Portuguese-Style Beef Fillet Trinchado Recipe
Louise Volschenk recreates an unforgettable restaurant favourite in The Art of Hosting with this beef fillet trinchado: tender beef in a creamy chilli and red wine sauce, ready for sharing.
Beef Fillet Trinchado
“We once had trinchado at a restaurant and just couldn’t stop eating it; we even ordered a second helping! The next day we were still talking about how delicious it was, so I decided to try to recreate it at home. The restaurant’s recipe may remain a mystery, but this version comes pretty close!”
Ingredients
SERVES 4
- 500 g beef fillet, cut into strips
- ¼ cup Worcestershire sauce
- 1 Tbsp butter
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 1 heaped tsp crushed garlic
- 1 fresh red chilli, chopped
- 2 Tbsp cake wheat flour
- ¼ cup red wine
- 1 cup beef stock
- 100 g tomato paste
- ¼ cup pitted olives
- 2 tsp white sugar
- ¾ cup cream
- 2 dried bay leaves
- salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
Method
- Marinate the beef strips in the Worcestershire sauce while you prepare the other ingredients.
- Melt the butter in a frying pan and fry the onion until translucent and lightly browned.
- Add the garlic and chilli and fry for another minute, then stir in the beef strips, sprinkle over the flour and cook for 1–2 minutes.
- Deglaze the pan with the red wine, then stir in the stock, tomato paste, olives and sugar. Simmer for 10 minutes.
- Lower the heat and add the cream and bay leaves. Simmer gently for 15–20 minutes, stirring occasionally, then season well. Trinchado loves lots of black pepper!
SERVING SUGGESTION
This is best enjoyed with either fresh Portuguese rolls or toasted, buttered ciabatta bread. I would even go as far as to toast the bread in the pan in which the beef was cooked for that glorious meaty flavour.
Recipe extracted from The Art of Hosting by Louise Volschenk, out now.
The Art of Hosting is a deeply personal cookbook-meets-lifestyle book from well-known South African personality Louise Volschenk. A self-taught foodie, Louise believes food brings people together, heals broken hearts, fills empty bellies and turns everyday moments into memories.
This book is therefore more than a collection of recipes; it’s about creating beautiful moments around the table, whether you’re hosting an elegant dinner party, sharing a cozy lunch with friends, or catching up with your family at the end of a long day. It’s your invitation into Louise’s world, where she will show you how to elevate your hosting game so that the next time people come over, you’re not stressed or rushing; you’re simply making your space feel effortlessly beautiful and inviting.
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The Art of Hosting is filled with easy, approachable recipes and thoughtful hosting ideas that anyone can follow. So, whether you’re throwing a glam dinner, laying on a Christmas or Easter feast, or just feeding the troops on a weeknight, Louise has the recipes, styling tips and entertaining inspiration to enable you to host with confidence, creativity and heart.
