Brazilian Garlic Butter Steak
This week for our geography studies in our homeschool, we “traveled” to Brazil! We even had the lovely privilege of meeting and having dinner with friends from Brazil. They speak Portuguese as their first language, so it was quite a fun experience trying to communicate, but we had a blast. Google translate helped us out! For this (virtual) travel experience we decided to try out Brazilian Garlic Butter Steak as our main cuisine! It was absolutely delicious! It was tender and so flavorful and quite simple to prepare.
Brazilian garlic butter steak is prepared using skirt steak and you must be sure to cut against the grain to achieve a nice tender steak that’s easy to chew. We served this with a side of fried plantains, which is also a popular food in Brazil. You could also serve with a nice cold and creamy glass of Brazilian Limeade! Yum!
What do you need for Brazilian Garlic Butter Steak?
- Skirt Steak
- Salt
- Pepper
- Minced Garlic
- Butter
- Parsley
- Oil
How to prepare This delicious BrazIlian steak?
First you will need to cut your steak into 3-4 pieces, so that they will fit in your skillet. You’ll want to drizzle oil (we used olive oil) over both sides of your steak and generously season it with salt and pepper to your liking.
In a large skillet (cast iron works great for this!) heat up some oil over medium high heat until hot. Add the steak and sear both sides for 3-4 minutes or until desired doneness. Once done, place on a plate to cool.
Melt butter in skillet and add minced garlic. Cook on low heat until lightly golden brown.
Pour the garlic butter sauce into a bowl.(you can salt to taste)
Slice the steak pieces against the grain into thin strips.
Garnish your steak with parsley and drizzle the garlic butter over top. Serve and enjoy!
Brazilian Garlic Butter Steak
Ingredients
- 2 lbs. skirt steak
- 8-10 tsps. minced garlic (preferably fresh) you can adjust this amount to your preference.
- 1 cup chopped parsley
- 1 cup butter
- salt and pepper to taste
- olive oil (or oil of your preference)
Instructions
- Cut steaks into 3-4 pieces, so they fit in your skillet.
- Drizzle olive oil over both sides of steak and season generously with salt and pepper.
- In a large skillet (cast iron works great for this!) heat oil over medium high heat until hot.
- Add the steak and sear both sides for 3-4 minutes or until desired doneness. Once done place on a plate to cool.
- Melt butter in skillet over low heat and add in minced garlic. Cook until lightly browned.
- Pour garlic butter into a bowl and salt to taste.
- Slice the steak pieces against the grain into thin strips.
- Garnish steak with parsley and drizzle the garlic butter over top. Serve and enjoy!
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