Bistek - A Very Simple, Yet Extremely Tasty Filipino Dish

By Ethan Ferrell

One of my friends likes to cook up some Filipino dishes every now and then. Some of my favorites that he makes include lumpia, chicken adobo, and pancit. Recently, he taught me how to cook bistek (pronounced “bee-stek”) and I gotta say, it is one awesome tasting main dish! As with many Filipino foods, the ingredients are very simple, but the finished product has quite a punch! The flavor is very strong, so it goes great with some white rice, as is the Filipino custom to eat with just about every meal.

The ingredients for bistek include beef steak (any thin cut steak is fine), onions, black pepper, and of course, soy sauce. Filipinos like to eyeball the amounts in their recipes, so if you want to make it truly authentic, just set aside those measuring cups and spoons for this dish.

Cut up the steak into small 3-inch strips and throw them into a small pot. Now pour some soy sauce in, just enough to cover the bottom of the pot (maybe a tad more, just don’t make it deep). Then pour water in deep enough so that all the meat is completely covered. After you have the meat, soy sauce, and water in the pot, bring it to a boil and let it sit for about 3 minutes, then turn down the heat and let it just simmer for around 20 minutes to half an hour. After it’s simmered long enough, go ahead and slice up your onions and toss them in, along with your preferred amount of black pepper, then just keep it simmering until the total amount of soy sauce has reduced by about half.

Voila, you have now cooked bistek. I hope you’ve also cooked a pot of white rice to go with it, because eating this dish without rice is just wrong! Well I suppose it’s your call since you’re the cook, but it does go great with rice. Bon apetit!

Ethan has been writing for the past 2 years and has been a musician since first picking up a guitar 18 years ago. In addition, he also enjoys creating informational websites. Check out one of his latest sites on Christmas sweaters and holiday clothing.

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