Portuguese Steak Marinade Recipes

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine red wine, water, garlic, chile paste, white pepper and salt. Add beef, and turn to coat evenly.
• In a large heavy skillet over medium heat, fry 3 steaks for 2 minutes on each side; Set steaks aside, and drain liquids into the red wine mixture. Repeat with remaining beef.
• Pour oil into skillet, and reduce heat to medium-low. Fry steaks for a second time, 2 minutes on each side. Drain oil, and return all steaks and marinade to the pan. Allow to boil for 2 minutes.

Steps:

• Mash the garlic with the salt. Mix in the pepper,parsley, and bay leaf,forming a paste. Season the steaks on both sides with the paste.place in a deep sided dish.
• Slowly pour the wine over the meat and marinate at least 2 hours(better overnight).
• Reserving the marinade remove steaks . Heat the butter and oil in large skillet over med-high heat. Fry the steaks 3 minutes each side.Remove to a clean plate and cover to keep warm.
• Add the reserved marinade to the hot pan and deglaze the browned bits . Remove from heat and quickly whisk in the cream. Place over med-low heat. Return the steaks to the pan and cook about three minutes. Sauce will thicken.
• While the steaks are cooking fry the eggs in a separate pan.
• Plate the steaks placing a fried egg on top of each, followed by a red pepper. Pool some sauce around the steak and serve with fried potatoes.
• A traditional Portuguese meal.

Steps:

• In a small bowl combine vinegar and garlic. Let stand 10 minutes.
• Pat steaks dry and then sprinkle with salt and pepper on both sides.
• Rub vinegar mixture into steaks. Let stand at room temperature for 10 minutes (or cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for up to one hour).
• In a skillet over medium heat melt butter with oil.
• Add steaks and cook to desired doneness (5-10 minutes per side). Transfer steaks to plates and cover with foil to keep warm.
• Pour off fat from skillet.
• Put skillet on high heat and stir in wine, scraping up browned bits. Boil for 3 minutes or unti it is syrupy.
• Whisk in tomato paste. Remove from heat.
• Whisk in remaining 2 tablespoons butter (1 piece at a time), incorporating in sauce.
• Stir in prosciutto and parsley.
• Spoon sauce over steaks.

Steps:

• 1. USING your chef knife (or any knife,smash the garlic cloves,and finely chopped. ADD all dry ingredients ,one at a time.
• 2. BLENDING well,Drizzle 1 tablespoon olive oil . RUB,RUB the meat with the spices mixture,and place in a nonreactive dish.
• 3. POUR the wine over the meat to partially or entirely cover it, depending on the recipe. MARINATE the meat, turning occasionally, for several hours.ITS best to marinade over night,in the refrigerator. VAVO'S LIDIA VINHO d'ALHOS1/7/2012