Pica pau – Portuguese snack
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Pica pau

A popular Portuguese snack to enjoy with drinks: Pica pau. Tasty pieces of tender beef with sweet and sour vegetables and olives in a delicious sauce.

25 minutes
2 persons
Main course
Lunch
Snacks

Nutrition balance score

Good
7.3/10
Glycemic Index
Glycemic Load
8.77 (Low)
0.64 (Low)

Nutrition per serving

Kcal
429.54 kcal
Carbohydrates
Of which sugars
7.31 g
2.66 g
Total fat
Of which saturated fats
24.25 g
9.22 g
Proteins
35.10 g
Fiber
6.54 g
Sodium
1769.90 mg
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Pica pau, literally translated to wood pecker, is usually enjoyed as a snack accompanied by drinks. If served as 'tapas' this recipe serves 4 people or more, but if you serve it as a lunch or dinner dish, this amount is enough for 2 people.

Pica pau is made with white wine or beer, and both versions give the sauce its amazing flavour. You serve these beef strips with bread to dip in the sauce, perfect with sweet and sour pickles and a cold drink like beer or soda.

Pica pau ingredients

Recipe pica pau

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Sulfites
Mustard
Gluten
Fish
Milk
Véronique Pouw

Made by Véronique

Published at 2025-04-02, this recipe is for 2 persons persons and takes 25 minutes.

Updated at: 2025-04-25

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Preparation time
10 minutes
Time cooking
15 minutes
Total time
25 minutes

Preparation – 10 minutes + waiting time

Take the steak out of the fridge half an hour in advance so it can reach room temperature. Cut the steak into pieces, not too big and not too small, and season them with black pepper and salt.

In the meantime, clean the mushrooms with a mushroom brush or a piece of paper towel and cut them into thick slices.

Peel and finely chop the garlic cloves.

Pica pau – Portuguese snack
Pica pau – Portuguese snack

Making the Pica pau – 15 minutes

Heat a little olive oil in a large frying pan and quickly sear the steak pieces on both sides. Take them out of the pan right away.

Heat another splash of olive oil in the frying pan and fry the mushrooms for a few minutes together with the bay leaf and thyme, until the mushrooms are nicely browned.

Add garlic and fry for another minute. Add smoked paprika, fry briefly and pour in the white wine.

Add 25 grams of cold butter in pieces and stir to thicken the sauce.

Add black olives, sweet and sour vegetables along with worcestershire sauce and heat briefly.

Add the steak pieces back in and season again with black pepper and salt.

Remove the bay leaf and thyme and serve with bread and, if you like, some sweet and sour pickles. Enjoy!

Tips!

When do you eat pica pau?

Pica pau is a Portuguese snack that is also very popular in Suriname. It is served as a snack with drinks and eaten with bread to dip in the sauce.

Can you reheat pica pau?

You can reheat pica pau, but it’s not really recommended. The steak will cook further and become tough.

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Nutritional values

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General
Kcal
429.54 kcal
Carbohydrates
Of which sugars
7.31 g
2.66 g
Total fat
Of which saturated fats
24.25 g
9.22 g
Proteins
35.10 g
Fiber
6.54 g
Sodium
1769.90 mg
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Amount Ingredient Allergens Kcal Carbs Carbs of which sugars Fat Fat of which saturated Protein Fibers Sodium Iron Calcium Magnesium Potassium Phosphorus Copper Zinc Iodine Selenium Vitamin C Vitamin D Vitamin A Vitamin B1 Vitamin B2 Vitamin B6 Vitamin B12 Vitamin B11 Vitamin E Vitamin K Vitamin K1
125 gram steak 158.75 - - 4.38 g 0.88 g 29.75 g - 87.50 mg 2.75 mg 6.25 mg 25.00 mg 437.50 mg 250.00 mg 0.08 mg 5.50 mg - - - 0.13 mg - 0.05 mg 0.09 mg 0.25 mg 2.00 µg 6.25 µg - - -
100 gram chestnut mushrooms 16.00 0.30 g 0.20 g - - 2.70 g 2.50 g 8.00 mg 1.20 mg 8.00 mg 11.00 mg 425.00 mg 125.00 mg 0.60 mg 0.40 mg - - 4.90 mg - - 0.10 mg 0.44 mg 0.06 mg - 30.00 µg - - -
1 clove garlic 4.20 0.84 g 0.03 g - - 0.18 g 0.06 g 0.12 mg 0.04 mg 5.10 mg 0.60 mg 18.00 mg 3.90 mg 0.01 mg 0.03 mg 0.05 µg - 0.42 mg - - 0.01 mg - 0.01 mg - 0.12 µg - - -
0.5 sprig fresh thyme 2.45 0.37 g - 0.03 g 0.01 g 0.08 g 0.21 g 0.14 mg 0.26 mg 6.00 mg 2.40 mg 9.15 mg 1.58 mg 0.01 mg 0.03 mg - - 2.40 mg - 3.45 mg - - 0.01 mg - - - - -
0.5 bay leaf 1.57 0.36 g - 0.04 g 0.01 g 0.04 g 0.13 g 0.25 mg 0.22 mg 4.17 mg 0.60 mg 2.65 mg 0.57 mg - - - - 0.23 mg - - - - 0.01 mg - 0.90 µg 0.04 mg - -
0.5 splash of olive oil 44.15 0.01 g - 4.99 g 0.73 g - - 0.05 mg - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
50 ml white wine sulfites 40.00 0.25 g 0.25 g - - 0.10 g - 1.00 mg 0.30 mg 5.00 mg 5.00 mg 40.00 mg 7.50 mg 0.04 mg 0.10 mg - - - - - - 0.01 mg 0.01 mg - - - - -
black pepper and salt 8.79 2.27 g 0.02 g 0.11 g 0.05 g 0.36 g 0.89 g 678.27 mg 0.18 mg 8.00 mg 2.66 mg 22.17 mg 3.03 mg 0.02 mg 0.02 mg 1.03 µg 0.04 µg 2.67 mg - - - - 0.01 mg - 0.35 µg 0.16 mg 5.73 µg -
0.5 teaspoon smoked paprika 5.30 0.53 g - 0.19 g 0.04 g 0.22 g 0.30 g 0.45 mg 0.36 mg 2.70 mg - 36.00 mg 5.25 mg - - - - 1.05 mg - - 0.01 mg 0.03 mg - - - - - -
0.25 teaspoon worcestershire sauce fish, gluten 1.68 0.24 g 0.08 g 0.06 g 0.02 g 0.05 g - 13.50 mg 0.01 mg 0.75 mg 0.15 mg 2.00 mg 0.75 mg - - - - 0.03 mg - - 0.04 mg - - - - - - -
12.5 gram cold butter milk 91.88 0.09 g 0.09 g 10.31 g 6.75 g 0.09 g - 0.63 mg 0.01 mg 1.63 mg 0.25 mg 1.88 mg 2.50 mg - 0.01 mg - - - 0.15 mg 0.13 mg - - - - - - - -
0.5 small handful of pitted black olives 40.80 0.06 g - 4.14 g 0.75 g 0.42 g 1.26 g 630.00 mg 0.45 mg 28.50 mg 6.00 mg 13.50 mg 5.10 mg 0.06 mg 0.06 mg - - - - 0.02 mg 0.01 mg 0.02 mg 0.01 mg - - - - -
100 gram sweet and sour vegetables mustard 14.00 2.00 g 2.00 g - - 1.10 g 1.20 g 350.00 mg 4.50 mg 20.00 mg 10.00 mg 150.00 mg 25.00 mg 0.04 mg 0.20 mg - - 2.20 mg - 0.01 mg - - 0.03 mg - 4.00 µg - - -
    429.54 7.31 g 2.66 g 24.25 g 9.22 g 35.10 g 6.54 g 1769.90 mg 10.27 mg 96.09 mg 63.66 mg 1157.84 mg 430.17 mg 0.85 mg 6.35 mg 1.08 µg 0.05 µg 13.90 mg 0.28 mg 3.60 mg 0.22 mg 0.59 mg 0.39 mg 2.00 µg 41.62 µg 0.20 mg 5.73 µg -
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