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Ingredients:
1/4 K ground beef
1/4 tsp chilli powder
1/4 tsp black pepper
1/8 tsp salt
1/8 tsp red pepper
1 clove garlic, finely chopped

Procedure:
1.) Mix all ingredients thoroughly. Shape into 2 patties about 1-cm thick.
2.) Heat a nonstick pan and cook patties for about 6 minutes on each side or until done.

Mai’s Kitchen Notes:
This recipe was taken from Lorenzana’s The 20-Minute Cookbook. As simple as this recipe may sound, I don’t know, perhaps the struggling cook that I am somehow got into me again..thus, with a not so superb dish (personal comment). The next time I’ll be doing this, I will probably add more salt and garlic to get my salty buds satisfied.

Pina Bistek

If I remember correctly, this is the 3rd main dish I tried. Got it from Del Monte’s Kitchenomics Cookbook Vol. 3. Yummy! the pineapple’s taste blends well with the beef and salty overall taste of the dish.

Inredients:
1/4 kilo beef sirloin, sliced, tapa style
1 large onion, sliced into rings
1-3 Tbsp. soy sauce
1 Tbsp. calamansi juice
1 can (234 g) Del Monte Fresh Cut Pineapple Tidbits, drained (reserve syrup)

Marinade:
8 cloves garlic, crushed
1 Tbsp. soy sauce
1/2 tsp. calamansi juice
1/8 tsp. pepper
1 pineapple syrup

Procedure:
1 Marinate beef for 1 hour. Drain and reserve marinade. Fry in 1/4 cup oil until light brown. Set aside. Retain 2 Tbsp. oil in pan.
2 In the same pan, sauté onion. Add soy sauce, 1/8 tsp. pepper, calamansi juice and marinade. Simmer for 2 minutes. Add beef and DEL MONTE Fresh Cut Pineapple Tidbits. Simmer once. If desired, serve with fried potatoes.