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Machaca con Huevo Recipe
Huevo con machaca is a quick, hearty Mexican breakfast made with dried beef, eggs, tomatoes, onion, garlic and cilantro. Top with chile Serrano and serve with warm tortillas.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Servings: 4 people
Course:
Breakfast
Cuisine:
Mexican
Ingredients
- 2 ½ ozs. machaca beef
- 4 eggs
- 1 chile Serrano or jalapeño
- ½ white onion
- 1 garlic clove
- 2 medium tomatoes (or 1 large tomato)
- 1 tablespoon cilantro
- 2 tablespoon cooking oil
- salt and pepper (optional)
Instructions
- Chop tomatoes and onion. Then finely chop garlic, Serrano chili and cilantro.
- Heat pan to medium and pour in cooking oil.
- Add shredded beef to the pan and quickly stir. Be careful as oil may splatter.
- Stir machaca constantly for three minutes, making sure beef doesn’t stick to the pan.
- Add onions to the pan and stir to combine.
- Add garlic. Cook for one minute, stirring constantly.
- Add tomatoes and Serrano chile. Cook for one minute, stirring frequently.
- Crack four eggs into a bowl and add salt and pepper to taste. Note that beef may already be salty, so taste the beef before adding salt.
- Sprinkle cilantro on top of eggs and beat with a fork or whisk until well combined.
- Pour eggs into the pan with machaca mixture. Increase heat and cook for two minutes, stirring constantly.
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Serving Machaca con Huevo
- Serve with a side of sliced tomatoes and avocados, and warm tortillas. Or roll into a taco or burrito for a quick, easy meal.
Notes
- Substitutions
- Pork for the dried beef
- Jalapeño peppers for the chile Serrano