Portuguese Recipe ⇝ Beefs Portuguese Style

This is a recipe that I got from my mother-in-law. She doesn't measure, so it took me a while to get it close. The gravy is close to the one they use in Portuguese restaurants.

Ingredients

• ¾ cup red wine
• ¼ cup water
• 10 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 tablespoon chile paste
• ½ teaspoon white pepper
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 6 (4 ounce) beef tenderloin steaks
• ⅓ cup vegetable oil

Cooking Directions

1. In a medium bowl, combine red wine, water, garlic, chile paste, white pepper and salt. Add beef, and turn to coat evenly.
2. 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.
3. 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.

Nutrition Facts

• calories466.7
• carbohydrateContent4 g
• cholesterolContent80.5 mg
• fatContent38.6 g
• fiberContent0.2 g
• proteinContent20.5 g
• saturatedFatContent12.6 g
• sodiumContent271.9 mg
• sugarContent0.7 g