dinner · dairy-free
Filipino bistek with onions
Thin-sliced steak and soft onion rings in a sharp calamansi and soy pan sauce, spooned over jasmine rice.
- Time
- 30min
- Steps
- 5
Ingredients
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Contains wheat and soy.
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Method
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1
Stir the calamansi juice and soy sauce together with 3 tbsp water. Lemon juice stands in fine for calamansi.
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2
Heat half the oil in a wide pan and sear the steak in batches until browned and 145°F (63°C). Move it to a plate to rest for 3 minutes.
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3
Add the rest of the oil and cook the onion rings about 4 minutes, until just soft. Stir in the garlic for 30 seconds.
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4
Pour in the sauce and let it boil 2 minutes, scraping up the browned bits.
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5
Off the heat, toss the steak and its resting juices back through the onions and serve over warm rice.
