IP Filipino Bistek
This is our family’s all time favorite Filipino dish. This is the Filipino version of steak and onions with a local twist. It’s good and satisfying to pair it with freshly cooked white rice. I use Instant Pot to pressure cook the meat to make it so tender that it melt in the month, not to mention the amount of time saving in tendering the meat the traditional way. My aunt ones said, she does not like pressure cookers as food is not as flavorful, but I think marinating the meat way ahead will counter that. Enjoy!
IP Filipino Bistek
Simple and tasty beef dish recipe using only 5 ingredients.
Ingredients
- 2 lbs beef chuck
- 1/2 cup soy sauce I use dark Filipino soy sauce. You may need extra salt if you use Kikkoman.
- 1/2 cup calamansi or lemon juice I like mine extra sour, adjust as you desire.
- 1 large onion
- 1/2 cup olive oil
Instructions
- Prepare marinade by combining soy sauce and calamansi/lemon juice. Slice the onions into rings. Set aside.
- Thinly slice beef chuck and marinade for at least 4 hours. This is very important to allow the meat absorb the flavors of the marinade.
- Using Intant Pot, set to Sauté. Heat oil and brown each pieces of the beef. Do this in several batches to allow it to brown.
- Still using the Sauté function after browning all the meat. Quickly sauté the onions until semi-translucent. Set aside.
- Return the meat to the pot, add the marinades adding enough (half cup or less) amount of water to meet the minimum required liquid to pressure cook in the Instant Pot. (I also added some of the onions to add to the flavor while the meat is cooking.)
- Set Instapot to Pressure Cook, adjust time to 8 minutes. Release vent after cooking.
- Transfer to dish and top it with the remaining onions. Serve and enjoy.
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