Cheap cut recipe for 4 people, takes only 20 mins; recipe has olive oil, braising steak, red wine vinegar, onion, garlic clove, paprika, red wine, chopped tomato, tomato puree, bay leaf and coriander.
Portuguese braised steak & onions
Course: Cheap cut
Servings
4
servings
Prep time
10 mins
Ingredients
- Coriander: chopped coriander, to serve
- Red Wine: 100ml red wine
- Garlic Clove: 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- Olive Oil: 2 tbsp olive oil
- Onion: 3 onions, finely sliced
- Chopped Tomato: 400g can chopped tomato
- Paprika: 1/2 tsp paprika
- Bay Leaf: 2 bay leaves
- Tomato Puree: 1 tsp tomato puree
- Red Wine Vinegar: 4 tbsp red wine vinegar
- Braising Steak: 4 braising steaks, about 200g/8oz each
Directions
- Heat oven to 140C/120C fan/gas 1. Heat half the oil in a shallow casserole dish. Brown the steaks well on each side, then remove from the pan. Splash the vinegar into the pan and let it bubble and almost evaporate. Add the rest of the olive oil and the onion, and gently fry on a medium heat for 10-15 mins until softened and starting to colour.
- Once the onion has softened, stir in the garlic and the paprika. Cook for 1 min more, tip in the red wine and chopped tomatoes, then stir through the tomato puree and bay leaves. Season, pop the steaks back into the pan, then cover and place in the oven for 2 hrs, stirring halfway through and adding a splash of water if needed. Cook until the meat is very tender. The stew can now be cooled and chilled for 2 days and reheated or frozen for up to 3 months. To serve, scatter with coriander.
