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Machaca con Huevo

Published: Mar 9, 2011 · Updated: Jan 29, 2021 by Mely Martínez

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This is a traditional dish of Machaca with eggs from the northern state of Nuevo León. Maybe it is the combination of eggs with the dry meat that men really enjoy having it for breakfast with warm flour tortillas. I still have a package with a little bit of this dried meat, which my dear friend Nora sent me last year.

Machaca Recipe

Machaca with eggs ( Machaca con huevos) - 1


I know some of you dry your own Beef Jerky. Well, this is a good recipe to try your beef jerky creations.

Machaca - dried meat


Machaca is sold already shredded in fine strands or in large pieces, like the picture above.

I found these large pieces of Machaca- dry meat at a Latin grocery store in Chicago. The way to make it in fine shreds is by pounding the meat in a stone mortar like they still do in some places of the Mexican State of Chihuahua and then shred it by hand. I tried that technique but also found out that placing the meat in the blender in small batches worked like a charm.

The idea is to make fine and fluffy shreds.  Machaca has no spices or artificial flavors like smoke, chipotle or the like. It is just plain beef with lemon juice and salt.
In case you have some leftover salsa and you do not feel like chopping vegetables, you can use that instead of the chopped veggies shown here. I know that some people do that.

And before I start giving you all the ingredients to enjoy this delicious meal fo Machaca with eggs, rumor has it that the original “Machaca con huevos” recipe used to be just the scrambled eggs with the dry beef and then served with salsa. Now you got the idea, right?

How to make Machaca con huevo Recipe

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NOTES:

  • You can add some garlic here, make it your dish.
  • Dry meat is usually salty, taste first before adding more salt

DIRECTIONS:

Machaca with eggs ( Machaca con huevos) - 3

1. Heat the oil in a medium heat skillet, add the onion and sauté for about 4 minutes. Add the dry meat. It will absorb the oil in the skillet. Let it brown a little at medium heat stirring frequently. About 5 minutes for this step.

Machaca with eggs ( Machaca con huevos) - 4


2. Add more oil if need. Place the chopped tomatoes and Serrano pepper into the skillet. Stir and cook for another 5 minutes. Lower the heat.

Machaca with eggs ( Machaca con huevos) - 5

Now the tomatoes have released their juice.

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3. Pour the eggs into the skillet and stir until they are done and to your liking. Taste to see if they need salt. Do not let them dry.
Well, some people like to eat this dish very saucily.

Machaca con huevo - Machaca with eggs


4. Serve with fried pinto beans with fresh Mexican cheese and flour tortillas. A spicy sauce will be a good addition in case you didn’t add the serrano peppers.
Enjoy your Sunday brunch Machaca with eggs!

Buen Provecho,
Mely,

Now... who wants some?

📖 Recipe

Machaca with eggs - Machaca con huevos - 7

Dry meat with eggs

Mely Martínez
This is a traditional dish of Machaca with eggs from the northern state of Nuevo León. Maybe it is the combination of eggs with the dry meat that men really enjoy having it for breakfast with warm flour tortillas. I still have a package with a little bit of this dried meat.
4.92 from 23 votes
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Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 15 minutes mins
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Total Time 25 minutes mins
Course Beef, Main Course
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 4
Calories 305 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 Tablespoons vegetable oil
  • ½ cup white onion finely chopped
  • 1 cup dry beef meat-machaca finely shredded (could be substituted with shredded cooked beef)
  • 1 cup tomato finely chopped
  • 2 Serrano peppers chopped
  • 6 eggs lightly beaten
  • Salt to taste

Instructions
 

  • Heat the oil in a medium heat skillet, add the onion and sauté for about 4 minutes. Add the dry meat. It will absorb the oil in the skillet. Let it brown a little at medium heat stirring frequently. About 5 minutes for this step.
  • Add more oil if need. Place the chopped tomatoes and Serrano pepper into the skillet. Stir and cook for another 5 minutes. Lower the heat.
  • Now the tomatoes have released their juice.
  • Pour the eggs into the skillet and stir until they are done and to your liking. Taste to see if they need salt. Do not let them dry.
  • Well, some people like to eat this dish very saucy.
  • Serve with
    and
    A spicy sauce will be a good addition in case you didn’t add the serrano peppers.

Notes

You can add some garlic here, make it your dish.
Dry meat is usually salty, taste first before adding more salt

Nutrition

Serving: 1ServingCalories: 305kcalCarbohydrates: 7gProtein: 20gFat: 22gSaturated Fat: 11gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 293mgSodium: 783mgPotassium: 407mgFiber: 1gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 744IUVitamin C: 8mgCalcium: 57mgIron: 3mg
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

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  1. Dee Sandoval

    May 26, 2023 at 7:09 pm

    Hi Meli, I've never made machaca, we have no set meat, so would I boil a a piece of beef? And then shredded it? Will it taste the same. Want to learn,/thx for your time 🙂

    Reply
    • Mely Martínez

      May 29, 2023 at 2:09 pm

      Hello Dee,
      You can buy skirt steak or eye of round roast. Cook the meat, shred, and when you you start cooking make sure to let it dry very well and get a little crisp in the oil. It won't taste the same, but it will be a great substitution.

      Reply
  2. Juan Ramos

    May 30, 2022 at 4:22 pm

    5 stars
    Great recipe, thank you.

    Reply
  3. Lori

    June 04, 2021 at 7:36 pm

    What store in Chicago did you find this Machacado? I’ve been looking all over for this brand.

    Thank you!

    Reply
    • Mely Martínez

      June 05, 2021 at 1:52 pm

      Hola Lori,

      I found it at the supermarket or Altin Store "El Guero" in the Cicero area.

      Reply
  4. Rosalinda Ramos

    November 22, 2020 at 11:38 am

    5 stars
    I love it! All the Sam’s ingredients I use, but I could not get the portions right. This recipe helped me perfect it. The 2 Serranos sealed it! Sautéing the onion too. Thank you thank you! Too bad I can’t add a photo. xo

    Reply
  5. Marty romero

    September 02, 2019 at 5:30 am

    Hello a friend that works with me always brings this back when he goes visits family we all love it . A friend next door she gave me a bag of it for cooking with didnt know this but ill try any recipe like this yumm how do i store this 16 oz bag and how long will it last? Thx

    Reply
    • mmartinez

      September 03, 2019 at 6:08 pm

      Hello Marty,
      Just place in your pantry, it usually preserves well up to 6 months. Some of those bags indicate expiration dates.

      Reply
  6. MARTHA MAGALLANES

    November 05, 2018 at 11:59 am

    Hi Mely, I tried your recipe & I loved it. Its simple & it doesn't take long to make. Whenever I make machaca, I never add salt. The dried beef is salty enough. I've made it before without the tomatoes, but it doesn't taste as good. Thanks for this wonderful recipe. Martha Alicia

    Reply
    • mmartinez

      November 06, 2018 at 6:15 pm

      Hello Martha,
      Thank you for trying the recipe. Have fun cooking!

      Reply
  7. datingadancer

    August 28, 2018 at 10:35 am

    5 stars
    Thankfulness to my father who shared with me concerning this weblog, this website
    is actually remarkable.

    Reply
  8. Lawn Mowers

    March 18, 2018 at 4:05 pm

    5 stars
    Thanks , I have just been searching for information about
    this recipe for a long time and yours is the greatest I've come upon so far.

    Reply
  9. Tanner Roe

    October 17, 2017 at 3:18 pm

    5 stars
    My husband is from Southwest Detroit and grew up eating his uncle's carne seca. I've been trying for months and months to find this style meat online, the large dried slabs, for his upcoming 40th Birthday. Do you know if the store where you purchased these still carries it? Would you be willing to ship me some? I will, of course, pay for it and I can even pay you for your help!

    P.S. the meal above looks amazing!

    Reply
    • mmartinez

      October 17, 2017 at 3:28 pm

      Hello,

      You can buy dried beef from Mexico online on Amazon following this link:http://amzn.to/2zxsGaG
      Although, this is the shredded version. To buy the large dried pieces you mention check eBay. It's sold there, look for "carne seca"

      Reply
      • Tanner

        October 17, 2017 at 3:41 pm

        Thank you for getting back to me!
        I keep finding the shredded kind, but I’m searching for the whole pieces. I actually ordered 1 lb of carne seca from eBay and it turned out to just be normal jerky. I’ll keep it because he also loves regular jerky, but I will keep searching for the meat like the one in your photo. We found it once whilst in Mexico and he got 5 lbs! It lasted about a year haha

        I appreciate your time though!

        Regards

      • mmartinez

        October 17, 2017 at 3:59 pm

        I just checked on ebay, someone from EL Paso, TX, sells the meat the way you are looking for. At least it looks like the real thing to me. Look for Beef jerky, la mejor carne seca de Mexico.

  10. Amanda Louise

    April 28, 2016 at 1:48 pm

    5 stars
    Machaca with eggs is one of my all time favorites!!! <3 <3 <3 It makes me miss living in Arizona soooo much!!!

    Reply
  11. Nora Flores

    March 07, 2016 at 2:24 am

    5 stars
    Love your recipe thank you so much. 🙂

    Reply
  12. Alf

    December 24, 2015 at 6:27 am

    I like to eat machaca, but that's only because I can't find beef jerky anywhere near where I live, and I'm also too lazy to cook steaks, hamburgers, and stuff, so I'll just whip up some machaca right off the bag and make myself a sandwich with it.

    Reply
  13. Gutierrez Communications

    August 30, 2011 at 8:34 pm

    5 stars
    Thanks for showing me how to do this. Way up here in Brooklyn, its hard to get carne seca, but my Tia down in San Antonio, Texas sent me a care package recently. She dries her own beef using strips of arrachera. Though she makes her tomato sauce in the blender before adding to the skillet. I like it chunky, so i followed your style. Best, Roberto

    Reply
    • Lori

      May 25, 2021 at 12:36 am

      5 stars
      One of my favorite recipes my mother in law used to make. What I would give to get a few packages of that Machaca in that picture! It was exactly what she used.

      Reply
      • Mely Martínez

        May 25, 2021 at 11:42 am

        Hello Lori,
        Where do you live now? Here in the States, it is also sold on Amazon. Check this link: MACHACA

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