The world loves beef
Beef is a comfort food that never stops comforting. This versatile ingredient is hearty, savory, always satisfying, and can be prepared in many ways. You can roast it, braise it, or even enjoy it raw!
Every region of the world boasts its own collection of delicious beef recipes that perfectly showcase the locale's signature traditional flavors and culinary identity. Check out these incredibly flavorful dishes from around the globe!
Galbi Jjim
Galbi Jjim is a Korean beef stew traditionally served during special occasions and is a simple way to introduce customers to the flavors of traditional Korean cuisine. To give your dish a richer, more flavorful sauce, chunks of meat are simmered in a sweet, savory, and spicy mix of Knorr Oyster and Knorr Rock Sugar Honey until they're fall-off-the-bone tender. They're then garnished with a medley of vegetables for added crunch and texture. This recipe is guaranteed to be full of flavor. Serve with rice to make a complete meal.
Beef Shawarma Wrap
Treat your customers to a gastronomic Mediterranean holiday! Make mouths water with this aromatic and flavorful on-the-go meal. Thin slices of generously seasoned beef and grilled vegetables are wrapped in warm pita bread and served with a creamy tzatziki dip made with Lady's Choice Real Mayonnaise.
Korean Beef Bulgogi Burger
Give the classic American burger a Korean makeover by switching ground beef patty with thin, tender slices of bulgogi. Adding a dash of Knorr Liquid Seasoning to the marinade does wonders in elevating the umami flavor of your meat. Stack it with a spicy kimchi gochujang mayo and some pickled vegetables for a unique punch of flavor. Keep the best of both culinary worlds for your customers to enjoy.
Beef BBQ Ribs with Mashed Potato
A good BBQ sauce is the highlight of this delicious fork-tender beef recipe. Knorr Demi Glace helps us achieve a luscious made-from-scratch-quality demi-glace sauce in just minutes! We infuse our recipe with garlic, thyme, star anise, and cajun spice for a bolder, richer taste. Seasoned slabs of short ribs are seared in the oven until golden and then baked for three hours until the sauce is reduced. Best served with a creamy mashed potato for a classic pairing.
Roast Beef with Truffle Demi Glace
Adding truffle paste to the demi glace sauce for this roast beef recipe adds a bolder, earthier flavor to the dish. This sophisticated combination of beef and truffle is the perfect dish to end the year.
Upgraded Filipino beef recipes
After a round of exploring wonderful global cuisines, it's time to head home and appreciate our own equally delicious beef recipes. Here are some creative, new takes on our beloved classics that you could add to your menu.
Lechon Baka Burger
Have your customers feasting on lechon any day! This burger recipe is made up of slow-cooked tender lechon baka topped with warm melted cheese, sandwiched between two slices of burger buns, and drenched in a rich gravy. To bring out double the meaty flavor, our beef belly is soaked for 24 hours in a marinade made of aromatics, Knorr Beef Seasoning Powder, and Knorr Liquid Seasoning.
Sizzling Sinigang Beef Shanks (Kansi Style)
Be it in soups or sauces, sinigang never fails to deliver when it comes to flavor. For this braised beef recipe, chunks of beef shanks are simmered in an aromatic broth until their fork-tender. They're then served with a satisfyingly sour gravy made with Knorr Sinigang sa Sampaloc Mix, made with real and sustainably sourced tamarind.
Roasted Ribeye Kare-Kare
Using a different meat cut can totally change your recipe. A ribeye steak cut will level up your kare-kare as the wonderful marbled fat running through the meat melts into the steak, giving the dish a more intense, beefy flavor and a melt-in-your mouth juicy and soft texture. Our recipe uses Lady's Choice Peanut Butter to ensure your sauce will be just as nutty as it is creamy. This is a stand-out meal that your diners will keep coming back to.
The right cut for your recipe
Who doesn't love a good morsel of perfectly tender fall-apart beef? But as recipe cooking times vary, so do the type of cuts needed for each. Tougher meat cuts are more suited for braising and slow-cooking while tender ones like filet mignon are best for grilling and searing.
Before you fire up your kitchen and start cooking any of the beef dishes bove, here's a breakdown of some of the most common beef cuts found in many recipes.
Tenderloin - Tenderloin, with its melt-in-your-mouth-texture, is the most tender cut of beef you can get. This cut is best cooked quickly on medium heat.
Rib - These rich and flavorful cuts should be your go-to for grilled, roasted, and baked recipes as they're great for slow-cooking in low heat.
Sirloin - This cut makes up a large section of the cow from the end of the ribs to the hipbone and from the backbone to the belly. These cuts are great for steaks and barbecues.
Shank - Shanks are tougher meat cuts that come from the forearm and foreleg of the cow. They're ideal for soups and stews, but they can also be braised until tender.
Brisket - When cooking with this type of meat, low and slow is the way to go. Brisket is fatty with lots of marbling, but it still is a relatively tough cut. Braise or slow-cook it to get the best results!
With ideas from both the global and the local culinary spectrum, which beef dishes are you looking to try? Whichever you choose, make sure you're able to bring out the true savory taste of your dishes with ingredients from Unilever Food Solutions. Shop for ingredients here to get started!
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