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Bistek Tagalog (Filipino Beef Steak)

April 15, 2016 by Manny 8 Comments

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This is a Filipino style beef steak. Made from thinly sliced beef and marinated with soy sauce, calamansi juice, pepper and liquid seasoning. It should be marinated for at least an hour for the beef to absorb the marinade. In choosing the beef, tenderloin is the best but it is expensive compared to other pasts of the beef. You can use beef briskets or shoulder for making this bistek tagalog.

Cooking this bistek is simple and requires few and simple ingredients. First of all, you should marinate the meat with calamansi juice, soy sauce and liquid seasoning. After marinating, stir fry the onion first until tender then set aside. Fry the meat until brown then boil it with soup stock together with the marinade until tender. Add more water if necessary to avoid drying up and burning the meat. Then garnish with onion rings. You can also cook the onion rings by stir frying for a few minutes. Serve it with steamed rice or fried rice.

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5 from 7 votes

How to Cook Bistek Recipe (Filipino Beef Steak)

This is a Filipino style beef steak. Made from thinly sliced beef and marinated with soy sauce, calamansi juice, pepper and liquid seasoning.
Prep Time5 mins
Cook Time30 mins
Total Time35 mins
Course: Beef Recipe
Cuisine: Filipino
Keyword: bistek tagalog, filipino beef steak
Servings: 1 to 2 servings
Calories: 210kcal
Author: Manny

Equipment

  • frying pan

Ingredients

  • 500 grams beef sliced thinly
  • 4 Tbsp soy sauce
  • 8 pieces calamansi (extract juice)
  • 2 Tbsp Knorr liquid seasoning
  • 1 cup soup stock
  • 4 Tbsp cooking oil
  • 2 pcs big onion sliced into rings
  • ground pepper
  • MSG to taste optional

    Instructions

    How to cook bistek:

    • Marinate beef in calamansi juice, soy sauce, Knorr liquid seasoning, pepper, and MSG for at least an hour.
    • To make soup stock, boil beef or pork bones and add onion and garlic. Simmer for 2 to 3 hours then use the broth as soup stock.
    • In a pan, heat some oil and stir fry onions until half cooked. Set aside.
    • Fry beef in oil until brown. Add soup stock and marinade then boil until meat becomes tender.
    • Add more water if necessary until the beef is tender and there is some liquid left.
    • Season to taste. Garnish with onion rings. Serve hot.

    Video

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    Filed Under: Beef Recipes Tagged With: beef, bistek recipe, Filipino beef steak recipe, filipino food

    Author Bio

    Manny Montala is a webmaster and admin of this blog and one of his interest is on the area of Filipino dishes and recipes. Please visit this blog often and bookmark. Please read my about page for details. Thanks for visiting.

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    Comments

    1. Joshua

      May 24, 2017 at 1:04 am

      5 stars
      Wow yummy! I want to try cooking this bistek recipe!

      Reply
    2. Manny

      May 24, 2017 at 1:17 am

      5 stars
      Hi Joshua, thanks for your comment. I’m sure you can cook this with ease.

      Reply
    3. Ian N

      March 19, 2019 at 10:35 pm

      How do you make a soup stock???????? I’ve always subscribed to panlasang pinoy it’s the first time I’ve encountered an ingredient that’s vague and very unhelpful. It’s annoying. Soup stock. Where do I get soup stock. It can’t be beef or chicken broth can it? Coz if it were then why put soup stock and not beef or chicken broth? Soup stock.

      Reply
      • Manny

        March 20, 2019 at 8:15 am

        5 stars
        Hi Ian, you will encounter the term “soup stock” in many cook books and the writer need not explain what is soup stock. Its a blessing that you can search the internet these days to find out what soup stock means. If you only made a little research you will know it. Here is an explanation from wikipedia:

        “Stock is a flavored liquid preparation. It forms the basis of many dishes, particularly soups, stews and sauces. Making stocks involves simmering animal bones or meat, seafood, or vegetables in water or wine, adding mirepoix or other aromatics for more flavor.” Source Wikipedia-en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stock_(food)

        By the way, I made a little update on the recipe regarding how to make the soup stock.

        Reply
    4. Armids

      April 11, 2019 at 4:49 am

      5 stars
      Hi Kuya Manny, what is the best type or brand of soy sauce for bistek? Salamat po!

      Reply
      • Manny

        April 12, 2019 at 8:05 am

        5 stars
        Hi Armids, if you can find Maggi Soy, I think it will taste great.

        Reply
    5. Devin

      September 28, 2019 at 12:33 am

      5 stars
      You mention 4-8 Pcs of Calamansi juice. What does that translate into oz or any other kind of measurement?

      Reply
    6. Manny

      September 28, 2019 at 9:09 am

      5 stars
      Hi Devin, its more practical to measure the calamansi by piece. What I’ve written in the ingredients is 8 pcs calamansi, then extract the juice. Its like a piece of lemon, then extract the juice from the lemon.

      Reply

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