Lunch · Advanced
Portuguese prego with green piri-piri
Two Portuguese-style beef sandwiches with green herb-and-chilli sauce. Allow one hour for the garlic-vinegar marinade before the short sear.
- Protein
- 32.49g
- Energy
- 550 kcal
- Carbs
- 52.58g
- Fat
- 23.02g
- Time
- 95 min
- Serves
- 2
What you need
Ingredients
Measured for 2 servings.
- 5 gGarlic
- 200 gBeef Fillet
- 30 mlOlive Oil
- 15 mlVinegar
- 20 gParsley
- 2 pcs (approx. 200 g)Ciabatta
- 30 gRocket
- 20 gBasil Leaves
- 20 gParsley
- 1 pcs (approx. 14 g)Jalapeno
- 15 mlVinegar
- 30 gSpring Onions
Make it
Method
For the steak marinade, rub 200 g beef fillet in two small steak pieces with about half of the 5 g crushed garlic. Mix with 30 ml olive oil, the first 15 ml vinegar and the first 20 g parsley (mainly stalks) in a covered dish. Refrigerate for at least 60 minutes; this passive hour is included in the 95-minute total. Keep the remaining garlic, parsley and vinegar for the sauce.
Blend the 20 g basil, the second 20 g parsley leaves, 14 g jalapeño, 30 g chopped spring onions, remaining garlic and second 15 ml vinegar with a spoonful of water into a green sauce; no extra oil or sugar is included. Lift the steaks from the marinade, removing herb stalks. Heat a heavy pan until hot and sear about 2 minutes per side, using the measured marinade oil in the pan rather than adding new oil. Continue as needed until the thickest steak reaches 63°C, then rest on a clean plate for 3 minutes. Warm or toast the two 100 g ciabatta rolls.
Slice the rested beef and divide it, the 30 g rocket and all measured green sauce between the two rolls. The nutrition estimate counts the entire 30 ml olive-oil ingredient even though oil left behind in the marinade or pan may make actual intake lower; the two sandwiches are the two servings.
Per serving
Nutrition snapshot
Approximate values per serving; product brands and cooking losses can change them.
- Protein
- 32.49g
- Carbs
- 52.58g
- Fat
- 23.02g
- Energy
- 550 kcal






