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Easy Pinoy Bistek Recipe
This Easy Pinoy Bistek Recipe is a popular Filipino recipe also known as Beef Steak. It is made of thin slices of beef (preferably lean) that is marinated in a soy-sauce citrus mixture before frying.
This Easy Pinoy Bistek Recipe requires simple ingredients and is easy to make. Next to adobo, bistek is one of the most common pack-lunch (baon) for kids and adults because it keeps well for hours.
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Easy Pinoy Bistek Recipe
Course: MAIN COURSECuisine: FilipinoDifficulty: Easy4
servings20
minutes50
minutes580
kcal1
hour10
minutesThis Easy Pinoy Bistek Recipe is a popular Filipino recipe also known as Beef Steak. It is made of thin slices of beef (preferably lean) that is marinated in a soy-sauce citrus mixture before frying.
Ingredients
1 kg beef, (use lean beef), sliced thinly
4 tbsp soy sauce
½ cup calamansi juice
3 tbsp garlic powder
2 tbsp fish sauce (patis)
1 ½ cups water
oil, for frying
2 pieces, large onions, cut into large rings
Directions
- Mix calamansi juice, garlic powder and fish sauce. Pour over meat and marinate for 3 hours or overnight.
- Heat oil in a frying pan. Shake off excess marinade from meat and pan-fry in batches. Cook meat for a few minutes on both sides. Heat oil in a frying pan. Shake off excess marinade from meat and pan-fry in batches. Cook meat for a few minutes on both sides.
- Return all of the meat into the pan.
- Add water to the leftover marinade and pour onto the meat. Cover.
- Simmer for half an hour or until meat is tender.
- Stir in soy sauce. Add onions and cook for another couple of minutes.
- Squeeze the juice of one or two calamansi before removing from heat.
Notes
Nutrition Facts
4 servings per container
Serving Size1
- Amount Per ServingCalories580
- % Daily Value *
- Total Fat
22.5g
29%
- Saturated Fat 6.8g 34%
- Cholesterol 223mg 75%
- Sodium 1768mg 77%
- Potassium 1222mg 26%
- Total Carbohydrate
11.6g
5%
- Dietary Fiber 2g 8%
- Total Sugars 4.5g
- Protein 79.2g 159%
- Calcium 31mg 3%
- Iron 48mg 267%
* The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
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Bistek, also known as “Filipino beef steak,” consists of thinly sliced beef marinated in soy sauce and calamansi and then fried in a skillet that is typically served with onions.
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By Cooking Method: Frying
By Cuisine: Filipino
By Diet or Lifestyle: Budget-Friendly
By Dish Type: One-Pot Meals
By Main Ingredient: Beef
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