Description
Beef Pater: Mindanao’s shredded beef & turmeric rice wrapped in banana leaves. A viral Filipino rice meal with bold, savoury flavours.
Ingredients
Units Scale
Beef Filling
- 1 kg beef brisket, cubed
- 1 large yellow onion, finely chopped
- 1 whole garlic head, minced
- 4 tbsp soy sauce (preferably Silver Swan)
- 2 tbsp oyster sauce
- 2 tsp freshly cracked black pepper
- 2 tsp ground turmeric
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 3 tbsp cooking oil
- 3 cups water (plus extra as needed)
- 10 banana leaf squares (8x8 inch, briefly passed over flame to soften)
- 10 cups cooked rice (or turmeric rice)
- palapa (spicy relish)
Instructions
- Heat oil in a heavy pot over medium heat. Sauté onions until translucent, then add garlic until fragrant. Add beef and sear until browned.
- Pour in water, deglaze the pot, then bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 2 hours (add ½ cup hot water if liquid reduces too much).
- Transfer beef to a bowl, reserving ½ cup broth. Shred with forks, then return to pot with broth, soy sauce, oyster sauce, pepper, and turmeric. Cook uncovered for 10 mins until liquid evaporates but meat stays moist.
- Place a banana leaf on a flat surface. Add 1 cup rice, top with beef, leaving a 2cm border. Fold lengthwise, then tuck ends to form a tight cylinder.
- Enjoy warm with palapa or as an open banana-leaf plate with rice and beef on the side.