Bistek Tagalog Beef Steak

Welcome spring! It is the perfect time to enjoy a light lemony, rich bistek. Beef Steak might seem a little heavy for spring, but you are in for a treat. The rich steak and soy are balanced perfectly with the lemon and onions. Its flavor profile is salty, with a bright sour coming from the lemon juice. Not only is this sauce great on beef, but it also goes impressively with chicken too. For vegetarians, cooking mushrooms is a great substitute. 

Simple

There are only five main ingredients in this dish. Thinly sliced steaks, soy sauce, lemon, and butter completes the list. It comes with a lot of flavors which will impress family and friends. 

Easy

If you have cooked steak before, this is no different. The traditional way is making this into a stir-fry. This method is excellent and it works. Adding butter mellows out the sauce and adds a nice sheen.

Delicious

Top it on a rice bowl with a bit of parsley for a fresh taste. Or, put it on a platter for everyone to enjoy at the center of the table. 

Let's get started

Ingredients

1 pack thinly sliced steak

1/2 cup soy sauce

1 lemon

1/2 stick butter

Onion

Sear the steaks

season with pepper, careful with salt because the soy sauce is already salty

Add soy sauce and 1/2 lemon juice, then reduce

soy sauce and lemon goes wonderful together

add butter

Cut into strips. Plate and you are done.

Well, I'm not quite done.

I thought that a quick stir fry would be good enough. The way I personally like this dish is with sauteed onions. Saute onions in butter, and combine with beef.