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Bife à parmegiana (Baked steak with tomato sauce)

 

PORTUGUESE ENGLISH
Ingredientes: Ingredients:
4 bifes (carne de vaca) 4 beefsteaks
1 dente de alho amassado 1 clove of crushed garlic
salsinha picada finely chopped parley
sal e pimenta-do-reino a gosto salt and ground black pepper to taste
1 ovo batido e farinha de rosca para empanar 1 beaten egg and bread crumbs to coat
óleo para fritar oil for pan-frying
4 fatias de presunto e 4 fatias de mussarela 4 slices of ham and 4 slices of mozzarella cheese
1 pacote de purê de tomate 1 package of tomato puré
Modo de fazer: Preparation:
1. Bata os bifes com um batedor de carne. 1. Pound the steaks with a meat pounder.
2. Coloque os bifes numa tigela. 2. Put the steaks in a bowl.
3. Tempere os bifes com alho, salsinha, sal e pimenta a gosto.   3. Season the steaks with garlic, parsley, salt and black ground pepper to taste.  
4. Cubra a tigela com um filme plástico. 4. Cover the bowl with a plastic film.
5. Coloque a tigela na geladeira por 1 hora ou mais. 5. Put the bowl in the fridge for 1 hour or longer.
6. Passe os bifes no ovo batido e na farinha de rosca. 6. Deep the steaks in the egg and then coat them in the breadcrumbs.
7. Frite os bifes em óleo quente até dourar. 7. Pan-fry the steaks in hot oil until golden brown.
8. Coloque os bifes numa fôrma refratária. 8. Put the steaks on a ovenproof baking dish.
9. Coloque uma fatia de presunto e uma fatia de queijo sobre os bifes. 9. Put a slice of ham and a slice of mozzarella over each steak. 
10. Despeje o purê de tomate sobre os bifes. 10. Pour the tomato puré over the beefsteaks.
11. Leve a fôrma para assar em forno quente (200 graus) por 20-30 minutos e sirva. 11. Bake the beefsteaks in heated oven (350 F) for 20-30 minutes and serve.

Remarks:

  • A meat pounder will help tenderize the meat.

  • Choose any kind of tender meat (veal, minute steak, etc.) that you like.

  • You can replace beefsteaks with chicken breast fillets.

  • If you wish, you can replace the tomato puré with a home-made tomato sauce.

  • You can serve "bife à parmegiana" with rice, lettuce or Brazilian style potato salad.   

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