Easy Beef Pares Recipe

This Easy Beef Pares Recipe is the same recipe used for the popular street food in the Philippines. Usually seen in food carts on street corners, beef pares serves as a quick meal. It is also served in carinderias or karinderyas.

Beef Pares is a serving of braised beef stew with garlic fried rice (or plain rice topped with garlic), and a bowl of clear soup.

This beef pares recipe is somewhat similar to asado as the beef is stewed in sweet soy sauce. Some people refer to it as sweet adobo.

Another way to eat beef pares is as pares mami. It is like a soup with the addition of noodles and is similar to the Vietnamese pho.

Recipe for Beef Pares:

Easy Beef Pares Recipe

Recipe by Yummy FoodCourse: MainCuisine: FilipinoDifficulty: Easy

Beef Pares is a serving of braised beef stew with garlic fried rice (or plain rice topped with garlic), and a bowl of clear soup.

Ingredients

• 1 kg beef sirloin cubes or beef kenchi

• 1 onion, minced

• 2 cloves garlic, minced

• 1 pc 1-inch ginger, julienned

• ¼ cup soy sauce

• 1 cup beef broth

• 1 pc star anise

• 1 chicken cube

• 2 tablespoons sugar

• Salt and pepper to taste

Directions

• Boil the beef cubes until they are tender.
• Set aside the beef and reserve the broth.
• In a pan, sauté the ginger, onion, and garlic.
• Add the boiled beef cubes and cook for around 2-3 minutes.
• Add 1 cup of the beef broth, chicken cube, and star anise, let boil.
• Add soy sauce.
• Add sugar and season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Mix well and let simmer until the sauce thickens.
• Serve with plain rice or garlic fried rice with a bowl of the beef broth.

Other BEEF recipes may be found HERE.

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