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Kare-Kare — Filipino Oxtail Peanut Stew
A magnificent Filipino braise of oxtail, tripe, and vegetables in a rich, creamy peanut and annatto sauce, served with the essential fermented shrimp paste (bagoong).
⏱ 270 min🔥 720 kcalHard
★4.8(1,200)
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Filipino Beef Recipes
5 recipes using beef — Adobo, sinigang, lechon — bold, sour and deeply savoury island cooking.
These 5 filipino beef recipes are ready in about 166 minutes on average, with 330–720 kcal per serving, and 60% are rated easy enough for a weeknight. Every recipe includes exact ingredient quantities, step-by-step instructions and full nutrition per serving.
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522 kcal
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How Filipino cuisine cooks with beef
Filipino cuisine — Adobo, sinigang, lechon — bold, sour and deeply savoury island cooking — brings its own distinctive techniques and seasonings to every ingredient it touches. When Filipino cooks work with beef, they reach for its own regional aromatics, fats and signature spice blends, and the techniques that come up most across these recipes are simmering, frying, sautéing and steaming.
A rich, deeply savoury red meat that rewards both fast, hot searing and long, slow braising depending on the cut. In this collection it's most often cooked with garlic, soy sauce, toasted rice flour and onions. The dishes here span filipino classics ready in as little as 45 minutes to slower, more involved cooking that rewards a relaxed afternoon.
Reader favourite: Bistek Tagalog is the highest-rated dish in this collection at 4.8★ from 3,654 ratings.
5 Filipino Beef Recipes
✨ Newdinner
Bistek Tagalog
Thin-sliced beef simmered in soy sauce, calamansi juice and caramelised onion rings — the Filipino answer to beef steak, tangy, savoury and deeply comforting.
⏱ 45 min🔥 380 kcalEasy
★4.8(3,654)
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Bistek Tagalog
Filipino beef steak — thin slices of beef sirloin braised in a bold soy-calamansi marinade, topped with crispy caramelised onion rings.
⏱ 45 min🔥 330 kcalEasy
★4.7(445)
✨ Newdinner
Kare-Kare (Filipino Oxtail Peanut Stew)
The Philippines' grand fiesta stew — slow-braised oxtail and tripe in a thick golden peanut and toasted-rice sauce, served with bok choy, eggplant, long beans and a side of pungent shrimp paste.
⏱ 210 min🔥 620 kcalHard
★4.8(470)
✨ Newbreakfast
Tapsilog (Filipino Beef Tapa Breakfast Plate)
Cured, pan-fried beef strips served with garlic fried rice and a sunny-side-up egg, a beloved Filipino breakfast combination.
⏱ 260 min🔥 560 kcalEasy
★4.6(36)
Choosing & preparing beef
How to choose
Tender cuts (sirloin, ribeye) suit quick cooking; tougher, collagen-rich cuts (chuck, brisket, shin) are built for stews and braises. Look for bright-red colour and fine marbling.
Prep & storage
Season generously and let steaks come to room temperature before searing. Rest cooked beef 5–10 minutes so the juices redistribute; slice against the grain to keep it tender.
When is it done?
Steaks: 52°C / 125°F for rare up to 71°C / 160°F for well done. Ground beef should always reach 71°C / 160°F.
Nutrition
An excellent source of complete protein, iron, zinc and vitamin B12; leaner cuts keep saturated fat in check.
Classic flavour partners: onion, garlic, red wine, black pepper, mushrooms, rosemary
Filipino Beef Recipes — FAQ
How long do Filipino beef recipes take to make?
Most of these 5 Filipino beef recipes are ready in around 166 minutes from start to finish. The quickest, Bistek Tagalog, takes about 45 minutes, while the slower-cooked dishes run up to 270 minutes.
How many calories are in Filipino beef dishes?
Across this collection they range from about 330 to 720 kcal per serving, averaging 522 kcal — Bistek Tagalog is the lightest option at 330 kcal.
What is the easiest Filipino beef recipe for beginners?
Bistek Tagalog is a great place to start — it's rated easy and comes together in about 45 minutes. 60% of the recipes here are beginner-friendly.
What goes well with beef in Filipino cooking?
In these recipes, beef is most often paired with garlic, soy sauce, toasted rice flour and onions. Filipino kitchens also lean on its own regional aromatics, fats and signature spice blends.
How do I know when beef is properly cooked?
Steaks: 52°C / 125°F for rare up to 71°C / 160°F for well done. Ground beef should always reach 71°C / 160°F.
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