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Machaca Burrito

Just Mexican Food
Print Recipe
Prep Time 30 mins
Cook Time 3 hrs
Total Time 3 hrs 30 mins
Course Breakfast
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 12

Equipment

  • Large iron pan
  • Large plastic bag
  • For the marinade
  • Paper towels
  • Platter

Ingredients
  

For the marinade

  • A tablespoon each of Worcestershire and soy sauce
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • 1/4 cup each of lime juice ideally freshly squeezed and vegetable oil
  • 2 tablespoons of water
  • Salt and pepper as desired

For the filling

  • 3 pounds of skirt steak
  • A large white onion
  • A medium-sized red or yellow and one green bell pepper
  • A cup of beef broth
  • 14 ounces of tomatoes canned is fine
  • Half teaspoon of Mexican oregano
  • Salt and pepper as desired

For the burrito

  • 12 medium-sized flour tortillas
  • Salsa
  • Sour cream
  • Cilantro
  • Avocado

Instructions
 

  • Finely mince the garlic and then combine it with the rest of the marinating ingredients in the plastic bag.
  • Close the bag and then shake it up so that it mixes well. Add the steak and shake the bag as long as you make sure that it is fully covered in the marinade mix.
  • Refrigerate the meat with the marinade mix for 8 hours.
  • Take the steak from the fridge and wait for it to come to room temperature. Dispose of the marinade and dry it with paper towels.
  • Fry the meat on all sides in the iron pan. After it's cooked, place the meat on a platter.
  • Cook the vegetables in the same pan where you fried the meat for 5 minutes.
  • Mix the previous with the tomatoes, beef broth, salt, and pepper. Add the meat and increase the heat to a boiling point. Then lower the heat and let it simmer. Cover the pan to make sure that the meat is cooked evenly.
  • After 2 hours of cooking, remove the meat and wait until it cools own. At the same time, cook the vegetables and only remove them from the heat once there is no more liquid left in the pan
  • Shred the meat using your fingers.
  • Cook the meat with the vegetables.
  • Make sure that the tortillas are hot before you place the meat mixed with the vegetables in them. They need to feel kind of fat, keep in mind that burritos are not tacos and they have this bulgy feel.
  • Burritos need to be warm. You can serve them with salsa made of chile, cream, and lemon juice

Notes

Tips And Tricks

Machaca burritos are great for breakfast. People usually enjoy them with scrambled eggs. Machaca also works great as a filling for omelets.
Some people like to add avocado, once the burrito is wrapped to add a fresh tone to an overly cooked dish.
If you are a taco fan, you can add machaca to your corn tortillas as well.
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