Description
Bistek Tagalog is a very popular Filipino dish, it is in fact considered as one of our national dishes. The name came from a Filipino slang word which was derived from the word “Beef Steak”, but this beef steak is cooked differently, meat is usually pan fried then cooked again by simmering it in a thick calamansi juice and soy sauce mixture.
Ingredients
Scale
- 700g Pork Tenderloin sliced thinly
- 1 large potato, thinly sliced
- 2 large white onions, sliced to form onion rings
- juice from 3 lemons
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 1/2 cup beef stock
- 1 cup water
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- salt
- freshly ground black pepper
- oil
Instructions
- Marinate pork in 1/3 of the lemon juice, pepper and salt. Marinate for at least 24 hr.
- Deep fry potato slices until crispy, set aside
- Drain pork in a colander and set aside, before frying make sure it’s in room temperature and thoroughly drained.
- In a pan, heat oil and pan fry marinated pork.
- Remove pork from pan then set aside, now using the same pan sauté onions do not overcook.
- Mix together cornstarch, water, beef stock and soy sauce. Once free of lumps pour mixture in the pan then bring to a boil. Add water if you find it salty.
- Once the sauce boils add remaining lemon juice (adjust to the sourness you want), season with salt and freshly ground pepper then turn off the heat. Set aside.
- On a plate arrange pork then pour the sauce on top. Garnish with fresh onions and fried potatoes.
Sarap nyan pre
Fabulous flavours. Love simple meals like this.
🙂 Mandy
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We had similiar dish, it’s called bistik jawa or javanese beef steak…
thew add some sweet soy sauce too to the sauce….
a legacy from dutch colonisasion in in Indonesia,
what a comfort beef meals…
Such an interesting dish !
nagutom ako a….sarap naman..salamat s share…
Meat and potatoes, my kind of meal. This looks wonderful. I guess every culture has a version of beefsteak.
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Im going to try make this. It seems easy to make 🙂
Wonderful flavors!
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Looks very good. I do love this type of thick sauce. I’m thinking I’d go for the caramelized onions over the top and it would be a sure fire winner for me. 🙂
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I am amazed at the number of Filipino dishes – its never ending! Bistek sounds great. I do business in Bishkek – thats what came to mind when I saw the title! There beefsteak is minced patty!
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In Brazilian Portuguese there’s the term “bisteca” – I do not know whether the two are related (I mean, they seem to refer to the same thing, but I don’t know if they are full synonyms).
I love beef or pork with caramelized onions. Yours with fresh ones looks delicious!
Like everything else you cook, this looks so delicious!
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Looks and smells Yum !
Great recipe 🙂
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Your sauce looks delicious. I bet having the contrast of the raw onion with the cooked pork is delicious. Have a super week. Take Care, BAM
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Well, this looks awfully darn good! What a rich and delicious sauce that sounds like it goes GREAT with the pork. A very different meat and potato dish!
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Love the man style presentation.
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one of my fav !!!