Bistec de Palomilla

Name: Bistec de Palomilla
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Cuban
Ingredients: 4 thin beef steaks; 5 cloves garlic, minced; Juice of 2 sour oranges (or lime); 1 onion, sliced

Bistec de Palomilla/bee-STEK deh pah-loh-MEE-yah/

About this dish

Thin, quickly seared steak marinated in garlic and sour orange, a simple Cuban classic.

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Ingredients

🥩4 thin beef steaks

🧄5 cloves garlic, minced

🍊Juice of 2 sour oranges (or lime)

🧅1 onion, sliced

Method

Serves 3

Marinate the thin steaks in garlic and citrus juice for at least 30 minutes.

Sear quickly in a very hot pan, just a minute or two per side.

Sauté onion separately until softened.

Top the steaks with the sautéed onion.

Serve with rice and black beans.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Bistec de palomilla is a common everyday Cuban dish, valued for its quick preparation and bright citrus-garlic flavor.

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