I’ve always had this fear of cooking Bistek Tagalog. I thought it’s hard to cook. So I just try to order this whenever a restaurant offers Bistek Tagalog. But I know I need to face this fear anyhow, so a couple of weeks ago, I tried my hand in cooking Bistek Tagalog. It’s not hard after all!😃

I was worried that the beef might be tough but it turned out tender! I guess the secret to this is to cook the beef in medium-low heat. The flavour of the dish is mainly due to the marinade. The longer you marinade the beef, the more flavours will be infused into the meat. I have a 9-minute marinator so it didn’t take me that long.

Bistek Tagalog

Course Main Course

Servings 4 people

Ingredients

Marinade

1 kilo beef sirloin thinly sliced
3 tbsp calamansi
1 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup pineapple juice
1.2 tsp ground pepper
4 cloves garlic minced

Cooking

2 tbsp olive oil
4 cloves garlic minced
marinated beef
remaining marinade
salt to taste
pepper to taste
2 pieces onions cut into rings

Instructions

Marinade beef in calamansi, soy sauce, pineapple juice, black pepper and garlic. Cover container in plastic wrap and let the mixture in the refrigerator for 2-3 hours.
In a wok over medium heat, saute garlic until cooked.
Add marinated beef and cook until juices come out.
Add remaining marinade to the wok.
Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer beef until soft and tender.
Add salt & pepper. Combine all ingredients.
Add onion rings and simmer until onions are caramelised.
Serve and enjoy!