Meat strips is a main dish in which the meat is cut into strips and fried briefly. The most well-known dish is probably the “Zürcher Geschnetzeltes” or Meat Strips “Zurich Style”, a briefly roasted veal ragout in a creamy mushroom sauce.
In today’s post I’ll show you a quick and easy way to make a delicious sliced meat with a creamy onion sauce. It’s super fast to cook and with a side dish (here rice) it’s on the table within 25 minutes. Have fun cooking!
Cooked/Baked today: Meat Strips with Creamy Onion Sauce
Difficulty: Easy
Preparation Time: 25 minutes
Category: Main Dishes, Recipes with Meat, Recipes with Onions, Fast Food
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Meat Strips with Creamy Onion Sauce
Meat Strips with Creamy Onion Sauce
Meat Strips with Creamy Onion Sauce
Ingredients for 2 – 3 servings:
- 500 grams pork loin
- 200 milliliters cream
- 200 milliliters veggie or beef stock
- 2 large onions
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 heaping tablespoon butter
- 1 heaping teaspoon cornstarch
- Oil for frying
- Salt & pepper
- Chopped parsley for garnish
Required kitchen gadgets, helper & preparations:
- Large pan for frying
- Tall container for mixing sauce
- Garlic press
Instructions:
…for meat strips with creamy onion sauce:
First cut the pork loin into finger-thick slices and then into strips. Peel the onions & also cut into strips. For the sauce, put 1 heaped teaspoon of cornstarch, 200 milliliters of cream, 200 milliliters of vegetable or meat stock & a pressed clove of garlic in a tall container, stir together briefly & set aside until further use.
Preparations for Meat Strips with Creamy Onion Sauce
Next, heat up a large pan with a good dash of oil, add the meat to the hot pan & sear over medium to high heat for 3 – 4 minutes, season with salt & pepper to taste while turning occasionally. Lift the meat out of the pan and set aside.
Then add a heaping tablespoon of butter & the onion strips to the pan & sauté over medium heat for 6 – 7 minutes until translucent, turning occasionally. Then pour in the prepared sauce, bring everything to a boil and simmer for 1 – 2 minutes until the sauce has reached a creamy consistency.
Serving Meat Strips with Creamy Onions Sauce
Finally, put the meat back into the pan, stir everything well one last time & warm up the meat in the hot sauce. Spread the finished onion cream slices on deep plates, garnish with some chopped parsley & serve with cooked rice, for example. Have fun cooking!
Video Tutorial:
Watch the video tutorial to see the recipe and the preparation method precisely (German Audio only, English Subtitles available):