Bistek

Stir-fried steak

Ingredients

• 3 pounds of steak, sliced while frozen into short, thin strips

• 2 large onions, sliced

• 2 cloves of garlic, chopped

• 2 tbsp of cooking oil

• ¼ cup of vinegar or lemon juice

• ¼ cup of soy sauce

• 1 cup of water

Saute onions and garlic in hot oil to soft stage. Add beef and stir-fry until the meat is about half cooked. Add vinegar or lemon juice. Cover and simmer for 5 minutes. Add hot water and continue simmering on low hear for another 20 minutes, or until beef is tender. (Beef should almost be dry).

If gravy is desired, add 2 or 3 cups of water instead of 1 cup and when the beef is tender, thicken the broth with cornstarch and cook for a few more minutes, stirring constantly.

Very thinly sliced carrots and celery are sometimes added to the beef just before making the gravy.

By Lupe C. Reyes

Editor’s Note: Recipe from Lepblon Fina’tinas Para Guam: Guam Cookbook, 1985.
Reprinted with permission from Congresswoman Madeleine Z. Bordallo, Y Inetnon Famalao’an (Women’s Association)

Y Inetnon Famalao’an was a women’s organization composed of cabinet wives and women executives in the government of Guam.