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Bife a Caballo

Name: Bife a Caballo
Total time: 25 min
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Argentina
Ingredients: 300g Beef Steak; 2 Egg; 2 Potatoes (for fries); 1 clove Garlic; To taste Salt; To taste Pepper; 2 tbsp Vegetable Oil

Main Dish

⏱ 25 min

👥 Serves 2

Difficulty ⭐

A beef steak topped with a fried egg — a hearty meat dish from Argentina's everyday diners.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Bife a caballo means 'steak on horseback,' a bold plate worthy of beef-loving Argentina. It's just a grilled steak with a fried egg on top, but the meat juices and runny yolk come together in a deeply satisfying way. It's a standard at diners and parrillas (grill houses).

🌆 Where it's eaten: At a neighborhood diner in Buenos Aires, office workers polish off bife a caballo on their lunch break.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 2)

Beef Steak 300g
Egg 2
Potatoes (for fries) 2
Garlic 1 clove
Salt To taste
Pepper To taste
Vegetable Oil 2 tbsp

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Rub the beef with salt and pepper.
Heat a frying pan and cook the beef to your liking.
Fry an egg in a separate pan.
Deep-fry the potatoes to make fries.
Plate the steak, top it with the fried egg, and add the fries on the side.

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