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Steak with lots of golden onions on top with greens on the side.
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Bistec Encebollado Salvadoreño (Steak and Onions)

From Alicia Maher’s cookbook, Delicious El Salvador, this recipe is bursting with delicious flavors and makes for a hearty, scrumptious dinner!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time12 minutes
Marinating Time2 hours
Total Time2 hours 27 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Salvadoran
Keyword: steak dinner recipes, easy steak dinner
Servings: 4 to 6
Calories: 435kcal

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds top sirloin steak (or any other tender cut you prefer), sliced into 6 equal portions
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • ½ cup yellow mustard
  • 1 cup onion, thickly sliced (rings, ½-inch-thick)
  • 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 4 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce

Garnish

  • 2 to 3 large tomatoes (firm but ripe), cut into about 12 slices (¼-inch-thick)
  • 6 leaves escarole or butter lettuce; or sprigs of watercress

Instructions

  • Prep steak and marinate. Trim any excess fat from the edges and pound the steaks with a meat mallet, to about ¼ inch thick. Season with he salt and pepper, rub with the mustard, place in a shallow dish, and add the  sliced onions on top. Cover and marinate in the refrigerator for a couple of hours.
  • Sauté steak. In a large skillet, heat the oil over a high flame until it's almost smoking. Season the steaks with the salt and pepper, and add them to the skillet. Cook on each side for about 1 minute, turning once, until golden brown. Remove the meat from the skillet and set aside in a serving dish.
  • Sauteé onions. Reduce the flame to medium high, and in the same skillet with the oil remaining from cooking the steaks, fry the onions until golden, 8 to 10 minutes. Reducing the flame to low, add the Worcestershire sauce and cook the onions for about another 20 seconds. Remove skillet from the stove.
  • Assemble and serve. Top the steaks immediately with the onions and pan juices, then garnish before serving with the sliced tomatoes and greens of your choice.

Notes

Calorie count is only an estimate.

Nutrition

Calories: 435kcal