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Filipino Beef Recipe
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- (2) Marinate beef in soy sauce, lemon (or calamansi), and ground black pepper for at least 1 hour
- (3) Note: marinate overnight for best result 1
- (4) Heat the cooking oil in a pan then pan-fry half of the onions until the texture becomes soft
- (5) Set aside 2
- (6) Drain the marinade from the beef
- (7) Set it aside
- (8) Pan-fry the beef on the same pan where the onions were fried for 1 minute per side
- (9) Remove from the pan
- (10) Set aside 3
- (11) Add more oil if needed
- (12) Saute garlic and remaining raw onions until onion softens
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- (14) Pour the remaining marinade and water
- (15) Bring to a boil
- (16) 5
- (17) Add beef
- (18) Cover the pan and simmer until the meat is tender
- (19) Note: Add water as needed
- (20) 6
- (21) Season with ground black pepper and salt as needed
- (22) Top with pan-fried onions
- (23) 7
- (24) Transfer to a serving plate
- (25) Serve hot