Description
Homemade beef tapa combines tender marinated meat with classic Filipino breakfast flavors. Sizzling slices pair perfectly with garlic rice and fried egg, offering you a delicious morning meal packed with rich cultural heritage.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb (454 g) beef sirloin, thinly sliced
- ¼ cup (60 ml) soy sauce
- 3 tbsps (45 ml) lemon juice
- 1 tbsp (15 g) brown sugar or granulated sugar
- 2 tsps (10 g) minced garlic
- ½ tsp (2.5 g) ground black pepper
- 2 tbsps (30 ml) cooking oil, for frying
Instructions
- Butchery Technique: Slice beef into gossamer-thin strips diagonally against muscle fibers, ensuring maximum tenderness and flavor penetration.
- Marinade Crafting: Whisk soy sauce, lemon juice, brown sugar, crushed garlic, and black pepper into a harmonious blend, dissolving sugar completely to create a robust flavor foundation.
- Marination Process: Submerge beef strips in marinade, massaging each piece thoroughly. Refrigerate for 2-4 hours, allowing meat to absorb intricate flavor dimensions and tenderize.
- Cooking Preparation: Remove beef from marinade, delicately patting dry to eliminate excess liquid and promote perfect caramelization. Heat cast-iron skillet with neutral oil over medium-high flame.
- Searing Technique: Arrange beef strips in single layer, ensuring minimal overcrowding. Cook 2-3 minutes per side, developing a rich mahogany exterior with crispy edges, indicating ideal doneness and flavor development.
- Plating Tradition: Transfer beef tapa to serving plate, traditionally accompanied by garlic fried rice and sunny-side-up egg, completing the quintessential Filipino tapsilog breakfast experience.
Notes
- Master Meat Cutting: Slice beef diagonally against muscle fibers for maximum tenderness and flavor penetration.
- Marinade Magic: Whisk ingredients until sugar dissolves completely, creating a balanced flavor foundation that transforms ordinary beef into a Filipino delicacy.
- Marinating Mastery: Allow beef to rest in refrigerator at least 2 hours, enabling deep flavor absorption and tenderizing meat fibers.
- Cooking Precision: Use medium heat and single-layer arrangement to achieve perfect caramelization, watching for mahogany color and crispy edges without overcooking.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 2 hours
- Category: Breakfast, Dinner
- Method: Frying
- Cuisine: Filipino
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 5
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 600 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 9 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 36 g
- Cholesterol: 70 mg