asian · 0 min · serves 4
Beef Mechado
How much does beef mechado cost?
About €2.85 per serving — €11.40 for all 4 servings at typical UK supermarket prices, roughly 490 kcal a serving.
Ingredients
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1 onion_unit onion
- 2 lb beef
- 8 oz tomato paste
- 1 cup water
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1 slice lemon
- 1 potato_unit potato
- 0.25 cups soy sauce
- 0.5 tsp black pepper
- 2 bay leaf
- 1 pinch salt
Method
- Make the beef tenderloin marinade by combining soy sauce, vinegar, ginger, garlic, sesame oil, olive oil, sugar, salt, and ground black pepper in a large bowl. Mix well.
- Add the cubed beef tenderloin to the bowl with the beef tenderloin marinade. Gently toss to coat the beef. Let it stay for 1 hour.
- Using a metal or bamboo skewer, assemble the beef kebob by skewering the vegetables and marinated beef tenderloin.
- Heat-up the grill and start grilling the beef kebobs for 3 minutes per side. This will give you a medium beef that is juicy and tender on the inside. Add more time if you want your beef well done, but it will be less tender.
- Transfer to a serving plate. Serve with Saffron rice.
- Share and enjoy!
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