Beef stew

Name: Beef stew (Picadinho à carioca)
Cuisine: Brazilian
Ingredients: 400 g/14 oz fillet steak; 2 cloves garlic, crushed; 30 ml/2 tbsp vegetable oil; 125 g/4½ oz bacon lardons; 1 small onion, chopped; 400 ml/14 fl oz/1¾ cups beef stock; 30 ml/2 tbsp white wine vinegar; 2 eggs; 5 ml/1 tsp cornflour (cornstarch); 15 ml/1 tbsp parsley, chopped; salt and ground black pepper; salt and ground black pepper

Picadinho à carioca

Preparation info

Serves
2

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Food and Cooking of Brazil

By Fernando Farah

Published 2011

About

Rio de Janeiro is the second largest city in Brazil. It is the cultural hub of the country and birthplace of the ‘Bossa Nova’ style of Brazilian music. This simple stew matches the fast and hectic lifestyle of those who live in the city. It is a quick and easy dish that relies on a tender cut of beef.

Ingredients

400 g/14 oz fillet steak
2 cloves garlic, crushed

Americas
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
Gluten-free

Method

1 Cut the steak into 1cm/½in cubes and put in a bowl. Add the garlic and some black pepper, and leave the flavours to mingle for 30 minutes.

2 Meanwhile, heat the oil in a frying pan over a high heat and add the bacon lardons, fry for 2-3 minutes, or until the fat starts to run.