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Tasty Portuguese Beef and Onions Recipe

Tasty Portuguese beef and onions (Carne com Cebola), this is great served over pasta, rice or with mashed potatoes.
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Preparation time 15 min
Cooking Time 30 min
Ready In 45 min
Level of DifficultyEasy
Servings4

Ingredients

1 tablespoon of olive oil1 lb of beef steak, cut into very thin slices (rump, sirloin, fillet)2 large onions, thinly sliced2 garlic cloves, crushed1 lb of tomatoes, chopped1 tablespoon of parsley, freshly Chopped1 bay leafSalt and black pepper (to taste)Coriander, freshly chopped to garnish
1 tablespoon of olive oil1 lb of beef steak, cut into very thin slices (rump, sirloin, fillet)2 large onions, thinly sliced2 garlic cloves, crushed1 lb of tomatoes, chopped1 tablespoon of parsley, freshly Chopped1 bay leafSalt and black pepper (to taste)Coriander, freshly chopped to garnish
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Preparation

  1. Heat the olive oil in a large frying pan until very hot, add the beef and fry for 2-3 minutes.
  2. Add onion, garlic, tomatoes, parsley, and bay leaf, season with salt and pepper and heat to simmering point.
  3. Reduce the heat to low, cover and cook for 20 minutes.
  4. Remove the lid, raise the heat, bring to a boil and continue to boil rapidly, uncovered for 5 minutes to reduce the amount of liquid. Add salt and pepper to taste.
  5. Serve hot, sprinkled with fresh coriander.
Recipe & Photo Credit: diner524, food.com
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Comments
Duarte
Duarte
One question. It says bring to a boil but the recipe doesn't call for any liquid. How are you boiling it?
2 Years ago, Saturday, August 12, 2023
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Port
Duarte, the author doesn't say but if I could guess it would be the liquid from the tomatoes.
2 Years ago, Saturday, August 12, 2023
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