkle with ground black pepper and salt as needed. Top it with pan-fried onions.
- Use a serving plate. Serve while hot. Share and Enjoy!