Type | Stew, sauce, or paste |
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Place of origin | Portugal |
Main ingredients | Onion |
Cebolada is a Portuguese onion stew, onion sauce or paste that is prepared with onion as a primary ingredient.[1][2] Versions prepared as a paste may be slow-cooked.[2]
It may accompany various dishes, such as seafood dishes prepared with swordfish steak.[3] Atum de cebolada is a dish prepared with tuna steak and cebolada that is prepared with caramelized onions.[4][5]
Cebolada is used on beef dishes such as bifes de cebolada (also referred to as bife de cebolada), which uses thinly-sliced steak and cebolada.[6][7] Additional ingredients in the dish's preparation include white wine, vinegar and butter.[8] Bifes de cebolada is a frequent menu item in Portuguese restaurants, and traditionally it is served with Portuguese fried potatoes.[9]