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Viennese braised beef with fried onions

Name: Viennese braised beef with fried onions
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 45 min
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Slovak
Ingredients: 8 Beef steaks; 2 Onions; to taste Salt and pepper; as needed Vegetable oil; as needed All-purpose flour; for garnish Onion

Beef steaks seared in oil and braised until tender in onion gravy, topped with fried onion rings. Serve with rice or potatoes. Serves 8.

Slovak cuisine · Translated from Slovak · October 24, 2026

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Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 hr 45 min
Total time: 2 hr
Servings: 8 servings
Difficulty: Medium
Cuisine: Slovak

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Viennese braised beef with fried onions is a classic beef dish braised until tender in a gravy made from browned onions. Pound the steaks, season with salt and pepper, dust lightly with flour, and sear on both sides in oil over high heat. Brown finely chopped onion in the pan drippings, return the meat to the pot, add water, and braise until tender.

Top the steaks with fried onion rings before serving. Serve with rice or potatoes.

Ingredients

8 servings

Beef steaks 8
Onions 2
Salt and pepper to taste
Vegetable oil as needed
All-purpose flour as needed
Onion for garnish

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Instructions

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Pound the steaks, season with salt and ground black pepper, and dust lightly with flour. Sear on both sides in oil over high heat.
Brown the finely chopped onions in the pan drippings to create a flavorful base for the gravy.
Return the seared steaks to the pot, add water, and braise until tender.
While the steaks braise, cut the onion into thick slices, separate into rings, and dust with all-purpose flour.
Fry the onion rings in a deep fryer or in a deep skillet or saucepan with plenty of oil, then drain on paper towels. Serve the steaks topped with the onions, with rice or potatoes on the side.

Tip: Beef strip loin works best for these steaks, staying tender and juicy after braising. Add only enough water to partially cover the meat so the onions keep the gravy thick.

Nutrition facts

Approximate values per serving, calculated from the ingredients

Energy: 343 kcal
Protein: 30 g
Carbohydrates: 3.9 g
of which sugars: 1.3 g
Fat: 22 g
of which saturates: 9.1 g
Fiber: 0.6 g
Salt: 0.4 g

Calculated from the raw ingredients, without frying oil. Where an amount is “to taste”, typical amounts are used. Food composition: USDA FoodData Central and product labels.

This recipe was translated from the Slovak original: Viedenská roštenka s opraženou cibuľkou