Beef Salpicao

Beef Salpicao is a stir-fry dish flavored with Worcestershire, butter, garlic, and red chili pepper flakes. It's quick and simple to make yet packs fantastic flavor. Delicious as an appetizer or main dish!

⏱ Prep: 0 min ⏱ Cook: 400 min

Ingredients

2 lb ribeye steak, cut into 1-inch cubes
0 salt and pepper to taste
2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tsp brown sugar
0.25 tsp red chili pepper flakes
2 tbsp butter
1 tbsp olive oil
1 head garlic, peeled and minced

Instructions

In a bowl, season beef with salt and pepper to taste. Marinate for about 10 minutes.
Mix Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce, brown sugar, and red chili pepper flakes. Whisk together until sugar is dissolved and set aside.
In a wide, thick-bottomed pan on medium heat, add butter and oil.
When butter is warm and begins to melt, but NOT hot, add garlic. Cook, stirring them around, for 1 minute or until garlic lightly browns.
Increase heat to high, stirring garlic continuously to prevent it from burning. Make sure the pan is hot.
Add beef and spread across the pan. Allow to sear for about 1 to 2 minutes and then turn to sear on the other side.
Mix in sauce mixture and Keep cooking, stirring them around, for about 3 to 5 minutes.
Take them out of the pan and garnish with chopped green onions and fried garlic bits, if desired.
The center of flavor in this dish is the garlic. To draw out the maximum wonderful flavor and aroma, brown the garlic in warm and NOT hot oil. This way, it can cook longer and infuse the butter and oil mixture with more flavor without burning.
Once the oil is thick with the necessary garlic flavors, crank up the heat to high so that the beef can brown nicely. Use a wide, heavy-bottomed pan and do not overcrowd it lest the meat will steam rather than sear.
Cut the beef in uniform size for even cooking. Pat them dry with paper towels to remove excess moisture.