Bitoque (Portuguese Steak with Fried Egg & Fries)

Name: Bitoque (Portuguese Steak with Fried Egg & Fries)
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Portuguese
Ingredients: 1½ lb sirloin, cut into 4 thin steaks; 3 garlic cloves, sliced; 2 tbsp butter; 4 eggs; 2 lb russet potatoes; 1 romaine heart, chopped; 2 Roma tomatoes, sliced; ½ red onion, thinly sliced; ½ cup dry white wine; 3 tbsp olive oil; 1 tbsp oil; 2 tbsp white wine vinegar; 1 tsp sweet paprika; 2 bay leaves; salt; pepper

DinnerPortuguese45 minServes 4725 kcal52 g protein

The everyday Portuguese café plate: a thin garlic-and-wine pan-seared steak crowned with a runny fried egg, with crisp fries and a tomato-onion salad.

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Ingredients

1½ lb sirloin, cut into 4 thin steaks
3 garlic cloves, sliced
2 tbsp butter
4 eggs
2 lb russet potatoes
1 romaine heart, chopped
2 Roma tomatoes, sliced
½ red onion, thinly sliced

From your pantry: ½ cup dry white wine, 3 tbsp olive oil, 1 tbsp oil, 2 tbsp white wine vinegar, 1 tsp sweet paprika, 2 bay leaves, salt, pepper.

Instructions

Heat the oven to 425°F. Cut the potatoes into fries, toss with 2 tbsp olive oil and salt, and roast until golden and crisp, 30 to 35 minutes, turning once.
Rub the steaks with the garlic, paprika, salt and pepper and let them sit 15 minutes. Toss the lettuce, tomatoes and onion with the remaining olive oil, vinegar and salt.
Heat the oil in a large skillet over high heat. Sear the steaks 1 to 2 minutes a side for medium and move to plates.
Lower the heat to medium, add the butter, bay leaves and wine, and scrape up the browned bits. Simmer until slightly reduced, 2 minutes, and spoon the sauce over the steaks.
Fry the eggs in the same pan until the whites are set and the yolks still runny, 2 to 3 minutes. Set an egg on each steak and serve with fries and salad.

Tip: In Portugal the steak is often rubbed with massa de pimentão (red pepper paste); a spoonful of jarred roasted red pepper blended with salt and garlic is a good substitute. Pork steaks make the equally common bitoque de porco.