Growing up, I always made this Puerto Rican Pepper Steak with onions. This dish is nostalgic and familiar. The aromas from the onion, garlic, cilantro, and seasonings melt in your mouth.
The gravy from the steak is my favorite part of the dish! I can lick the sauce off the plate!
You’ll need a few unique Latin dishes to optimize flavor. Sofrito is an essential ingredient to give this dish an amazing flavor!
If you love this recipe try this One Pot Chicken & Spanish Rice, for another latin dish!
Why everyone loves this Puerto Rican Pepper Steak
- It’s very flavorful- When I mean this dish is DELICIOUS, I mean it. Cozy up and get comfortable because, after this dish, your going t
- It’s Straight to the point- Even though this dish has a ton of Latin flavor, anyone can replicate this meal! Just follow the instructions closely and use the ingredients listed
- It’s so beautiful- if you know me, my cooking style is romantic and warm. I love making this dish, because everyone is always impressed! It’s perfect for special occasions!
Watch Toni Chapman, @themoodyfoody make it!
Ingredients you’ll need
- Steak (You can use flank, Churrasco, Sirloin)
- Sofrito (It’s best to use this fresh, but you can find a jarred Sofrito too)
- Spices
- Peppers
- Onions
- Cilantro
- Oil
- Browning (Optional)
Bistec Encebollado
Pepper Steak
Ingredients
- 2-3 pounds flank steak
- 2 tbsps chopped cilantro
- 1/3 cup sofrito
- 1/2 bell red pepper sliced
- 1/2 bell green pepper sliced
- 1/2 red onion sliced
- 6 cloves garlic crushed
- 1 tbsps oil for marinade
- 1 tbsps oil for frying
Spices
- 2 tsp salt
- 2 tsp oregano
- 2 tsp Sazon Seasoning
- 1 tsp adobo to mix with garlic
- 1 tsp pepper
- 1/2 tsp cumin
- 1 tbsp chicken bouillon seasoning OR, 1 cube Maggi Seasoning
Other Ingredients
- 2 tbsp browning or burnt sugar for color (optional)
- 3 bay leaf
- cilantro for garnish
- 1-2 cups water
Instructions
- Slice steak, peppers, and onions into thin strips.
- Season steak with oil, cilantro, spices and sofrito. Marinate for 1 hour, up to overnight.
- In a large pot, on medium high heat, add oil, and toss in steak. Sautee for 5-7 minutes, or until natural juices release. Add in peppers, onions, and browning seasoning.
- Add water to the same bowl you seasoned your meat with, and pour it into the pot. Cook on medium heat, stirring occasionally until water reduces by half. Lower heat, cover and cook on low until meat is tender.
This was my first time cooking steak; I’m not a red meat person but my husband is and so I tried this recipe. We both loved it! Super simple especially for someone not used to cooking with red meat. I used beef stew chunks because I couldn’t find any flank steak at my local store. Turned out great.
yasss we love a traditional dish made cozy and easy. my kids loved! 🙂
My friends loved it so much! My guy was jealous that I made it when he left, Definitely will be making this again today!
Hi Toni.
I just have to say that your Puerto Rican Pepper Steak was so delicious!!! The flavors were so good with rice and the plantains, I could’ve sore I had restaurant food. My family loved it, to the point that there was no left overs. We all felt sad that we couldn’t indulge ourselves for more of this dish the next day. I can’t wait to try more of your recipes. Keep doing your thang!!! I have your website locked in for my go to.
Let me start with GIRLLLLLLLLL! I haven’t ate beef since 2014/2015 & I’ve been missing Puerto Rican pepper steak lately. I decided to live my best life and use your recipe to make it and you did NOT disappoint. Such a tasty dinner that is so cozy. Reminds me of growing up in New York. If I could make this every night I would. Thank you soooo much for sharing this 🫶🏾🫶🏾
This recipe reminded me so much of my late abuelas. I wanted to make it for my family and my husband said it was delicious. It instantly transported me back to minisla as a little girl. I can’t wait to try some of Toni’s other recipes. Thank you for sharing this platform❣️
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Love this recipe!!! I add a little extra sazon lol