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Firehouse Machaca Taco Filling

SUBMITTED BY: JILL      PHOTO BY: Kristie

"My husband and his fellow firefighters swear by this recipe for machaca (shredded beef.) Excellent meat stuffing for tacos."
PREP TIME  20 Min
COOK TIME  2 Hrs
READY IN  2 Hrs 20 Min
SERVINGS & SCALING
Original recipe yield: 5 cups
    
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INGREDIENTS

  • 2 quarts water
  • 3 pounds beef chuck
  • 1 small onion, quartered
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1 cup chopped onion
  • 1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper
  • 1 cup green salsa
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
  • 1 tablespoon chopped jalapeno pepper

DIRECTIONS

  1. In a stockpot, combine, water, beef and quartered onion. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium low, and simmer covered for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, or until meat is very tender. Strain and reserve broth. Shred meat with 2 forks; set aside.
  2. Heat oil in a heavy skillet over medium high heat. Saute chopped onion and bell pepper until tender. Stir in 1 cup of the reserved broth, shredded beef, salsa, cilantro and jalapenos. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 4 to 5 minutes, or until heated through.
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Reviewed on Aug. 29, 2002 by KIMAR
A great change from seasoned hamburger meat for tacos!

15 users found this review helpful
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 15, 2006 by 155GILLIS
I used my crock pot to cook this. Took the same amount of time, but I was able to walk away from my kitchen. Awesomely tender meat!

8 users found this review helpful
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 14, 2006 by FOODGU1
Pay no attention to the negative review, this is EXCELLENT and very much reminded me of machaca! Although this isn't a "traditional" form of the recipe, it's an adapted version, which is pretty much a shredded beef filling (and what you're most likely to see in restaurants). Anyway, I did the first part of this in the crockpot and when it came to putting everything together on the stove, I used pimientos instead of the bell pepper. Can't wait to try the leftovers with eggs (another common method of cooking this). Thanks!

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NUTRITION INFORMATION

Servings Per Recipe: 10

Amount Per Serving

Calories: 364

  • Total Fat: 27.2g
  • Cholesterol: 97mg
  • Sodium: 180mg
  • Total Carbs: 4.2g
  •     Dietary Fiber: 0.6g
  • Protein: 23.9g

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