How to Cook Prego! Portuguese Steak Sandwich (BOLO DO CACO)

steak

🥗Healthier: chicken breast

💰Cheaper: pork loin

Chicken is leaner, while pork is often less expensive.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is a healthier fat option.

cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Nutritional yeast is a dairy-free option.

piri-piri sauce

🥗Healthier: homemade chili sauce

💰Cheaper: hot sauce

Homemade sauces can be made with common ingredients.

Tenderize the steak by hammering it with garlic, bay leaves, and coarse salt.

Heat a skillet over medium-high heat and add olive oil to coat the pan.

Lay the steak in the skillet away from you and cook for a couple of minutes until sizzling.

Add about a tablespoon of butter to the skillet to enhance flavor while cooking the steak.

Turn the steak after a minute and baste it with the butter.

Once cooked, turn off the heat and let the steak rest.

Cut the Madeira bread in half and toast it in the skillet until browned.

Remove the bay leaf from the steak and place it on the toasted bread.

Optionally drizzle with piri piri sauce before serving.

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