How to Cook Filipino Beef Stir-Fry

Filipino Beef Stir-Fry

This is easy menu to cook especially if you are a busy mother, choose beef meat tender part and sliced in thin and marinate. Cook for 30 minutes and serves for 4 serving.

Basic Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 pound snow peas
  • 3/4 cup green peas
  • 1 carrot, sliced
  • 2 (1/2 pound) New York strip steaks, sliced into thin strips
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons white sugar
  • 3 tablespoons olive oi
  • 1 sweet onion, chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 2 stalks celery, sliced
  • 1 red bell pepper, seeded and cut into chunks
  • 1/4 cup oil for deep frying

Cooking Methods

  • Place the sliced steak in a large bowl. Sprinkle the cornstarch over the beef slices and mix to coat. Whisk the soy sauce and sugar together in a small bowl until the sugar dissolves; pour over the beef slices. Mix and marinate in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours or overnight.
  • Heat 3 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir the onion and garlic in the hot oil until tender, 5 to 7 minutes. Stir the oyster sauce into the onion and garlic; season with salt and pepper. Add the snow peas, green peas, carrot, celery, and red bell pepper; cook and stir until the vegetables are slightly tender, yet still crisp, 7 to 10 minutes. Remove the skillet from the heat.
  • Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a separate skillet. Remove the beef from the marinade, shaking off any excess moisture; discard the marinade. Fry the beef slices in the hot oil to your desired degree of doneness, 3 to 5 minutes per side for medium. Add the cooked beef to the vegetable mixture and mix well. Serve hot.

How to cook Filipino Oxtail Stew

Filipino Oxtail Stew

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 pounds beef oxtail, cut into pieces
  • 1 large onion, quartered
  • 2 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 large eggplant, cut into 2-inch chunks
  • 1/2 head bokchoy, cut into 1-inch pieces
  • 1/2 pound fresh green beans, trimmed and snapped into 2-inch pieces
  • 1/4 cup peanut butter, or as needed to thicken sauce
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper, or to taste

Cooking Methods

  • Fill a large saucepan with water, and drop in the oxtail pieces, onion, garlic, salt, and pepper. Bring to a boil, and simmer for 2 hours over medium-low heat, skimming the foam occasionally, until the oxtail meat is very tender and the broth is reduced to 3 cups.
  • Stir in the eggplant, bokchoy, and green beans, and simmer for about 20 minutes, until the vegetables are tender.
  • Just before serving, place the peanut butter in a small bowl and thin with 1 or 2 tablespoons of broth. Stir until smooth and add to the stew.