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Corned beef guisado
Sautéed corned beef and potato
Corned beef guisado: tinned corned beef sautéed with garlic, onion and crisp potato
In Manila and all over the Philippines, a tin of corned beef in the cupboard means dinner is never more than 15 minutes away. Corned beef guisado is the beef fried with lots of garlic, onion and small cubes of potato until the edges crisp, and it's eaten with garlic rice and a fried egg for breakfast or with plain rice for a fast weeknight supper. The common mistake is cutting the potato too big, so it's still hard when the beef is ready; keep the cubes to 1 cm. Chef's tip: once the beef is in, leave it alone for a minute or two so it catches and crisps on the bottom before you stir.
- Total time
- 15 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 3
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 7 oz potatopeeled and cut into 1 cm cubes
- 3 garlic cloveschopped
- 1 onionchopped
- 12 oz tinned corned beefbroken up
- ¼ cup water
- ¼ tsp black pepper
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Method
0/4 doneStep 1: Heat 2 tbsp vegetable oil in a frying pan over a medium-high heat. Fry 7 oz potato for 5–6 minutes, turning, until golden and a knife slides in easily.
6 minStep 2: Push the potato aside, add 3 garlic cloves and 1 onion and fry for 2 minutes until soft and fragrant.
2 minStep 3: Add 12 oz tinned corned beef and ¼ cup water and mix everything together. Leave it for 1 minute to catch, then stir and cook for 2 more minutes until piping hot and crisp at the edges.
3 minStep 4: Season with ¼ tsp black pepper (the beef is salty enough already) and serve with rice.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 380 kcal
- Protein
- 26 g
- Carbs
- 15 g
- Fat
- 24 g
- Fibre
- 2 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does corned beef guisado take?
- About 15 minutes in total: 4 minutes to prepare and 11 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 3 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- What can I use instead of potato?
- Sweet potato, same weight (sweeter, cooks a little faster).
- What can I use instead of garlic cloves?
- ½ tsp garlic paste or ⅛ tsp garlic powder per clove.
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