Bistec a la Mexicana (Beef Strips in Tomato-Chilli Sauce)
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Ingredients
- 500 g beef sirloin steak, thinly sliced
- 400 g tomatoes
- 1 fresh green chillies
- 1 onion
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 8 corn tortillas
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 423 kcal
- Protein
- 30.5 g
- Carbohydrate
- 29.7 g
- of which sugars
- 5.3 g
- Fat
- 19.2 g
- of which saturates
- 6.4 g
- Fibre
- 5.6 g
- Salt
- 0.26 g
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Method
- 1
Fry the onion, garlic cloves and fresh green chillies in the olive oil for 5 minutes until soft.
- 2
Add the chopped tomatoes and cook for 8 minutes until pulpy.
- 3
Add the beef sirloin strips and cook for 3-4 minutes until cooked through with no pink remaining.
- 4
Warm the corn tortillas.
- 5
Serve the beef and sauce with the warm tortillas.

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