🧅 Chicken Bistek

Meat · Main ingredient: Chicken · ⏱ 15 min · Serves 5 · ~₱285 · Best for: Dinner, Lunch

Ingredients

• 1 kg Chicken breast or thigh fillets, sliced thin
• 0.5 cup Soy sauce
• 0.25 cup Calamansi juice
• 1 tsp Ground black pepper
• 4 cloves Garlic, minced
• 2 pc Large onions, sliced into rings
• 3 tbsp Cooking oil
• 1 tsp Sugar (optional)
• 3 pinch Salt to taste

Instructions

1. In a bowl, marinate chicken slices in soy sauce, calamansi juice, pepper, and garlic for at least 30 minutes.
2. Heat oil in a pan and sauté half of the onion rings until softened and slightly caramelized; set aside.
3. In the same pan, remove chicken from marinade (reserve marinade) and sear until lightly browned on both sides.
4. Pour in the reserved marinade and water or broth, and bring to a simmer.
5. Cover and cook for 10-15 minutes until chicken is tender and the sauce slightly reduces.
6. Stir in sugar if using, and adjust salt to taste.
7. Top with the sautéed onions and the remaining raw onion rings just before removing from heat.
8. Serve hot with steamed rice.

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