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Filipino Garlic Beef Tapa Bowls

Name: Filipino Garlic Beef Tapa Bowls
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Filipino
Ingredients: 500 g Beef sirloin, thinly sliced; 3 tbsp Soy sauce; 2 tbsp Calamansi juice, or fresh lime juice; 1 tbsp Brown sugar; 6 clove Garlic, minced; 2 tbsp Vegetable oil; 4 cup Cooked jasmine rice, day-old preferred

Savory-sweet marinated beef sirloin pan-seared to a caramelized turn, served over fragrant garlic rice for a classic Filipino breakfast favorite.

Prep: 15 min
Cook: 15 min
Total: 30 min

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Technique to learn

Caramelized Pan-Searing

Cooking sugar-marinated meat quickly over high heat to rapidly form a flavorful brown crust while keeping the interior tender.

Instructions

Step 1: Whisk soy sauce, calamansi juice, brown sugar, and half of the minced garlic in a bowl until sugar dissolves.
Step 2: Marinate beef slices in the mixture for at least 15 minutes at room temperature.

Step 3: Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a skillet over high heat; sauté remaining garlic until golden, then toss into cooked rice to make garlic rice.

Step 4: Heat remaining oil in the skillet over medium-high heat until hot.

Step 5: Sear beef slices in a single layer for 2-3 minutes per side until caramelized and tender.

Step 6: Divide garlic rice into four bowls, top evenly with seared beef tapa, and serve immediately.

Cooking tips

Using day-old chilled rice prevents the garlic fried rice from becoming soggy.
Do not overcrowd the pan when searing beef to ensure proper browning rather than steaming.
Original home-cooking adaptation inspired by Filipino; regional versions vary.
Use halal-certified meat, poultry, stock, sauces, cheese and other processed ingredients. Check labels and avoid cross-contamination. Recipe screening is not halal certification.

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