Cuban Vaca Frita (Crispy Fried Beef) with Lime and Onions
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Ingredients
- 600 g beef rump steak
- 2 lime
- 4 garlic cloves
- 2 onion, sliced
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 300 g long grain rice
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 647 kcal
- Protein
- 38.3 g
- Carbohydrate
- 67 g
- of which sugars
- 5 g
- Fat
- 24.6 g
- of which saturates
- 7.2 g
- Fibre
- 3.1 g
- Salt
- 0.24 g
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Method
- 1
Put the steak in a pan, cover with water and simmer for 25-30 minutes until tender. Drain, cool slightly, then shred the meat with two forks.
- 2
Toss the shredded beef with the juice of the limes and the crushed garlic.
- 3
Heat the olive oil in a large frying pan and fry the beef for 6-8 minutes, pressing it flat, until crisp and golden in places.
- 4
In the same pan, fry the sliced onion for 6-8 minutes until deeply softened, then scatter over the beef.
- 5
Meanwhile, cook the rice in plenty of boiling water for 10-12 minutes, drain, and serve with the beef.
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