Mexican Beef Steak & Onions Recipe | Bistec Encebollado #cooking

beef steak

🥗Healthier: lean turkey

💰Cheaper: pork shoulder

Turkey is lower in fat; pork is often less expensive.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Avocado oil has a higher smoke point; canola is budget-friendly.

Prepare the marinade by mixing garlic paste, olive oil, cumin seeds, black peppercorn, Mexican oregano, salt, and pickling liquid in a bowl.

Thinly slice the beef top round steak and cut into smaller pieces.

Combine the marinade with the beef in a bowl, cover with cling film, and refrigerate for 1 to 1.5 hours.

Remove the beef from the fridge and let it sit for 20 minutes to take the chill off.

Preheat the pan and add cooking oil before adding the marinated beef.

Cover the pan and simmer the beef until the juices have evaporated and it starts to sizzle, about 10 to 15 minutes.

Add sliced onions and sauté until browned.

Add 1/2 cup of water to the pan to pick up fond and deepen the color of the meat, then let it simmer without a lid until done, about 5 minutes.

Add scallions and sauté for an additional 5 minutes.

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