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STEAK WITH RED WINE SAUCE Portuguese flavour

This fragrant Portuguese onion and red wine sauce is traditionally used for trinchado, but it's also a delicious sauce for a showstopper steak on the coals.

Ingredients

(makes 6-8 steak rolls)

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 2 white onions, finely chopped
• 1 clove garlic, finely crushed
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• ½ cup red wine
• 1 cup beef stock (we used Knorr's Stockpot)
• 1 bay leaf (fresh or dry)
• 600 g rump tail (we used a picanha)
• 6 fresh Portuguese bread rolls
• butter for the rolls

Here's how

1 Heat the oil and butter in a pan and fry the onion slowly until soft and glossy. (I add half a cup of water and then allow it to boil away to soften the onion before it starts to brown.)

in the garlic and tomato paste and fry everything