Bistek (Filipino Beef Steak)
My husband always as in ALWAYS loves my version of bistek or beef steak (in Filipino cuisine). He is definitely a “steak” lover and this beef steak is no exeption. This is actually called bistek tagalog which originally has a dark watery sauce and hubby doesn’t like his bistek that way so I tried cooking it almost the same way as how I cook my adobo, only that there’s some sauteing in this process. When he tasted it, he wants his bistek cooked that way all the time.
INGREDIENTS:
beef, thinly sliced and cut into strips at about 2 inches
dark soy sauce
kalamansi/lemon juice, no seeds please
garlic, crushed and sliced
ground pepper
onions, sliced into rings
a dash of sugar
oil
METHOD:
1. In a bowl, combine the dark soy sauce, lemon and garlic. Adjust according to your taste (but honestly, I don’t taste my bistek not even my adobo while I cook 
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2. Add in the beef strips and let sit for about 15-30mins.
3. In a skillet, heat the oil and lightly fry half of the onion rings. Take them off, dry in a kitchen towel and set aside.
4. Drain the beef and garlic, reserving the marinade for later. Using the same skillet, saute the remaining onions and the beef and garlic for about 2 minutes. Pour in the marinade, cover and let it dry a bit. When only more than half the marinade is left, add a dash of sugar, mix and cover again.
5. When almost dry, pour in some oil and let the beef fry a bit. Serve and garnish with the onion rings set aside earlier.
This is my way of cooking my bistek. I don’t want the beef directly fried in oil before adding the marinade because we want our beef soft and we want it a bit oily in the end, no watery sauce. 
Now let me go ahead and I’m still gonna find the best joint supplements because hubby has been complaining about joint pains these past few days.
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Thanks for this recipe mars.Tamang-tama because I’m planning to cook Bistek today.your recipe sounds good to me than my usual bistel.
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my hubby and children likes bistek too.hubby wants it with lots of onion ring while kuya doesn’t like the onion and bunso ,he doesn’t care basta subo lang ng subo with mashed potato.
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We love bistek too! we don’t like pork so I maximize all beef dishes…katuwa me sugar ang recipe mo, try ko nga…
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mukhang masarap yang beef steak mo, sis. i like mine na medyo tuyo din but rhonnel wants it with konting sabaw kaya ang ginagawa ko pinagbubukod ko muna sya ng may sabaw saka ko tinutuyo yung sa akin. happy FT!
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I love bistek! I want it dry dry dry
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ang sarap naman nyan… love bistek..followed and grabbed your badge..
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Bistek is comfort food, and love it dry, saucy, even oily haha!
(I don’t taste what I cook, too. I just smell the flavor…)
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yumm!! love it if maraming sabaw!
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sorry for the late visit… hubby loves also bistek especially beef… if he will see your post, tyak magpapaluto un
happy FTF sis…
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Marz galing mo magluto ahh can’t keep my eyes off the picture of your bisteak. Parang madali lutuin itong bisteak mo masubukan nga minsan. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
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ang sarap-sarap! all time favorite ko yan pag nagluto ang Lola ko. pero never tried doing it myself haha. thank you so much for the recipe Mommy Ac! gagawin koto next week =)
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waaaaaaa…ginutom mo ako sis….pede magdala nalang ako ng kanin…ehehhehe!
thanks for dropping by at my kitchen….great to be here!
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