Last Updated on May 25, 2021 by Ed Joven
How to cook Creamy Bistek Tagalog
Creamy Bistek Tagalog Recipe - Who knew that you could spin the Classic Bistek recipe and make it a creamier, thicker, and more savory dish with just one added element?
This easy beef meal that you can get ready and cook in a quick go just needs the special ingredient, all-purpose cream, to raise its flavor and texture a notch. Just buy the beef slices from your trusted butcher, ready the marinade and onion rings, and get cooking in the kitchen. In no time, you will have a flavorful, protein-packed plate of Creamy Bistek Tagalog that will satisfy your taste buds as well as keep you full for the mealtime.
Follow the very easy recipe below for your own Creamy Bistek Tagalog as a tasty, beefy lunch or dinner.
Ingredients and Procedure Creamy Bistek Tagalog: |
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Creamy Bistek Tagalog Recipe
Ingredients
For Marinade:
- ½ kilo beef sirloin or beef tenderloin sliced ¼-inch thick tapa slice
- 8 tablespoon Calamansi juice or lemon juice
- ½ cup Soy sauce
- 3 cloves garlic sliced
- 2 large onions cut into rings
Cooking Bistek:
- 4 tablespoon Canola cooking oil
- 1 250 ml All Purpose Cream
- 1 teaspoon freshly-ground pepper
Garnish:
- 2 large onions cut into rings
- 2 tablespoon scallions sliced
Instructions
- In a glass bowl mix kalamansi juice, soy sauce, and garlic. Add more soy sauce if the taste is too sour; if it’s too salty, add more juice. Make sure to balance out the flavors but you can also adjust the taste near the end of cooking the beef.
- Thinly sliced the beef into about ¼″ strips (This is called Tapa slice when you buy the meat in the Market). We highly suggest that you pound it with a meat tenderizer, this will make the beef soft when cooked.
- Rub the meat with the freshly-ground pepper then add the meat to soy sauce mixture and stir to let it soak up the marinade evenly. Let sit in the marinade for at least 30 minutes.
- Heat a frying pan. Add one tablespoon of oil. Stir fry the onion rings until translucent and a tiny bit brown on the edges but still with a bit of a crunch. Remove from skillet and set aside.
- In the same pan, heat one tablespoon of oil. Pan-fry the beef working in batches, remove after browning on both sides. When all the beef has been browned, pour the marinade into the frying pan and bring to a slow boil and simmer for a 5 minutes or until cooked through.
- Pour the All Purpose Cream then simmer for another 5 minutes.
- Adjust the sauce with more soy sauce or juice, or some water, to suit your taste. After adding soy sauce always let it cook a little.
- Slide the beef slices onto a serving plate, arrange the onion rings on top.
- Serve hot with rice.
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This Creamy Bistek Tagalog Recipe is a Filipino family favorite dish with an added twist that will surely delight the taste buds of your love ones.
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Barrie says
I love how easy this filing recipe is! I'll have to make it for my family soon!
jhoie says
been looking for this recipe to cook for my partner
Zoey says
This recipe looks so yummy! Thank you for sharing it!
Heru says
looks yummy
Calvin F. says
I could eat this everyday, really want to try it.
Eva Mitton-Urban says
Minus 28 today in Edmonton - was just searching for something hearty for my guys for supper. Not venturing out for the ingredients today - but will on the weekend. Don't think the cold snap is leaving any time soon. Old Man Winter is unleashing his furry. Merry Christmas to you and yours. The Urbans.
Ed Joven says
Merry Christmas to you and your Family!!! Thank you for dropping by!
Christina G. says
This looks delicious. Thanks for posting!
Dotty J Boucher says
Well I can say I have never heard of this dish before , but it does sound
very tasty! It looks delicious! to me on that place..
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Katt Lewis says
Interesting. I like to marinate in soy sauce myself.
Sarah L says
I like all the flavors in this dish. Will have to try it soon.
Ronald Gagnon says
This seems like such a great meal, but I have never heard of, or now where to get kalamansi juice, and I love to try actual recipes
Michelle Castagne says
This looks so good. I'm going to try it for dinner this week.
Amber Ludwig says
Looks amazing!! Perfect hearty dish for this cold weather!