Bistec Encebollado Salvadoreño (Steak and Onions Recipe)
Bistec Encebollado Salvadoreño -- savory steak and onions bursting with deep, bold flavor. Easy to prepare with just a few basic ingredients, it's always a hit!
Servings: 4 to 6
Calories: 353kcal
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 Dijon mustard
- 1 cup onion, thickly sliced rings, about ½-inch-thick
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 4 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
Optional Accompaniments
- 2 to 3 large tomatoes, cut into about 12 slices, about ¼-inch-thick
- 2 handfuls butter lettuce or sprigs of watercress (or greens of your choice)
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 the 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. Add the steaks 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
Nutritional information is automatically calculated, so it should only be used as an estimate.
Nutrition
Calories: 353kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 53g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 134mg | Sodium: 1278mg | Potassium: 1268mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 795IU | Vitamin C: 18mg | Calcium: 107mg | Iron: 5mg