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Our experience at Steak Up – Brazilian restaurant in Orlando

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On our search for a good meal and a new restaurant to try, we found Steak Up, a Brazilian restaurant in Orlando.

The restaurant has a simple but nice decoration. There are little flags everywhere, and the brick walls brought a slight feeling that we were at a backyard churrasco on a Saturday afternoon.

What we ordered:

Fillet mignon with Alfredo sauce:

The portion could have been bigger for the price, and we honestly felt like it needed something else with it. We also found out we could get some Parmesan, but that was never offered to us. The fillet itself was good, though. 6.5/1

Picanha:

The picanha was good, but everything else was off. The amount of farofa and chimichurri was ridiculously small, to the point that we couldn’t even judge the taste of the farofa. A portion of vinaigrette (also just as small — and it’s not on the menu, by the way) will cost you an extra dollar. This doesn’t make any sense, since the original accompaniment for Brazilian dishes is vinaigrette and not chimichurri. Chimichurri is not even Brazilian, even though it has been growing popular in the country for the past 15 years or so. The temperature of the rice, beans, and fries was not as hot as it should have been. 7/10

Pesto meatballs

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Today the agents are bringing to you guys some meat. Some balls. Some meatballs. Serve them with whatever you think it’s best. We suggest something like a cheese/alfredo sauce, because you do not want to overpower the meatball flavor.

What you’re gonna need:
-Oven
-Stove top
-2 Tbsp measuring cookie/ice cream scoop
-Baking sheet that has edges/sides (Please DO NOT bake this in a completely flat baking sheet).

Ingredients for the meatballs:
-1 Tbsp olive oil
-1 Tbsp unsalted butter
-220g yellow or white onions, finally chopped
-1 Tbsp minced garlic
-2/3 cup pesto
-1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
-1 egg
-1/3 cup plain breadcrumbs
-1/2 tsp salt
-1/8 tsp ground black pepper
-1 1/4 lb ground beef

Instructions:
1- Over low heat, cook the onions, minced garlic, olive oil and butter. Cook it for about 10 minutes, or until the onions are very soft. Set it aside and let it cool down to room temperature before you do the following steps.
2- Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil. In a big bowl, mix the breadcrumbs, cheese, egg, salt, pesto and pepper. Make sure that everything is well combined. Add in the beef and the sautéed onions. Mix it thoroughly, again, until very well combined.
3-Using a 2 Tbsp cookie scoop, put the meatballs on the baking sheet. You don’t have to give them too much space between them, one inch of a gap will do.

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4- Bake them for about 25 minutes. If you are not absolutely sure that your meatballs are done, just cut one of them open. If your meatball is not pink on the inside anymore, that means that it’s done. Move them away from the oil that seeps out while they are baking. Serve them with whatever you want.

That’s it for today!
We’ll see you guys soon!