
Hello everybody, hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, bistec encebollado. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Bistec encebollado is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. They’re fine and they look fantastic. Bistec encebollado is something which I have loved my whole life.
Use any cut of steak when making this easy beef stew. Marinated in oil, oregano, vinegar, and onions, this is a great meal for a busy weeknight. A staple in Puerto Rican cooking. Serve with white rice and tostones.
To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have bistec encebollado using 15 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Bistec encebollado:
- Take 1.5-2 pounds beef cube steak (thin)
- Take 1⁄2 yellow onion
- Take Cubanelle pepper or Italian pepper
- Take 5 cloves garlic
- Prepare 1 tsp adobo
- Prepare 1-2 tsp low sodium soy sauce
- Get 1 tsp oregano
- Make ready 1 packet sazon (optional)
- Prepare 1 tsp sofrito or culantro
- Prepare 1 sour orange or lime
- Take 1 white onion cut into rings
- Take 1 tsp vinegar
- Get Drizzle olive oil
- Take Canola or corn oil
- Get to taste Black pepper
Bistec encebollado is a traditional Puerto Rican recipe featuring cube steak marinated in a flavor-packed combo of onions, sofrito and vinegar, before being stewed in a savory tomato based sauce. It's pure Puerto Rican comfort food. Bisctec encebollado is a traditional Puerto Rican dish consisting of steak marinated in a flavor-packed combo of onions, garlic, and vinegar, before being sautéed with more onions. This beefy comfort food is commonly served with tostones (savory fried plantains).
Steps to make Bistec encebollado:
- Finely dixe pepper, onion & garlic. In a large bowl, season beef with peppers, onion, garlic, adobo, sazon, black pepper, garlic salt, sour orange, soy sauce, sofrito & olive oil. Mix until well combined. Cover & let marinade for atleast 1hr but best over night.


1. Note: if using sour orange, collect seeds. - In a large skillet or dutch oven, heat your frying oil until hot on medium heat. Add beef & let brown on both sides (5-10 min), flipping occasionally.
- Add water to marinade bowl then pour over beef, enough to cover meat completely. Let braise 30-40 minutes. Add more water if necessary. The beef should be tender to your liking.
- Note: my onion did not cooperate. Lower heat & add onions, cover & cook to your desired tenderness for onions.
Bisctec encebollado is a traditional Puerto Rican dish consisting of steak marinated in a flavor-packed combo of onions, garlic, and vinegar, before being sautéed with more onions. This beefy comfort food is commonly served with tostones (savory fried plantains). This is a great way to cook steak, especially the less tender cuts of meat, since the juices of the onion help to break down tough proteins. The timing with bistec encebollado is amazing, seriously, it cooks together perfectly. Now repeat this process until all your steak is made.
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