Melissa Hemsley’s Filipino-style Steak and Onions
Try Melissa Hemsley's Filipino-style Steak and Onions, as seen on Sunday Brunch on Channel 4, for a quick and easy 30 minute midweek meal with plenty of flavour.
From the book
Eat Happy: 30 Minute Feel-good Food
Easy midweek meals
Vegetarian mains
Feelgood desserts
Introduction
This is the Filipino version of steak and onions, known as bisteak. My mum grew up in Manila cooking it with kalamansi, a cross between a mandarin and a kumquat, but lemon makes a good substitute. This dish takes less than 10 minutes to cook, freeing up time to make a great side or two. Try Cauliflower or Broccoli Rice and maybe some Killer Kale or a load of lightly cooked spinach.
Ingredients
| 2 tbsp | coconut oil or ghee |
| 2 | large onions, sliced into rings |
| 500g | sirloin steak, cut into 5mm slices |
| 1 tbsp | chickpea flour |
| 3 | garlic cloves, finely chopped |
| juice of 1 lemon | |
| 4 tbsp | tamari |
| sea salt and black pepper |
Method
1. Melt half the oil in a large, wide frying pan, add the onion rings and fry over a low-medium heat for about 3 minutes until softened slightly but still with a bit of bite, then set aside on a plate.
2. Dust the steak slices in flour and season with a little salt and pepper.
3. Melt the remaining oil in the same pan, add the steak pieces, in batches if necessary, and fry over a high heat for about 1 minute on each side, then transfer to the plate with the onion rings.
4. Fry the garlic in the pan for about 30 seconds. Add the lemon juice, tamari and a good pinch of pepper and simmer for 2 minutes.
5. Return the steak and onions to the pan to gently heat through for 30 seconds and then serve.
