Easiest Way to Cook Tasty Bistek Filipino Beef Steak

Bistek Filipino Beef Steak. Bistek Tagalog is a type of Filipino beef stew. This is also known as Beefsteak to some people. It is comprised of thin slices of beef and a generous amount of onions.

This video will show you how to cook Bistek Tagalog (Filipino Beefsteak). I made this remake video so that the presentation will be clearer than the. If the Americans have Beef Steak, we Filipinos have Bistek, and we fondly call it "bistek tagalog". You can cook Bistek Filipino Beef Steak using 7 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Bistek Filipino Beef Steak

1. Prepare 1 lb of beef round steak sliced 1/4 inch thick.
2. You need 8 tbsp of calamansi or lemon.
3. It's 1/2 cup of soy sauce.
4. It's 1 tsp of black ground pepper.
5. You need 2 tsp of minced garlic.
6. It's 2 of large onion cut into rings.
7. You need 2 tbsp of oil.

American steak dishes are big slabs of grilled meat The beef cut that is usually used is tenderloin, sirloin or top or bottom round. The meat is marinated in soy sauce and calamansi juice (a local lemon). This Filipino beef steak is hearty, tasty and perfect with steamed rice. Bistek Tagalog is classic Filipino dish made of thinly sliced beef marinated and braised in a mixture of citrus juice (more commonly, the local fruit, calamansi), soy sauce, onions, garlic, and pepper.

Bistek Filipino Beef Steak step by step

1. Mix calamansi or lemon, soy sauce, and garlic in a bowl. Taste it, if it's too sour add soy sauce, if it's too salty add more juice. Balance out the flavor.
2. Season the cut up meat with ground pepper.
3. Pour cut up beef into the sauce mix and leave it marinated over night. The longer you leave it the better. For best result marinate for 24 hours.
4. The next day cut up your onions into rings.
5. Heat up a skillet, add oil and stir fry your onion rings until translucent and tiny but brown. Remove from skillet and set aside.
6. In the same pan heat oil and pan fry the beef you marinated overnight until browning on both sides..
7. When all the beef are cooked pour marinade into the skillet and bring to slow boil and simmer for a few minutes.
8. At this point you can adjust the sauce with more calamansi or soy sauce or some water as necessary to suit your taste.
9. Slide the beef slices onto a serving plate and arrange the onion rings on top.
10. Pour the marinade liquid on top and serve with white rice. Enjoy!.

Pan-fry the beef working in batches, remove after browning on both sides. When all the beef has been browned, pour the marinade into the skillet and bring to a slow boil and simmer for a few minutes or until cooked through. Adjust the sauce with more soy sauce or juice, or some water, to suit your taste. Filipino beef steak, or bistek, is a staple in every household in the Philippines. This must-try recipe is very delicious and simple to make.