Machaca con Huevo

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

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

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:

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.

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.

Now the tomatoes have released their juice.

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.

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!

DRY MEAT WITH EGGS

Mely Martínez - Mexico in my Kitchen

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.

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Prep Time 10 mins

Cook Time 15 mins

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Total Time 25 mins

Course Beef, Main Course

Cuisine Mexican

Servings 4

Calories 305 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 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

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  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

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Buen Provecho,
Mely,

Now... who wants some?

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