This post is also available in Spanish
Bistec Encebollado or steak cooked with onion sauce, is a Colombian classic. It is also a dish that I love! it is especially good over white rice with tomato-avocado salad on the side.
My mom makes the best Bistec Encebollado! Thanks Mami 🙂
Buen Provecho!
Ingredients
(4 servings)
- 2 pounds skirt steak or filet
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tablespoon olive oil, plus more to cook the beef
- 1 teaspoon mustard
- 1 tablespoon cumin
- Salt and pepper
- 2 small onions, thinly sliced
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 tomato finely chopped
- 3 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
- 3 tablespoons red wine
Directions
- Place the steaks between sheets of wax paper, then pound until each steak is about ¼ inch thick.
- Place the pounded steaks in a zip lock plastic bag. Add the mustard, cumin, garlic, olive oil, salt and pepper. Refrigerate for 3 hours or overnight. Be sure the steaks are evenly covered.
- In a large skillet, heat the butter over medium heat. Add the onions and cook for about 10 minutes. Add the tomato, worcestershire sauce, wine, salt and pepper. Continue cooking for about 10 minutes more, stirring occasionally.
- In a large skillet, heat the oil over medium heat. Place the steaks into the skillet and cook for 5 minutes per side. Add the onion sauce, mix and serve.
Related Posts
Comments
Leave a Reply
This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.
Chef E says
March 3, 2010 at 9:28 AMUmmm this looks good! I am making a pork dish tonight with onions, and have avocado on hand!
Anonymous says
February 8, 2016 at 12:46 AMWhat form of mustard? Dry mustard or mustard for hot dogs
Erica Dinho says
February 9, 2016 at 6:16 PMLiquid mustard.
Bo says
March 3, 2010 at 12:20 PMLooks great…I love homey dishes like this.
5 Star Foodie says
March 3, 2010 at 12:28 PMThe onion sauce sounds fabulous, must try that soon!
Kim says
March 3, 2010 at 1:46 PMYou had me with the onion sauce, which sounds delicious. I’m bookmarking this one to try. I know me and my husband will love it. I’m also going to send this recipe to my best friend who is addicted to onions.
Gera @ SweetsFoodsBlog says
March 3, 2010 at 2:05 PMBeef with onions is one my favorite dish every time I can 🙂
Fundamental the red wine 😉
Have a great week,
Gera
Joan Nova says
March 3, 2010 at 2:18 PMI thought the mustard was an interesting ingredient…not often found in South American cooking or am I wrong?
Erica says
March 3, 2010 at 2:53 PMJoan-In Colombia we use mustard in some of our traditional dishes! I don’t know about the other South American countries.
Sandra g says
March 3, 2010 at 3:00 PMThis looks delicious, can’t wait to make it!
David says
March 3, 2010 at 4:06 PMThis looks incredible! adding to my list 🙂
Chris says
March 3, 2010 at 5:46 PMYou come up with the best beef dishes, Erica.
Sook @ My Fabulous Recipes says
March 3, 2010 at 7:00 PMOh the onion sauce looks so goood!!! I love the smell of sauteed onions.
Erica says
March 3, 2010 at 7:06 PMThank you all for the comments 🙂
Mary says
March 3, 2010 at 7:44 PMThis looks wonderful. I’m so glad I found your blog. I know very little about Columbian cooking and want to learn more. I’ll be back to visit often.
Baking is my Zen says
March 3, 2010 at 10:18 PMSo delicious…and so simple.
DebinHawaii says
March 4, 2010 at 3:50 AMThis looks so good–the perfect comfort food dish!
grace says
March 4, 2010 at 7:02 AMi have a complicated relationship with onions–i like ’em, but they have to be cooked to within an inch of their lives before i can stomach them. that said, this sauce sounds perfect! 🙂
Erica says
March 4, 2010 at 7:24 AMThank you guys!
Pam says
March 4, 2010 at 10:07 AMOh, this looks so delicious! This is my first visit here and I will return for sure! This sounds like the perfect dinner! Thanks!
Carla says
March 4, 2010 at 3:44 PMThat is too funny. I just made Bistec de Palomilla the other night, except that I have had a terrible cold and have not been posting very much lately. It is almost the exact same dish. I am just trying to catch up now.
norma says
March 4, 2010 at 7:23 PMErica:
This is also a favorite in Puerto Rico. I forgot how good it is until I saw yours.
Danielle says
March 5, 2010 at 7:33 PMmmm….cooked in onion sauce? that sounds really good
Oysterculture says
March 5, 2010 at 8:55 PMI can see why this is a classic – sounds about perfect. Just need to pick up a nice cut of beef.
Erica says
March 11, 2010 at 10:12 AMThank you everyone for visiting my site 🙂
Andrea says
March 22, 2010 at 8:10 PMErica,
My husband and I just enjoyed this dish – and he’s Swedish ! Even the avocado salad was just perfect. Thanks to you I’ve been able to enjoy the food I grew up with and also been able to introduce hubby to Colombian food.
Thank you – I’m so glad I found your website!
Andrea
Carla says
March 28, 2010 at 7:30 PMThis looks so great! Do you have and backgrond info on the dish because I’ve been wanting to know more about Colombian dishes? Thanks!
Erica says
March 28, 2010 at 8:30 PMCarla- I don’t have more info about this dish, I am going to ask some friends and family.
Carla says
March 30, 2010 at 7:17 PMOkay thank you so much! You’re very helpful! (:
Marta says
May 21, 2011 at 4:18 PMErica, thank you so much for all the delicious recipes, I love every single one. Do you have any idea about the “carne puya”? como dicen en Cartagena.
Thanks, again Marta
Erica says
May 28, 2011 at 7:14 PMMarta- I don’t have a recipe for “Carne de Puya”.
Bessy says
July 19, 2011 at 4:24 PMSoy salvadoreña y me encanta la comida colombiana . Gracias por tus recetas estan deliciosas . Voy hacer empanadas a tu estilo y tambien el bistek encebollado.
Cindi says
November 4, 2011 at 9:43 AMErica, I am so glad to have found your site! This sounds delicious. Is the mustard dry mustard powder, yellow mustard or a different kind?
Thanks again!
Cindi
Erica says
November 4, 2011 at 11:26 AMCindi- yellow mustard
Laura says
January 22, 2015 at 2:48 AMTonight I made the bistec and it was amazing, I used a fancier mustard and it was still delicious. Love knowing this is a dish I will definitely repeat with the family!
I did have one set back, I had difficulty with the onion sauce. I ended up not mixing it because the 3 tablespoons of wine was overpowering. Now that I look at your photos, the onion portion looks so different. Any tips when creating the sauce.
Amanda says
March 15, 2017 at 3:50 AMHi Erica,
You mention in the directions to add the tomato, but I don’t see tomato listed in your ingredient list. Will you please clarify if it is tomato sauce or tomatoes?
Jill says
March 30, 2017 at 8:33 PMCan you link a recipe to make the beans with potato and carrots pictured here? I’m dying to make it.
Dorothea says
July 3, 2017 at 5:40 PMHi! We had Colombian food in Florida & really were impressed. We’re Meatetarians & so more options always welcome! The marinating required some pre-planning which was good with long weekend. Had no wine in the house so web suggested red wine vinegar. Raves above on onion sauce completely justified, absolutely fabulous. Trying again this time with skirt steak. Let’s see what happens…
M & D