🇧🇴 Bolivian Cuisine

Silpancho

Breaded Beef on Rice

Prep Time 20 min
Servings 4
Difficulty Medium
Calories 662 kcal

A towering Cochabamba plate of white rice topped with a thin, crispy breaded beef cutlet, fried potatoes, and a sunny-side-up egg, drizzled with salsa cruda.

Ingredients

  • 4 thin beef steaks (150g each)
  • 2 cups breadcrumbs
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 cups cooked white rice
  • 4 potatoes, peeled and sliced
  • 2 tomatoes, diced
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 1 locoto pepper, minced
  • Oil for frying
  • Salt and pepper
  • Fresh parsley

Instructions

  1. 1 Pound beef steaks very thin with a meat mallet. Season with salt and pepper.
  2. 2 Beat 1 egg. Dip steaks in egg, then coat in breadcrumbs. Press firmly.
  3. 3 Fry breaded steaks in hot oil until golden and crispy on both sides, about 3 min per side. Drain.
  4. 4 Fry sliced potatoes until golden. Fry remaining eggs sunny-side-up.
  5. 5 Mix tomatoes, onion, locoto, and parsley for salsa cruda.
  6. 6 Layer each plate: rice, potatoes, breaded steak, fried egg on top, salsa cruda over everything.

Did You Know?

Silpancho was invented in a Cochabamba market in the 1940s and quickly became the city's signature dish, rivaling even salteñas.

From The Culinary Codex — http://theculinarycodex.com/dish/bolivian/silpancho/