Description
Savor the bold flavors of Bistec Encebollado, a tender steak dish with caramelized onions. Perfect for a hearty meal. Find the recipe at Tales Of A Kitchen.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 pounds sirloin steak sliced thinly.
- 1 lemon or lime -use the juice.
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil or olive oil.
- ½ teaspoon salt.
- ½ teaspoon fresh ground pepper.
- 2 to 3 large yellow onions and thinly sliced white onions are ok to use.
- 1 tablespoon butter.
- Salt and pepper to taste for the onions.
- Optional: 1 jalapeno pepper sliced thin or 1-2 potatoes sliced thin.
Instructions
- Place the steaks on a platter and sprinkle with salt, pepper, oil, and lemon juice. Allow them to sit on the platter for 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, heat a standard or cast-iron pan on the stove. Let it become pretty hot.
- Cook the meat until it is no longer pink. When you place the meat in the pan, it should start to sizzle. The cooking time is around 3-4 minutes, but use your discretion since each cut is unique and may require more or less time.
- Once done, take the steaks from the pan and lay them on a warmed platter to rest.
- While the beef is cooking, slice the onions. If you’re cooking for four people, 2-3 big onions should be enough.
- Melt the butter in the same pan that you used to cook the steaks.
- Cook the onions over medium heat for 15-20 minutes, or until golden brown, turning often. Season with salt and pepper, then use a spatula to stir them about in the pan.
- When the onions are golden brown, tender, and cooked through, take them from the pan and spread them over the steaks.
- Serve them immediately with Mexican rice, authentic Mexican beans, Ensalada de Nopales, or Cactus Salad.
Notes
- If you wish to add jalapeño pepper, do so with the onions. Likewise with the sliced potato. These are optional items that can be used with the onions.
Nutrition
- Calories: 350 kcal
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 700mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 13g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 8g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 30g
- Cholesterol: 90mg