Beef Steak (Filipino-Style)

Beef Steak is another popular dish in the Philippines, most especially in our region.  I still vividly remember my uncle (who's considered a great cook/chef in our family) makes this dish every time we have family parties and gatherings back home.  It's actually one of my favorite dishes from his menus.  Whenever I make this dish, it never fails to remind me of him and those sweet, wonderful memories with our big family togetherness!

This is a cut of tender beef (I use sirloin or New York strip steak) thinly sliced and marinated with lemon juice and soy sauce.  Very simple.  Very flavorful!

 Ingredients

2-3 pounds tender cut of beef (sirloin or New York strip steak), thinly sliced
1 small onion, sliced
1 lemon, juiced
3 tablespoons soy sauce
1 teaspoon white sugar
3 tablespoons olive oil, or more
2 cloves garlic, minced
dash of garlic powder
dash of onion powder
salt and pepper, to taste


Mix lemon juice, soy sauce, sugar, onion powder, garlic powder, salt and pepper into the sliced beef, cover and marinate for an hour or overnight.

On a large non-stick skillet or pan, heat oil over high heat.  Remove beef from marinade, shake off excess liquid, add into the pan (do it in batches) and cook until lightly brown on all sides.  Add onions and garlic into the pan along with cooked beef and quickly stir-fry until onions slightly wilt but not all the way soft (we like our onions a little crunchy to bite, it's our preference but you can make yours softer if you like).  Do a taste test here, you might need to add a little bit of salt or sugar (it should be in a salty side with a hint of sweetness to it).  Take off from heat, serve immediately over steamed rice! 


Yield:  3-4 servings