🇨🇺 Cuban Cuisine

Bistec de Palomilla

Cuban-Style Thin Steak

Prep Time 15 min
Servings 4
Difficulty Easy
Calories 392 kcal

A paper-thin beef steak pounded tender, marinated in lime and garlic, and pan-seared with caramelized onions — the everyday Cuban steak.

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1 Pound steaks to about 3mm thickness between plastic wrap.
  2. 2 Marinate in lime juice, garlic, cumin, salt, and pepper for 30 min.
  3. 3 Heat oil in a large skillet over high heat. Sear steaks 2 min per side until browned. Remove.
  4. 4 In the same skillet, cook onions until deeply caramelized, about 10 min.
  5. 5 Return steaks to the pan briefly. Top with caramelized onions.
  6. 6 Serve immediately with rice, beans, and maduros.

Did You Know?

Palomilla steak is so thin it cooks in under 4 minutes total — Cuban cooks say if you walk away from the stove, you have already overcooked it.