Dinner · 45 min · filipino

Bistek Tagalog

This is the kind of Filipino dinner you’ll make on repeat — beef sirloin and calamansi juice, 45 minutes, big payoff. It is weeknight cooking that still hits your targets — 36 grams of protein per serving. Leftovers keep well, so it doubles as next-day lunch without any extra work.

✓ USDA-verified nutrition data

Ingredients

• 2 lb Beef sirloin
• 1/3 cup Calamansi juice
• 1/2 cup Soy sauce
• 3 Onions
• 5 cloves Garlic
• 2 tsp Black pepper

Steps

1. Slice the sirloin thin against the grain and marinate in the soy sauce, calamansi juice, garlic, and pepper, 1 hour minimum.
2. Sear the beef in a hot oiled pan, 2 minutes per side — work in batches so it browns instead of steaming.
3. Set the beef aside; soften the thick onion rings in the same pan, 5 minutes, until sweet and just wilted. The onions should still have bite.
4. Return the beef with the marinade; simmer 8 minutes, until the sauce thickens slightly.
5. The finished bistek should glisten: savory beef, jammy onions, and a sauce sharp enough to make you reach for rice. Serve immediately — the onions wait for no one.

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