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Vaca frita

Boiled then pan-fried shredded beef with onions and lime.

50 minServes 4

Vaca frita

Ingredients

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  • 1½ lbflank steak
  • 2 largeonions, sliced
  • 4garlic cloves
  • 2limes
  • 1 TbspGoya Adobo
  • 3 TbspGoya olive oil
  • 2 cupsGoya white rice, cooked, to serve

How to make it

  1. 1

    Cook 1 cup rice with 1½ cups water: boil, cover, 18 minutes. Rest 5 minutes. Fluff.

  2. 2

    Peel and slice the onions into half-moons. Peel and mince the garlic. Cut the limes.

  3. 3

    Boil the steak in salted water 40 minutes until it shreds. Drain, shred with two forks, and toss with adobo, garlic, and the juice of 1 lime.

  4. 4

    Heat 2 Tbsp oil in a skillet on high. Fry the beef 6–8 minutes without stirring much, until the edges crisp. Push aside, add onions and 1 Tbsp oil, cook 5 minutes until soft.

  5. 5

    Toss together. Squeeze the second lime over the top. Serve over the rice.