Bistek Tagalog

I’m a Bay Area guy now, but my roots on my dad’s side run back to the island of Luzon’s Tagalog region. This soul-satisfying dish is a nod to that heritage and a tasty gift from a part of my culture to yours. Bistek is Spanish for “beefsteak,” and I put my own spin on the traditional version because, hey, there’s always room for more flavor. I use lemon in mine, but if you can get them locally, substitute calamansi for the lemon. Calamansi is a cross between a lemon and a lime that i