Fricandó, a classic Catalan dish
A delicious slow-cooked meat dish with peppers and olives, a typical Catalan specialty.
Fricandó is a slow-cooked meat dish that is a specialty of Catalan cuisine. It’s a simple but delicious recipe that requires several steps to prepare.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time20 min
- Cook time1 hr 15 min
- Resting30 min
- Total2 hr 5 min
- DifficultyEasy
- CostModerate
- Cooking methodfour
- Estimated cost$16.53 $4.13 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
Ingredients
people
- $13.31
- $0.13
- $1.80
- $0.55
- $0.28
- $0.42
- $0.04
Prices from US supermarkets for 6 of 7 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- We season them with salt and pepper, then place them in an oven-safe dish with some fat, salt, chopped onions, garlic (peeled and chopped), and chopped parsley. ≈ 3 min
- Once they have developed a nice color, we will cover them with white wine and put them in the oven to finish cooking (approximately 50 to 75 minutes).
- We will serve it sliced and garnished with olives and lemon slices. ≈ 2 min
- Category: Catalan cuisine ≈ 3 min
The bill
Fricandó, a classic Catalan dish
- 800 g of beef, cut into a single piece (tenderloin or leg)$13.31
- 100 g of flour$0.13
- 2 peppers$1.80
- A glass of water filled with dry white wine.$0.55
- 1 lemon$0.28
- 50 g of green olives$0.42
- salt$0.04
Total$16.53
that's $4.13 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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