Portuguese Beef And Onions

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 lb beef steak, rump, sirloin, fillet cut into very thin slices
• 2 onions, thinly sliced
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 lb tomato, chopped
• 1 tablespoon parsley, freshly chopped
• 1 bay leaf
• salt & freshly ground black pepper (to taste)
• 1 -2 tablespoon cilantro, freshly chopped to garnish

Recipe

• 1 heat the oil in a large frying pan until very hot, add the beef and fry for 2-3 minutes to seal on all sides.
• 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 the boil and continue to boil rapidly, uncovered for 5 minutes to reduce the amount of liquid.
• 5 before serving sprinkle with the fresh cilantro.