Semi Swiss Steak

I've got the idea of this recipe from swiss steak,  I really wanna try cooking swiss steak but sadly all the necessary ingredients were not available specially fresh tomatoes, so I just did this the swiss steak way. It came out okay and delicious too.

Ingredients:
1/2 kilo beef round steak
1 onion chopped
3 cloves garlic
1 cup tomato sauce
3 tablespoons soy sauce
salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:
1.First we need to tenderize the beef by using a tenderizing hammer or if not available, just prick it with fork.
2. Saute the garlic and onion, add the beef then simmer for few minutes.
3. Add all the ingredients and let it simmer over medium heat until tender, stirring occasionally, add water if necessary.
4. Serve it hot with rice. :-).

Oriental Beef Stew

For me, nothing beats the taste of a good beef stew specially during winter or rainy seasons. Making the beef tender means more flavor in the soup, that is why I always see to it that when I make beef stew the meat is really tender so that you can enjoy it and not feeling like you are chewing a gum :D. This is my Oriental style of beef stew.

Ingredients:

1/2 kilo beef
1/2 kilo bok choy or petsay
3 big potatoes
2 yellow corn
1 onion
1 teaspoon black pepper corn ( pamintang buo)
4 tablespoons soy sauce
salt to taste

Procedure:

1. In a pot put the beef, black pepper, onion and soy sauce then bring to boil, make sure that the water is enough to cook the beef until tender.
2. When the beef is tender add the potatoes and corn, simmer until done.
3. Then add the petsay and simmer for 2 minutes, add salt to taste. Turn off the heat.
4. Serve it hot. You can put some spring onion to garnish it.

Special Beef Mami

It was cold winter night when I cooked this dish, I did it in my own style, simple and easy way of cooking it but still the taste is great. Here is my recipe.

Ingredients:
300 grams fresh pancit
300 grams beef
pepper to taste
salt to taste
thumb size ginger
1 cup spinach
2 boiled eggs ( cut into halves)
 some spring onion for garnishing
1 onion
1 cup corn kernel
2 liters water

Procedure:

1. In a pot put the water, beef, onion, ginger, pepper and soy sauce then let it boil.
2. Simmer until the beef is tender and put salt if necessary
3. Put the noodles until cook then turn off the heat.
4. In a serving bowl arrange the noodles and beef then top the spinach, egg, spring onion and corn kernels then pour the hot soup and serve it.

Instant noodles can be used but do not include the flavoring.

Ultimate Beef Stew

Simply the best!!

Ingredients:

1/2 kilo beef
2 carrots ( slice diagonally)
3  potatoes ( quartered)
4 pieces hotdog ( sliced )
1 onion
4 cloves garlic
3 tablespoons soy sauce
1 cup tomato sauce
salt and pepper to taste
water

Procedure:

1. In a pot saute the garlic and onion, then add the beef and simmer for few minutes.
2. Add  soy sauce, tomato sauce, salt and pepper then simmer for 3 minutes.
3. Add water and let it boil, once it's boiling stir occasionally and continue the cooking until the meat is tender, if pressure cooker is available, you can pressure cook it for 15 minutes.
4. When the meat is tender, add the potato and simmer for 3 minutes, then add the carrots and hotdog.
5. Simmer until done then turn off the heat.
6. Serve it hot.

Bistek

A special Filipino beef dish that captured my heart since I was young because of its unique delicious taste. I love this dish so much.
Ingredients
1 kilo beef sirloin, thinly sliced
1/2 cup soy sauce
3  calamansi or 1 lemon
1 tsp ground black pepper
4 cloves garlic, crushed
1 large onion, sliced into rings
oil


Procedure
 1.Marinade beef in soy sauce, calamansi or lemon, and ground black pepper for an  hour then fry until golden brown, set aside and save the marinating sauce because we will use it later.
2. Saute the garlic and onion, remove some onions for toppings later, then put the fried beef and marinating sauce, then simmer over low heat until meat is tender.
3. When it is done turn off the heat , top with the onion rings and serve with rice.


To add more sauce just combine  some soy sauce, calamansi and a little sugar then add to the bistek and allow to simmer.

Simple Beef Mechado

Mechado can be cooked with fats or marinating sauce or both, this is different from menudo and caldereta because mechado's sauce is lighter compare to the other 2 dishes. This is just a simple beef mechado.

Ingredients:

1/2 kilo beef ( marinate with 1/4 cup soy sauce and 2 tablespoons of lemon juice or calamnsi)
2 potatoes ( diced or cubed)
2 carrots ( diced or cubed)
1/2 cup tomato sauce
1 small onion
4 cloves garlic
Spring onion
salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:

1. Saute garlic and onion, add the beef without the marinating sauce, saute for 2 minutes then cover and simmer for few minutes.
2. Add the marinating sauce and tomato sauce, simmer until the beef is tender. ( Add water if necessary)
3. Add the carrots and the potatoes, simmer for few minutes, check the taste then add salt and pepper if necessary. Cover until the vegetables are cooked.
4. Increase the heat then add the spring onion. After 30 seconds remove from heat. Do not cover to prevent the vegetable from discoloraion.
5. Serve it hot and with a smile :-).

Ground Beef Fiesta

This is very economical and not too meaty because the amount of vegetables and ground beef are equal, and yet the savor of the dish is still excellent. I made it like this because during the time that I cooked it there some other meat dishes. So if you want this dish meatier just less the amount of carrots and potatoes.

Ingredients:

1/2 kilo ground beef
1/2 kilo potatoes( small diced)
1/2 kilo carrots (small diced)
1 big onion
1/2 cup soy sauce
8 cloves garlic
5 bayleaf ( laurel)
4 hard boiled eggs( sliced into 5 parts each ) If egg slicer is available you can use it.
salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:

1. Saute the garlic and onion, then add the ground beef and simmer for few minutes.
2.  Add the soy sauce, bay leaf, salt and pepper simmer for 3 minutes.
3. Add the potatoes and carrots and simmer until it is done.
4. Serve it, topped with sliced eggs and if spring onion is available you can sprinkle some too.

Beef Adobo

Here in South America, beef is so abundant, and most of the time I prepare beef steak when it comes to beef dishes. For a change I thought of making beef adobo and the result is fantastic! Here is how to cook it.

Ingredients:

1 kilo beef
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup vinegar
6 cloves garlic
1 onion
2 tablespoon tomato sauce
1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
1/2 glass water

Procedure:

1. In a pressure cooker put all the ingredients
2. Cook over medium heat , once it's starting to boil time it for just 15 minutes then, check if its already tender. if yes, then transfer it to another pan.
3. Continue cooking and increase the heat so that some of the soup will evaporate making our adobo just saucy.
4. After this process turn off the heat and serve it with rice. :-)

Balbacua

A popular regional dish in Philippines which originated in Cebu city, but widely accepted and also popular in neighboring  places. It's in Davao city where I first tasted it, I was just curious about balbacua when I heard one novelty singer (the late Yoyoy Villame) singing about balbacua, describing the taste and texture in the song and how people love it.

Ingredients:
1 kilo ox tail or 1/2 kilo cow's skin and 1/2 kilo beef ribs
1 teaspoon whole black pepper or peppercorn (pamintang buo)
thumb size ginger
1 medium size onion
1/2 cup minced spring onion
some chili pepper
Salt

Procedure:

1. In a big pot, put the oxtail, ginger, onion and peppercorn, put water that is enough to make the meat tender. It will take few hours to make this tender, so be patient :-). Pressure cooker is badly needed.
2. When the oxtail is already tender put some salt to taste, simmer until it is so tender.
3. Serve it with spring onion and chopped chili peppers if you want it a little hot.

combination of skin and ribs

You can add a tablespoons of atsuete powder  while boiling the meat to tender for a yellowish color.

Bulalo

Bulalo is a popular beef dish in the Philippines. This one is a simple version, soon I will be cooking the original version of Batangas, this one I just copied from eateries and restaurants that I dined in.



Ingredients:
1 kilo beef shank or  oxtail (skin removed)
2 corn ( each divided into 4)
1 medium size onion
1 teaspoon whole black pepper
1 cube beef ( knorr)
1/2 kilo Chinese cabbage
1/4 kilo green beans

Procedure:
1. In a pot put the meat, beef cube, pepper, onion and put water that is enough to cook the meat without drying it..
2. Just cover the pot until the meat is tender, add water if nccesary.
3. Put the corn simmer until it is cooked.
4. Add the rest of the vegetables, simmer for few minutes until it is done.
5. Serve hot  with chopped chilli pepper and spring onion.

Glorious ground beef

This recipe is easy to prepare  and affordable that is why I decided to make this one so that people out there who want to economize their budget can still eat meat. Here is one recipe that will fit your pockets.

Ingredients:
1/2 kilo ground beef
3 pieces medium size potatoes ( small dice)
1 piece medium size carrot (small dice)
1 small size onion
1 small size bell pepper ( small dice)
3 cloves garlic
salt and pepper to taste
hot chili pepper ( optional)


Procedure:
1 Saute garlic and onion.
2. Add the ground beef, simmer for few minutes
3. Add the salt and pepper simmer until the ground beef is cooked
4. Add the carrot and potatoes simmer for 3 minutes then add the bell pepper, simmer until it is done.
5. Serve it, or if you want something hot you can chop some hot chili peppers and sprinkle it on top.

Beef Galore

I cooked this for lunch today. I used hotdog and eggs as an extender because there were lots of visitors.  After eating, they said it was yummy. :-)

Ingredients:

1 kilo beef ( tenderloin or sirloin)
1 small green bell pepper
1 small yellow bell pepper
1 small red bell pepper
5 cloves garlic
1 small onion
1 cup water
1/2 kilo hotdog
hard boiled eggs ( depends how many number of persons)
1 pouch tomato sauce (250ml)
1/4 cup soy sauce

Procedure:

1. Saute the garlic and onion then add the beef and simmer for few minutes.
3. Add the tomato sauce,soy sauce, salt and pepper then simmer for 5 minutes stirring occasionally then add the water and simmer until the meat is tender.
4. Add the rest of the ingredients and simmer for few minutes, turn off the heat.
5. Serve it with rice. :-)

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Kalderetang Bola-bola

Treat your love ones with this economical dish but very yummy. Simple and easy to prepare.

Ingredients for the meatballs:

1/2 kilo ground beef
1/4 cup flour
dash of salt and pepper

Ingredients for Main Dish:
Meatballs
2 medium size potatoes ( sliced)
1 medium size carrot (sliced)
3 cloves garlic
1 small onion
1 cup tomato sauce
1/2 cup olives (optional)
 tablespoon bread crumbs mixed with 1/2 cup milk ( to thicken the soup)

Procedure:

1.For the meatballs mix all the ingredients for it, form into balls and fried it, set aside.
2. Saute garlic and onion add the potatoes, carrots and tomato sauce simmer for few minutes then add 1/2 glass of water and bring to a boil.
3. Simmer until the carrots and potatoes are tender, add the meatballs and the breadcrumbs with milk
4. Simmer until it is done and serve it hot.

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Cabbage Roll with Tomato Sauce

It’s been a long time that I wanted to cook this dish, but every time I put my cabbage leaves in the refrigerator, when my companions are cleaning the fridge, they always throw it because they’re thinking it’s a trash hahahahahahahahaha. This is called Sarma in Turkey, although they have different ways of cooking it, but the process of wrapping the meat with cabbage is the same. Most people think this is the same with another dish in Turkey which they called dolma,  because the process is almost the same but, we should not be confused because in dolmas, grapefruit leaves are used in wrappng the ground meat and sarma used cabbage.  I am glad that I was able to cooked this :D and I am excited to share it with all of you. This is a good treat for your loved ones. Since this is requested by my Filipino friends I made it Filipino style.

Ingredients:
some cabbage leaves
1/4 kilo ground beef or pork
2 tablespoons flour
1 beaten egg
1 med. size potato ( minced)
1 small carrot (minced)
1 onion ( half minced, half strips)
1/2 cup water
2 tablespoons tomato sauce
salt and pepper to taste
1 tablespoon calamansi or lemon juice

Procedure
1. First we need to blanch ( banlian in Tagalog) the cabbage leaves and set it aside.
2. In a bowl mix the meat,  minced onion, calamansi, carrot, potato, egg,  flour, salt and pepper. Mix it well.
3. Wrap it using the blanched cabbage leaf, as shown in the picture.

4. After wrapping all the meat, put the onion strips and black pepper in a pan where you are going to cook the cabbage rolls.

5. Arrange the rolled cabbage properly, put the tomato sauce, and the water.

6. Cover and let it boil , when it is  boiling lower the heat to cook it slowly without drying the soup.
7. Serve it hot and garnish with ring onions.

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Nilagang Baka

Nilagang baka ( beef stew)= for me, this is the easiest way of cooking beef. Stewing in Asia is different from other continents. Stewing specially in Philippines uses only plain water or rice washing without putting any soup thickening ingredient like tomato sauce in some other countries. Simple and easy to prepare but the savor will surely satisfy your hunger.

Ingredients:

1/2 kilo beef
1/4 kilo Chinese cabbage or pak choi
1 small size onion
a pinch of whole black pepper
8 glasses rice washing ( add water if necessary)
thumb size ginger
salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:

1. In a pot put the rice washing, ginger, onion, and black pepper then bring it to a boil.
2. Put the beef and simmer until the meat is tender.
3.  Increase the heat to high then add the Chinese cabbage, salt and pepper to taste and  simmer for 2 minute.
4. Serve it hot.

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Lengua Estofada

The word LENGUA is a Spanish word for tongue (dila), so our main ingredient for this recipe is the tongue (beef or pork tongue). This recipe sounds difficult but actually it is easy to cook. Even if you are a first timer I know you can cook this right. Here is the simple and easy steps of cooking Lengua Estofada. Have fun!

Ingredients:
1pc lengua (beef or pork's tongue) (cleaned, boiled & skin removed)
1/2 cup tomato sauce
1 tsp garlic, minced
1 pc. medium size onion
green olives ( as needed)
½ cup all purpose cream
1 cup button mushrooms, sliced
2 pcs large size potatoes
salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:
1. Saute garlic and onion.
2. Add the tongue,tomato sauce, salt and pepper to taste simmer for few minutes.
3. Add water that is enough to cook the tongue, (it's better to tenderize the tongue first in the pressure cooker) for faster cooking.
4. Add the potatoes and simmer for few minutes.
5. When the tongue is already tender add the all purpose cream, mushroom and olives, simmer for few minutes.
6. Serve it and don't forget to smile :)

 

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Beef with peanut sauce

Yummy!

Ingredients:

1/2 kilo beef ( slice according to your desired size)
1/4 kilo cabbage ( sliced)
2 pieces carrots ( sliced)
1 med. size onion
5 cloves garlic
some olives

For Peanut sauce

3 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons peanut butter
1/4 glass orange juice

Procedure for peanut sauce:

In a bowl mix all the ingredients for Peanut Sauce, set aside

Procedure for cooking:
1. In a wok/pan saute the garlic then add the onion.
2. Add the meat, simmer for few minutes,( add water if necessary to avoid drying)
3. Add the carrots and olives,  cover it for 2 minutes.
4. Add the cabbage cover for 1 minute. Mix it well.
5. Add the peanut sauce simmer for 2 minutes and its ready to serve.


Tips: its better to use a tender meat and slice it for a bite size ( in the picture the slice of meat is big but i pressure cooked it)

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