Machacaburritos Recipes

MACHACA BURRITOS

Steps:

• Combine all marinade ingredients in a large zip-top plastic bag. Close the bag and shake well to combine. Add the skirt steak making sure each piece is well coated with the marinade.
• Place the plastic bag with steak and marinate in the refrigerator for at least 8 hours, preferably overnight.
• Allow the meat to come to room temperature before cooking. Remove the steak from the marinade and pat dry with paper towels. Discard marinade.
• In a large, heavy pan, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Sear the meat on all sides, a few pieces at a time.
• Transfer the meat to a plate or platter and set aside. Without cleaning the pan, add the onions, peppers, garlic, and chilies (if using). Saute for approximately 5 minutes.
• Add the beef broth, tomatoes, oregano, salt, and pepper. Mix well. Return the meat and any collected juices to the pan. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat and cover. Simmer slowly until the meat is very tender, about 2 hours.
• Remove the meat to a cutting board and allow it to rest until cool enough to handle - about 15 minutes.
• Continue cooking the onion and pepper mixture until most of the liquid has evaporated.
• Using your fingers or two forks shred the meat. Return the shredded meat to the pot, stir to combine and cook until the meat is very hot.
• Warm the tortillas in a dry skillet or the microwave. Place about 2 tablespoons of the meat mixture in the center of each tortilla. Add sour cream, salsa, cilantro, and lime juice if desired.

MACHACA BURRITOS

Steps:

• To start, cut the skirt steak into about 3″ pieces. Combine all the marinade ingredients in a large zip top plastic bag.
• Close the bag and shake well to combine. Add the skirt steak and toss to make sure each piece is well coated with the marinade.
• Place the plastic bag with steak and marinade in the refrigerator for at least 8 hours, preferably overnight.
• Allow the meat to come to room temperature before cooking. Remove from the marinade and pat dry with paper towels. Discard marinade.
• Cut the onions and peppers into rough chunks and set aside. In a large, heavy pan, heat the oil over medium-high heat.
• Sear the meat on all sides, a few pieces at a time. Transfer the meat to a plate or platter and set aside.
• Without cleaning the pan, add the onions, peppers, garlic and chilies (if using). Saute for approximately 5 minutes. The vegetables will pick up a lot of the browned bits left from the meat. This is exactly what you want!
• Add the beef broth, tomatoes, oregano, salt and pepper. Mix well. Return the meat and any collected juices to the pan.
• Bring to a boil, reduce the heat and cover. Simmer slowly until the meat is very tender, about 2 hours. Remove the meat to a cutting board and allow it to rest until cool enough to handle ? about 15 minutes. Continue cooking the onion and pepper mixture until most of the liquid has evaporated.
• Using your fingers or two forks, shred the meat. Return the shredded meat to the pot, stir to combine and cook until the meat is very hot.
• Warm the tortillas in a dry skillet or the microwave. Place about 2 tablespoons of the meat mixture in the center of each tortilla. Add sour cream, salsa, cilantro and lime juice if desired.
• To roll a burrito, fold in two sides. Begin to roll from the bottom until you make a nice, drip-free package!

WARM PICNIC BURRITOS ("BURRITOS DE MACHACA")

Steps:

• Combine the Maggi sauce, water, lime juice, garlic, chile, salt, and pepper, to taste, in a medium-size bowl. Slowly add the 1/2 cup of olive oil, whisking constantly.
• Add the beef to the marinade, making sure each piece is coated with the mixture. Transfer the meat and the marinade to a quart-size freezer bag. Seal and refrigerate for at least 8 hours or preferably overnight. Allow the meat to come to room temperature before cooking, about 30 minutes. Remove the meat from the marinade and pat dry with paper towels. Discard the marinade.
• In a large heavy pot, heat the vegetable oil over medium-high heat. Sear the meat on all sides, a few pieces at a time, about 4 minutes per side. Transfer the browned meat to a platter and set aside.
• Add the onions, peppers, garlic, and chiles to the hot pan. Saute for 5 minutes, then add the beef broth, tomatoes, oregano, salt and pepper, to taste. Mix well, then return the meat to the pan. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat, cover, and simmer slowly until the meat is very tender, about 2 hours. Transfer the meat to a cutting board and allow to rest until cool enough to handle, about 15 minutes. Continue to cook the onion mixture until most of the liquid has evaporated, about 10 minutes.
• Using your fingers or 2 forks, shred the meat into 2-inch-long pieces. Return the shredded meat to the pot, stir to combine, and cook until meat is very hot, about 3 minutes.
• Warm the tortillas over a burner or in a dry skillet over medium heat for 20 seconds. Put about 2 tablespoons of the meat mixture in the center of each tortilla, and roll into a thin burrito. Arrange them on a serving platter and garnish with lime wedges.

SLOW-COOKER BRAISED BRISKET (MACHACA)

Steps:

• For the marinade: Combine the Maggi sauce, lime juice, 2 tablespoons water, garlic and serranos in a medium-size bowl, season with salt and pepper. While whisking constantly, slowly add the olive oil, Put the brisket pieces into a large food-safe plastic bag and pour the marinade over it, turning the meat to coat. Seal and refrigerate for at least 8 hours or preferably overnight.
• Allow the meat to come to room temperature. Drain the meat and discard the marinade.
• For the brisket: Pour the oil into the bottom of a slow cooker. Add the onions, broth, peppers, oregano, garlic, chiles, tomatoes and some salt and pepper. Mix well, and then nestle the meat into the liquid in the bottom of the slow cooker. Cook the brisket on medium-high heat until the meat is tender and shreds easily with a fork, about 5 hours.
• Using a slotted spoon, transfer the meat to a cutting board and let stand until cool enough to handle, about 15 minutes. Shred the meat into 2-inch-long pieces. Return the shredded meat to the slow cooker, stir to combine, and let stand until the meat is hot, about 10 minutes. Taste and season with salt and pepper, if necessary.
• The warm braised meat can be used to fill burritos, tacos, tostadas or sandwiches. Leftover meat can be stored in an airtight container for up to 3 days or frozen in plastic freezer bags or containers for up to 1 month.
• For the tostadas: Spread about 1/3 cup of the warm meat over each of the crisp shells. Top each tostada with about 2 tablespoons lettuce, some diced avocado and 2 tablespoons salsa. Drizzle about 1 tablespoon crema over the top and garnish with crumbled queso fresco.
• Serve with lime wedges on the side for squeezing over the top.

BIG BEN'S BEEF MACHACA

Steps:

• Place beef portions into the crock of a large slow cooker. Mix olive oil, Worcestershire sauce, lime juice together in a bowl; pour over the beef. Add diced tomatoes, sweet onion, green bell pepper, garlic, jalapeno pepper, beef broth, oregano, cumin, chili powder, salt, and black pepper to the slow cooker.
• Cook on High for 1 hour. Change setting to Low and continue cooking until the beef is tender, about 6 1/2 hours.
• Remove beef with tongs to a cutting board. Shred with a pair of forks and return to the slow cooker. Continue cooking another 20 to 30 minutes.

MACHACA BURRITOS

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large skillet, and saute onions for 5 minutes.
• Add in meat and tomatoes and mix with the onions.
• Once heated through, break eggs over meat mixture and scramble together until done.
• Sprinkle cheese over Machaca mixture and let melt.
• Spoon mixture onto tortillas and fold and eat! You can use sour cream and salsa if you like, but we like it without!

MACHACA BURRITOS

Steps:

• BURRITO:.
• Grease skillet with lard or butter or oil, add beef or mushrooms, season with salt and pepper, sprinkle with worcestershire sauce.
• Saute until browned, then remove meat or mushrooms and set aside.
• Add oil to skillet, add onion and green pepper and saute until onion is done, add diced tomato and saute, add eggs and scramble, add meat or mushrooms to mixture, and mix until heated through.
• Heat tortillas on griddle until warm and softened, top each tortilla with egg mixture, top with beans if desired.
• Fold in sides of tortilla, and roll to make a neat package, serve for eating out of hand.
• BEANS:.
• Drain liquid from can and reserve liquid, place oil and beans in a frying pan with some of the can liquid. Add spices and partly mash beans as they are heating.