Even the Bistek explanation alone is tasty for many. It is cooked with lemon, soy sauce and onions, so the high quality cuts of beef are enthusiastic and tasty. This Filipino dish is one of the most popular and a safe option for when you don’t know what your guests’ food preferences are. However, the use of beef may be preventing you from making this classic. So why not try another way with healthy, affordable white meat? That’s where our chicken bistech comes in!
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Published: 2/17/25
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Philippine Chicken Bistec – The name is said to come from the Spanish word “bistec,” which means beef steak. But the bistic recipe we currently have is through Pinoy, known as the Philippine method of making the perfect beef steak. As the name suggests, we make this with thin slices of beef. Next, use soy sauce and a marinated lemon, and stir-fry the marinated beef with onions.
But instead of lean meat, boneless chicken and thighs become the central stage of this delicious stew. For chicken bistech, we marinate the white meat with garlic, salt, lemon and soy sauce. These help to bring a large amount of flavor to the tender meat. Add a fun crunch to the stew, just like the onion is cut into rings, as seen in the original version. On the other hand, this stew is simple and brings a lot of flavor. There are hints of sweetness from sugar to contrast the salty taste of garlic and ground black pepper. Putting this all together makes for a perfect flavorful white meat recipe!
How to cook chicken bistic
Prepare the marinade and chicken the night before. You need to let these sit together overnight before frying!
Marinate the chicken – Mix the marinade ingredients in a large bowl. Mix well. Add the chicken. Make sure the chicken is completely coated with the marinade. Cover the bowl. Refrigerate overnight. Stir the chicken – Separate the chicken from the remaining marinade. NOTE: Be sure to allow most intravenous drips of liquids. Heat 2 tablespoons of cooking oil in a wok. Then saute the chicken on one side for 2 minutes. Remove from the wok. Put it aside. Fry and simmer until soft – Heat remaining cooking oil. Fry about ½ of the total amount of garlic and onions. Next, add the chicken when the onion is tender. Continue cooking for 30 seconds. Pour the remaining marinade and 1 cup of water. Bring it to a boil. Adjust the heat, cover the stew, cover the wok, and continue cooking for 35 minutes. Note: Add water if necessary. Add onions – Add remaining onions. Cook for 2 minutes. Seasoning – Add sugar and season with salt and ground black pepper. Serve with rice – transfer to a serving bowl. serve. Share and have fun!
How to store chicken bistech
Are there any airtight containers available? If so, take this and transfer the remaining chicken bistic inwards. If this is still hot, wait for this to cool to room temperature. You can then cover the container and place it in the fridge. Due to storage methods, it can be expected to last 3 days!
Chicken Bistec Ingredients
Thankfully, even if it’s a marinated dish, chicken bistech doesn’t need a very long list of ingredients. This uses a very simple marinade. When it comes to meat, it is important to use chicken breasts in particular for a wider flavor.
Boneless Chicken Breast – This portion of the chicken is not only rich, but also satisfyingly tender! Garlic – Not only does it create depth, but it also has a strong flavor. Onion – I want a nice crunch at Bistec, the place where onions come in! Sugar – Because we use a large amount of salty ingredients for this, sugar is a great way to create some contrast in the flavor. Water – to bring the ingredients to a boil. Cooking oils – to make sure all our food is cooked and safe to eat! Salt – to properly season the meat and stew. Grand Black Pepper – Adds spice tips.
Marinade Ingredients
Soy Sauce – This is necessary as it helps to bring some balance to the flavor of the marinade. Lemon – Use lemon for a stronger flavor and acidity! Salt – This is perfect to help marinade infiltrate chicken. Garlic – A little richer flavor.
What to serve with chicken bistech
Don’t know what to pair with Chicken Bistec? Having the following is not guaranteed:
Rice – This helps balance the flavor of your meal. Another suitable side dish is a simple chicken Caesar salad. It’s tasty, but definitely not overwhelming. Our salad recipes are perfect to have with meat dishes. Chopsuey Stir-Chicken goes well with hearty vegetables. This chop sweet version is one of my favorites.
I recommend you try it
There are even more recipes you can turn to when you want something satisfying and flavorful but want to spend a little less. Try the Panlasang Pinoy recipe and type “Chicken” in the search bar above! Also, if you need help creating this chicken bistech, please place your query in the comments section below.
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Chicken Bistec
Marinated chicken breast simmered in soy sauce with onions.
Instructions
Combine the marinade ingredients in a large bowl. Mix well.
¾ cup soy sauce, 1 piece lemon, ¼ tsp salt, Two cloves garlic
Add the chicken. Make sure the chicken is completely coated with the marinade. Cover the bowl. Refrigerate overnight.
2 pounds of boneless chicken breast
Separate the chicken from the remaining marinade. NOTE: Be sure to allow most intravenous drips of liquids.
Heat 2 tablespoons of cooking oil in a wok. Fry the chicken for 2 minutes per side. Remove from the wok. Put it aside.
¼ cup cooking oil
Heat the remaining cooking oil. Fry about ½ of the total amount of garlic and onions.
Three clove garlic, 3 onions
Once the onion is tender, add the chicken. Continue cooking for 30 seconds.
Pour the remaining marinade and 1 cup of water. Bring it to a boil. Adjust the heat, cover the stew, cover the wok, and continue cooking for 35 minutes. Note: Add water if necessary.
1 cup of water
Add the remaining onions. Cook for 2 minutes.
3 onions
Add sugar and season with salt and ground black pepper.
Tesspoon sugar, Taste salt and ground black pepper
Transfer to a serving bowl. serve.
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Note
Boneless Chicken Thighs – Make sure the oil is hot before cooking the chicken! Garlic – This is a difficult ingredient to replace, but if you run out of actual garlic, you can also try using garlic powder. Onions – Red onions are best, but feel free to use yellow or white ones if not available. Sugar – Besides white sugar, you can also try this recipe with brown or coconut sugar. lemon – Alternatively, you can use karamansi or lime in the lemon place.
Nutritional information
calorie: 662kcal (33%) carbohydrates: 7g (2%) protein: 42g (84%) fat: 52g (80%) Saturated fat: 11g (55%) Polyunsaturated fat: 12g January Saturated Fat: twenty fiveg Trans Fat: 0.2g cholesterol: 222mg (74%) sodium: 2754mg (115%) potassium: 611mg (17%) fiber: 1g (4%) sugar: 2g (2%) Vitamin A: 183iu (4%) Vitamin C: 16mg (19%) calcium: 43mg (4%) iron: 3mg (17%)
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