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Beef Tapa

Name: Beef Tapa
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1.5 lb beef sirloin, sliced thin; 1/3 cup soy sauce; 3 tablespoons calamansi or lemon juice; 2 tablespoons brown sugar; 5 cloves garlic, minced; 1/2 teaspoon black pepper; 2 tablespoons oil; 4 fried eggs, to serve; Garlic fried rice, to serve

Thin beef strips cured in soy sauce, garlic, and sugar, then pan-fried. Serve as tapsilog with egg and garlic rice.

Serves 4

Prep 20 min

Cook 10 min

Beef Tapa — Photo: Maffeth.opiana, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Ingredients

1.5 lb beef sirloin, sliced thin
1/3 cup soy sauce
3 tablespoons calamansi or lemon juice
2 tablespoons brown sugar
5 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
2 tablespoons oil
4 fried eggs, to serve
Garlic fried rice, to serve

Steps

Step 1. Mix the soy sauce, calamansi, sugar, garlic, and pepper. Marinate the beef for at least 4 hours, or overnight in the fridge.
Step 2. Heat the oil in a wide pan over medium-high heat.
Step 3. Fry the beef in batches for 2 to 3 minutes per side, until browned, cooked through, and a little caramelized.
Step 4. Serve with fried eggs, garlic rice, and vinegar for dipping.

Where this recipe comes from

Yoribang Filipino recipes by Yoribang. License: Free to use. View the original (opens in a new tab)

Original Yoribang write-ups of Filipino dishes. Soy sauce, vinegar, garlic, and fish sauce carry much of the flavor. Calamansi is a small sour citrus, and lemon or lime works if you cannot find it. Bagoong (shrimp paste) and ube are sold at Asian grocery stores.