Machucado Pounded Beef Food

MACHACA CON HUEVO RECIPE

Steps:

• Chop tomatoes and onion. Then finely chop garlic, Serrano chili and cilantro.
• Heat pan to medium and pour in cooking oil.
• Add shredded beef to the pan and quickly stir. Be careful as oil may splatter.
• Stir machaca constantly for three minutes, making sure beef doesn't stick to the pan.
• Add onions to the pan and stir to combine.
• Add garlic. Cook for one minute, stirring constantly.
• Add tomatoes and Serrano chile. Cook for one minute, stirring frequently.
• Crack four eggs into a bowl and add salt and pepper to taste. Note that beef may already be salty, so taste the beef before adding salt.
• Sprinkle cilantro on top of eggs and beat with a fork or whisk until well combined.
• Pour eggs into the pan with machaca mixture. Increase heat and cook for two minutes, stirring constantly.

MACHUCADO - POUNDED BEEF

Steps:

• Shred and pound dried beef.
• Fry in hot oil with onion, garlic, paprika and vinegar.
• Brown meat and cook onions until tender.
• Add tomatoes and cook until nearly dry.
• Add eggs and cook until creamy.

MACHACA (AUTHENTIC MEXICAN SHREDDED BEEF)

Steps:

• Place meat in large saucepan. Add water, peppercorns, 1/4 onion and salt to taste. Bring to a boil, reduce heat. Cover and simmer until meat is very tender, about 1 1/2 hours.
• Cool meat in broth. Drain, reserving 1/3 cup broth. Mash garlic with 1/4 teaspoon salt to make a paste. Heat oil in a large skillet. Add chopped onion and garlic paste. Cook until onion is tender. Cut chili into short strips. Add chili strips and tomatoes to cooked onion.
• Cook 3 to 4 minutes. Add meat, cumin and freshly ground pepper to taste. Cook until meat is heated through. Stir in reserved broth. Taste and add salt if needed. Keep warm.
• NOTE: Can be served as a main dish or in tacos or other tortilla dishes.