🍲 Beef Asado

Meat · Main ingredient: Beef · ⏱ 105 min · Serves 5 · ~₱475 · Best for: Dinner, Lunch

Ingredients

• 1 kg 1 kg beef sirloin, sliced into strips
• 0.3333 cup 1/3 cup soy sauce
• 2 tbsp 2 tbsp oyster sauce
• 0.25 cup 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 0.25 cup 1/4 cup tomato sauce or banana ketchup
• 6 clove 6 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 pc 1 onion, sliced
• 2 pc 2 pcs star anise
• 1 tsp 1 tsp five-spice powder (optional)
• 2 tbsp 2 tbsp cooking oil
• 3 pinch Salt and pepper to taste
• 0.5 tsp Pepper, to taste

Instructions

1. Marinate beef strips in soy sauce and oyster sauce for at least 30 minutes.
2. Heat oil in a pot and sear the marinated beef (reserve marinade) until browned on the outside. Set aside.
3. In the same pot, sauté garlic and onion until fragrant.
4. Return the beef to the pot along with the reserved marinade, water or broth, brown sugar, tomato sauce, star anise, and five-spice powder if using.
5. Bring to a boil, then cover and simmer over low heat until beef is tender and sauce is flavorful, about 45 minutes to 1 hour.
6. Stir in the cornstarch slurry and simmer until the sauce thickens to a glossy glaze.
7. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
8. Serve hot over steamed rice, spooning extra sauce on top.

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