Lunch · 35 min · portuguese

Pica-Pau

Beef sirloin does the heavy lifting here, with garlic rounding it out. A Portuguese lunch that takes 35 minutes, start to finish. Each serving lands at 590 calories with 45g of protein, so it eats like a much heavier meal. It scales cleanly if you are cooking for more than one.

✓ USDA-verified nutrition data

Ingredients

• 1.5 lb Beef sirloin
• 6 cloves Garlic
• 1/3 cup Olive oil
• 1/2 cup White wine
• 1/2 cup Pickles
• 1/2 cup Black olives
• 2 tbsp Butter
• 1/4 cup Parsley

Steps

1. Cut the beef into bite-sized cubes — pica-pau is eaten with toothpicks, standing up.
2. Sear the beef hard in olive oil in batches; do not crowd, or it steams.
3. Add the sliced garlic and cook 1 minute until fragrant.
4. Deglaze with wine, scraping up the fond; reduce to a pan sauce.
5. Swirl in the butter off the heat for gloss; fold in pickles and olives.
6. Serve in a communal dish with bread; everyone picks, nobody waits.

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