Get out of uniformity! 9 steak recipes to upgrade your lunch

These steak recipes they are delicious and will please the whole family! Being one of the most consumed and versatile types of meat that Brazilians have on the table, the steak is quick to prepare and is the right bet for a simple lunch or dinner, but full of flavor!

Now, if you’re used to cooking this meat the same way over and over again, how about stepping out of your comfort zone and making one of the steak recipes we’re going to show you? Various sauces and accompaniments can be excellent for transform your main dish in a proposal full of taste and that will make the difference at the table.

So, check out 9 steak recipes to diversify and discover new possibilities! And don’t worry: the recipes are fast and practical to save you time and surprise the family too!

Steak with beans and cabbage tutu

Steak with beans and cabbage tutu – Photo: Guia da Cozinha

Time: 1 hour

Performance: 6 portions

Difficulty: easy

Ingredients:

• 6 pork chops
• 3 sachets of powdered meat seasoning
• Salt and black pepper to taste
• 6 tablespoons of oil
• 1/2 cup (tea) of water

bean tutu

• 2 slices of thinly sliced ​​smoked pepperoni sausage
• 1 chopped onion
• 2 crushed garlic cloves
• 3 cups (tea) of borlotti beans cooked with the broth
• 1 cup cassava flour (tea)
• Salt, black pepper and chopped parsley to taste

Cabbage

• 4 tablespoons of butter
• 4 cloves of garlic sliced
• 2 bunches kale, thinly sliced
• salt to taste

Method of preparation:

1. Season the steaks with the seasoning, salt, and pepper. Reserve.
2. For the tutu, in a skillet over medium heat, saute the pancetta in its own fat until it begins to brown.
3. Add the sausage, onion, garlic and saute for 3 minutes.
4. Add the beans with the broth and, as soon as it boils, sprinkle with flour, stirring until thickened.
5. Season with salt, pepper, parsley, turn off and set aside.
6. For the cabbage, in a skillet over medium heat, melt the butter and saute the garlic until golden brown.
7. Add the cabbage and stir until wilted. Fix salt and reserve.
8. In a skillet over high heat, heat the oil and fry the steaks for 4 minutes on each side or until browned.
9. Sprinkle with the water and cook until all the water dries up.
10. Serve with tutu and cabbage.

Pork steak with vegetables

Pork chop with vegetables – Photo: Guia da Cozinha

Time: 30 minutes

Performance: 6 portions

Difficulty: easy

Ingredients:

• 6 pork chops
• Salt, black pepper and chopped parsley to taste
• 1 sliced ​​spicy salami
• 5 tablespoons of oil
• 1 chopped onion
• 4 crushed garlic cloves
• 2 chopped tomatoes
• 4 cups of water (tea)
• 1 cup green beans (chopped)
• 1 sliced ​​carrot
• 1 cup (tea) of broccoli in bunches
• 1 cup cauliflower (in bunches)

Method of preparation:

1. Season the steaks with salt and pepper.
2. In a pressure cooker, heat the oil and brown the steaks and set aside.
3. In the same pan, brown the sausage in the oil and add the onion and garlic.
4. Sauté for 3 minutes and add the tomato and vegetable stock.
5. Return the steaks to the pan and add the rest of the ingredients and cover the pan.
6. Simmer for 5 minutes on low heat after starting the pressure.
7. Carefully remove the pressure, open the pan, season with salt, transfer to a serving dish, sprinkle with parsley and serve.

Steak with mustard sauce

Steak with mustard sauce – Photo: Guia da Cozinha

Time: 30 minutes

Performance: 4 portions

Difficulty: easy

Ingredients:

• 8 pork chops
• 2 minced garlic cloves
• salt to taste
• Fry oil

Sauce

• 1 chopped onion
• 1 tablespoon of butter
• 4 tablespoons of mustard
• 1/2 cup cream (milk)

Method of preparation:

1. Season the steaks with garlic and salt to taste.
2. Fry, little by little, in a pan with oil until golden brown, over medium heat.
3. Drain on paper towels and set aside on a plate.
4. For the sauce, heat a pan with the onion and butter over medium heat and sauté for 2 minutes.
5. Add mustard and quickly sauté.
6. Turn off the heat, add the milk cream and mix.
7. Pour over the steaks and serve, if desired, with a lettuce salad.

Grilled steak with farofa

Grilled steak with farofa – Photo: Guia da Cozinha

Time: 40 minutes

Performance: 4 portions

Difficulty: easy

Ingredients:

• 4 pork chops
• 1 minced garlic clove
• 1 teaspoon(s) of grated fresh ginger
• 4 tablespoons of lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons of oil
• Salt and black pepper to taste
• 1/4 cup boiling water (tea)

Farofa

• 3 tablespoons of butter
• 4 tablespoons of grated onion
• 1 grated carrot
• 1/2 diced yellow pepper
• 1 diced tomato without skin and seeds
• Salt, black pepper and chopped parsley to taste
• 1 cup (tea) of cornmeal

Method of preparation:

1. Season the steak with garlic, ginger, juice, oil, salt and pepper. Reserve.
2. Melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat and saute the onion, carrot and bell pepper for 2 minutes. Add the tomatoes and season with salt and pepper.
3. Stir in the flour, green smell, turn off and reserve on a plate.
4. Heat a skillet over high heat and grill the steak for 3 minutes per side.
5. Transfer to the plate with the farofa and return the pan to medium heat with the water, stirring with a spatula until it is reduced by half and clears the bottom of the pan.
6. Water the steak and serve.

Steak with mushroom sauce

Steak with mushroom sauce – Photo: Guia da Cozinha

Time: 20 minutes

Performance: 4 portions

Difficulty: easy

Ingredients:

• 8 pork chops
• 2 minced garlic cloves
• 1 sachet of vegetable seasoning powder
• Salt and black pepper to taste
• 4 tablespoons of oil
• 1 cup mushrooms (sliced)
• 1 tablespoon of wheat flour
• 1/2 cup (tea) of water

Method of preparation:

1. Season the steaks with the garlic, half the seasoning powder, salt, and pepper.
2. Heat a pan with the oil and fry the steaks until golden brown on both sides.
3. Remove and transfer to a plate.
4. Return to the skillet the steaks were fried in over medium heat, add the mushrooms, flour, water and the rest of the seasoning and cook until reduced and a sauce forms.
5. Spread over the steaks and serve.

Pork chop with garlic and bacon

Pork chop with garlic and bacon – Photo: Guia da Cozinha

Time: 15min (+10min rest)

Performance: 4 portions

Difficulty: easy

Ingredients:

• 4 pork chops
• Salt and black pepper to taste
• 1/2 cup lemon juice (lemon)
• 2 tablespoons of oil
• 3/4 diced bacon
• 4 cloves of garlic, sliced
• 2 tablespoons chopped parsley for sprinkling

Method of preparation:

1. In a bowl, season the steak with salt, pepper and lemon juice.
2. Leave to rest for 10 minutes.
3. Heat a pan with oil over high heat and fry the steaks on both sides until golden brown.
4. Transfer to a platter and reserve.
5. In the same pan, over medium heat, add the bacon and saute for 3 minutes.
6. Add the garlic and saute until browned.
7. Drain some of the oil that has formed in the pan, pour the garlic and bacon over the steaks.
8. Sprinkle with parsley and serve immediately.

Pork steak with fried plantains

Pork chop with fried banana – Photo: Guia da Cozinha

Time: 45 minutes

Performance: 6 portions

Difficulty: easy

Ingredients:

• 6 pork chops
• salt to taste
• 1 minced garlic clove
• 1 lemon juice
• 6 tablespoons of oil
• 2 onion rings
• 1/2 cup (tea) of water
• 2 tablespoons of mayonnaise
• Sauteed vegetables to accompany

Banana

• 4 bananas cut into 4 parts
• 1 cup wheat flour (tea)
• 1 cup of water (tea)
• 1 cup cornmeal (tea)
• 1/2 cup cornstarch (tea)
• Fry oil

Method of preparation:

1. For the bananas, roll the bananas in the wheat flour and then in the water.
2. Finally bread in cornmeal mixed with cornstarch.
3. Fry, a little at a time, in hot oil until golden brown.
4. Drain on paper towels and set aside.
5. Season the steaks with salt, garlic and lemon juice.
6. Heat a grill pan with 4 tablespoons of oil and grill the steaks until evenly browned.
7. Remove and reserve.
8. In the same pan, add the rest of the oil and saute the onions until golden brown.
9. Add the water, the mayonnaise, add salt and cook for 3 minutes.
10. Put the steaks on a plate and add the onions.
11. Serve with fried plantains and sautéed vegetables.

Pork steak with orange sauce

Pork chop with orange sauce – Photo: Guia da Cozinha

Time: 40min (+30min rest)

Performance: 6 portions

Difficulty: easy

Ingredients:

• 6 pork chops
• 1 lemon juice
• 1 minced garlic clove
• Salt and black pepper to taste
• 1 teaspoon chopped fresh rosemary
• Fry oil

Sauce

• 4 cups of orange juice (tea)
• Salt and black pepper to taste
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch
• 2 tablespoons of water

Method of preparation:

1. Season the steaks with lemon, garlic, salt, pepper and rosemary.
2. Leave to rest for 30 minutes.
3. Heat the oil in a large skillet over high heat and brown the steaks on both sides.
4. Remove and reserve.
5. For the sauce, in the same pan over medium heat, pour the orange juice, salt, pepper and stir with a wooden spoon until it boils and reduces by half the volume.
6. Dissolve the cornstarch in the water, add it to the sauce and stir until it thickens slightly.
7. Drizzle the sauce over the steaks and serve, if desired, with a salad.

Steak with caramelized onions

Steak with caramelized onions- Photo: Guia da Cozinha

Time: 25 minutes

Performance: 5 portions

Difficulty: easy

Ingredients:

• 2 tablespoons of butter
• 2 large onions sliced ​​into crescents
• 1 teaspoon of sugar
• Salt and black pepper to taste
• 1 tablespoon of vinegar
• 1 tablespoon chopped rosemary and sage
• 2 tablespoons of oil
• 5 pork chops

Method of preparation:

1. Heat a pan with the butter over low heat and add the onion.
2. Saute for 5 minutes. Add the sugar, salt, pepper, vinegar and herbs.
3. Saute for another 5 minutes or until browned. Reserve.
4. Heat another pan with the oil and brown the steaks, a little at a time.
5. Season with salt and pepper and arrange on a plate.
6. Complete with the caramelized onion and serve.

Source: Terra

Ben

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