Machucado Pounded Beef Recipes

BEEF MACHACA RECIPE

Steps:

• For the marinade, combine all the ingredients in a bowl then whisk them to form an emulsion. Add the beef making sure every piece is evenly coated. Cover and refrigerate.
• Marinate the beef overnight in a bowl in the refrigerator. Before preparing, drain thoroughly and allow meat to come up to room temperature for about 30 minutes.
• In a Dutch oven, heat a few tablespoons of oil over medium-high heat until very hot. Sear the beef a few pieces at a time to develop a rich brown color on all sides as well as on the bottom of the pan. Do this in several batches if the pot is too crowded.
• When all the beef is browned nicely and removed from the pan, add the onions, peppers, and garlic to the hot pan. Saute for a few minutes then add the remaining ingredients to the pan along with the beef. Bring to a boil, scraping the browned bits off the bottom of the pan. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer slowly for about 2 hours. The meat should be very tender and should easily fall apart when pricked with a fork.
• Remove from heat, remove meat to a cutting board and shred with a pair of forks. Return to the pot and bring to a simmer, uncovered. Reduce the liquid until very thick, almost dry. At this point, adjust the seasoning with salt, pepper, and whatever additional heat you want to add if any.
• Finish by stirring in the vinegar.

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.

HOT HORSERADISH SAUCE

Steps:

• Place horseradish in a small saucepan.
• Add flour, salt, paprika and butter; pour in cream and cook until thick and smooth, stirring constantly.
• Remove from heat, pour over egg yolk, stirring constantly; return to saucepan and cook for 30 minutes on low heat.
• Serve at once.

POUNDED STEAK A LA MORRELLI

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350F degrees.
• Combine the flour and the salt.
• Next, cut the beef in half and coat it in the flour mixture.
• Pour enough oil to cover the bottom of your skillet and heat on medium-high.
• While it is heating, combine the tomatoes, celery, carrots, and Worcestershire in a medium bowl.
• When the oil heats up, add several pieces of beef and brown on both sides. (It's not supposed to cook all the way).
• When the meat is browned, set aside on paper towels to drain. Add the remaining flour to the pan drippings.
• Stir in the tomato mixture and stir constantly until it's thick and bubbly.
• Put the meat in baking dish, (I use two 7 1/2 square dishes, but it calls for a 12 x 7 1/2 dish. Take your pick) then pour the skillet mixture over it.
• Cover the dish and bake for about an hour (when the meat is cooked all the way through).

COOKED PUMPKIN [NATIVE AMERICA]

Steps:

• Here is the method I use to cook it: Cut the pumpkin into quarters and remove the seeds and fibers.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. and bake the pumpkin quarters 45 minutes, until tender.
• Remove from the oven and scrape the flesh from the skin.
• Place in a food processor and puree.
• Run through a sieve to remove any remaining fibers and use the pumpkin according to the recipe instructions.
• Cooked pumpkin will keep about 1 week in a nonmetal, covered container in the refrigerator and several months in the freezer.