Hi, mommy! Are you looking for Pinoy recipe that your family will love? Here’s our delicious bistek recipe with a twist of liver spread.
Bistek Tagalog
An example of a Filipino beef stew is bistek Tagalog. For some, this is also referred to as a beefsteak. It has a lot of onions and is made out of thin beef slices. These are cooked until the beef is extremely soft in a soy sauce and lemon juice or calamansi mixture.
Bistek, or Filipino beef steak
It’s generally eaten with steamed rice and is a delectable medley of salty, acidic, and savory flavors. Bistek or beef steak is derived from Spanish bistec encebollado and adapted to fit our native ingredients and tastes.
The protein source that can truly shine in any celebration with a variety of dishes is beef, which is unquestionably one of the richest and most flavorful types of meat available. For this reason, Filipinos also enjoy including this hearty red meat in their meals. It is adaptable enough to combine well with a variety of other ingredients, but it can also stand well on its own with only a few other ingredients to support it.
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Would you like to add an exciting new spin to your traditional bistek? This recipe from CDO has a secret added flavor to it – liver spread. Not only does it give the sauce a unique new taste, it makes it thicker and richer, too!
Pinoy Recipe: How to make Bistek with Liver Spread
Ingredients
1 85g can liver spread
½ cup soy sauce
The juice of 5 calamansi
1 tbsp brown sugar
½ liter water
500 g beef sirloin, sliced thin
2 white onions, cut into rings
Salt and pepper
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Procedure
- In a bowl or food keeper, combine the liver spread, soy sauce, calamansi juice, brown sugar and water to make a marinade.
- Season beef with salt and pepper, then marinade in the soy sauce mixture for at least 15 minutes.
- After marinading, sear the meat in a hot pan for about 30 seconds on each side. Remove meat from the pan and set aside.
- Pour remaining marinade into the same pan and allow to simmer. Add the beef and onion rings into the sauce, and adjust seasoning as needed. Simmer for another minute.
- Serve hot.
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