Trinxado or Portuguese trinchado recipe

Trinxado or Portuguese trinchado Recipe

Trinxado

TRINXADO

300g          mature beef fillet

30ml          clarified butter

1 Tbsp        garlic (to taste)

1 Tbsp        fresh ground chilli (to taste)/ 2 tbsp peri peri

1 tsp          paprika, ground

2               bay leaves

80-100ml    D/W wine

Pinch          seasoning

50ml          cream

50ml          veal jus

Portuguese style potatoes (Pommes Game)

10ml          olive oil (2 x 5ml)

In a container put cubed beef fillet, garlic, chilli, paprika, bay leaves, wine, seasoning, olive oil. Mix well with meat, marinating all pieces. Put drained fillet carefully into very hot pan with clarified butter & olive oil (“smoking” pan). Avoid splashing as fat is hot!

Seal on at least 2 sides (dark brown). Remove from pan. Deglaze with marinade. Add cream and veal jus. Reduce till required consistency.