Month: July 2015

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Bistek Tagalog (Pinoy Beef steak)

Posted on by M Artisans

hello everyone!

I’m sharing more family recipes, yep tried, proven and tasted recipes. there’s more to come so please like and follow my page.

So, here’s one family favorite (actually 🙂 we have a lot of favorites) the Filipino version of Beef steak. I used round steak cut thinly for this dish. And of course with vegetable side dish as I always do.

bistek tagalog

what you need:

2 small pcs calamansi

1/2 kilo lean beef, sliced thinly

1 cup water

3 tbsp soysauce

oil for frying

1 large onion cut into rings

2 cloves garlic, minced

salt & pepper

serves about 4

45 mins prep time

  • marinate meat with salt & pepper for at least 15 minutes
  • saute the garlic, pan fry the beef until slightly brown.
  • add water, cover and simmer for 30 minutes until meat is tender.
  • stir in soy sauce, then add onions.
  • (optional) you can also add 1 tbsp of brown sugar if you like
  • when meat is already soft and tender, squeeze calamansi before removing from heat.

serve and enjoy!

love,

mitch 🙂

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Sweet style spaghetti – recipe

Posted on by M Artisans

pinoy style spaghetti

here’s the recipe for this über yummy spaghetti

ingredients:

1/4 kilo ground beef

1/4 kilo ground pork

8 pcs hotdogs, sliced

2 medium onions, diced

2 small cloves garlic, peeled and minced

2 tbsps cooking oil

1/2 cup water

1 cup grated cheese ( yes, lots of it!) combo of parmesan, mozzarella and cheddar

4 tbsps brown sugar (add more to your liking)

1 cup banana ketchup (the star of this recipe)

1 cup tomato sauce

salt & pepper

500 g spaghetti (I prefer angel hair pasta)

1-2 pcs bay leaf

Procedure:

saute your garlic and onions, add in the ground meat,

Pour in water (let the meat cook until it boils) lower the temperature my friends and then season it with salt and pepper,

pour the tomato sauce, next is ketchup, and cheese. Stir regularly and let it simmer, slowly add the sugar, taste a little so you will know if you need to add more.

add the hotdogs,

cook the sauce until thick,

lastly put the bay leaf once out of the fire 🙂

oops I forgot cook the pasta as per packaging instructions 😉

Bon Appétit!

love;

mitch