Mechado

Name: Mechado
Ingredients: 1 lb. beef (lean); 4 big onions (whole); 1/2 c. vinegar; strips of pork fat; 1 can tomato sauce (small); 6 potatoes, cut in half; 1/2 laurel leaf; 2 Tbsp. fat; 1 tsp. pimientos; salt to taste

10 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

1 lb. beef (lean)
4 big onions (whole)
1/2 c. vinegar
strips of pork fat
1 can tomato sauce (small)
6 potatoes, cut in half
1/2 laurel leaf
2 Tbsp. fat
1 tsp. pimientos
salt to taste

Directions

1

Insert fat strips, lengthwise, in beef.
2

In a deep pot or pan place the meat, laurel, tomato sauce, vinegar, salt to taste and water to cover.
3

Cover and simmer until tender.
4

Add potatoes, onions and pimientos and continue cooking.
5

When most of the broth has evaporated and potatoes are cooked, add the fat and stir well. Serve meat, sliced crosswise.