How to make bistec empanizado (breaded steak)

beef steak

🥗Healthier: chicken breast

💰Cheaper: pork loin

Chicken is leaner and pork is often less expensive.

bread crumbs

🥗Healthier: panko

💰Cheaper: crushed crackers

Panko offers a lighter texture while crushed crackers are budget-friendly.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil is heart-healthy; vegetable oil is cost-effective.

lime juice

🥗Healthier: lemon juice

💰Cheaper: vinegar

Lemon juice offers similar acidity; vinegar is often less costly.

Cut the beef round steak into six pieces and clean it thoroughly by rinsing with cold water.

Add vinegar to disinfect the steak, then rinse again with cold water.

Season the steak with 1 teaspoon of garlic powder, 1.5 teaspoons of salt, 1 teaspoon of parsley, and 0.5 teaspoons of ground black pepper; mix well.

Smash the soda crackers manually until they are finely crushed.

Coat each piece of steak in the beaten eggs, ensuring it is well coated, then coat it in the crushed soda crackers.

Heat oil in a pan over medium-low heat, adding enough to fry but not so much that the steak is soaked.

Check if the oil is hot by adding a piece of cracker; if it sizzles, the oil is ready.

Add the coated steak to the pan and cook for 5 minutes on one side before flipping.

Cook the steak for another 5 minutes on the other side until crispy and golden brown; adjust time based on thickness of steak.

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