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Sunday, October 26, 2008

Bistek Tagalog (Filipino Beefsteak)



I'm salivating looking at this picture of Bistek Tagalog. Bistek is probably one of my favourite Filipino dishes! Yet another popular national cuisine of the Philippines, Bistek is what one would call beef steak, Filipino-style- reinvented with an Asian touch of soy sauce. It is typically made with onions and strips of sirloin beef ... definitely a nice, hearty dish for beef lovers! It goes fantastically well with boiled or steamed white rice.

It is easy to prepare Bistek Tagalog -- a simple marinade of soy sauce, kalamansi juice and garlic, with almost any cut of steak. Kalamansi is a musk lime that’s native to the Philippines, but using lemons would do too. Onion rings are optional and added near the end as a garnish. A good bistek is one which does not taste too sour or salty.

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