Sweet-savoury braised beef simmered until it gives way, served the classic way with garlic rice and a bowl of clear soup on the side. Pares is Filipino comfort food at its most straightforward.
Pares gets its name from the pairing: braised beef, garlic fried rice and soup, all arriving together. The beef is cooked low and slow in a soy and star-anise-leaning braise until it is tender enough to break with a spoon, and the sauce turns glossy and slightly sweet.
Garlic rice soaks up the braise, and the clear soup resets your palate between bites. It is the order for someone who wants rice rather than a bowl of congee, and it is one of the most reliable travellers on our delivery menu across Winnipeg.
A Filipino plate of slow-braised sweet-savoury beef served with garlic fried rice and a clear soup - the three together are the pares.
Available for dine-in, takeout and delivery from 806 Sargent Ave in the West End.
St. Matthews
“The beef falls apart and the garlic rice is the right amount of greasy. Classic pares.”
Central Park
“When I do not want soup, this is the order. Always tender.”
Winnipeg, MB
“Pares done properly, right down to the soup on the side.”