Pique Macho (Pique a lo Macho)
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5.0
3 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
45 mins
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Cook Time
45 mins
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Total Time
1 hr 15 mins
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Servings
4 people
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
South American, Bolivian
Pique Macho (Pique a lo Macho)
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Pique macho is a very popular dish from Cochabamba in Bolivia, made of beef cuts and fried sausages with fries, eggs, chili peppers and tomatoes.
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Ingredients
- 2 lb beef loin
- 1 lb sausages , sliced
- 8 medium potatoes , cut into French fries
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 4 large onions , chopped
- 2 medium tomatoes , peeled, seeded and diced
- 8 chili peppers , diced
- 2 cloves garlic , chopped
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- Frying oil
- salt
- ground black pepper
- 4 hard-boiled eggs
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Instructions
- In a pot, heat a large volume of oil at 350 F / 170 C, and add the potatoes. Fry for 8 minutes.
- Drain and set aside. Keep the cooking oil.
- Heat 5 tablespoons of the cooking oil in a pan and fry the sausage slices for a few minutes. Drain and set aside.
- Cut the meat into small pieces and season with salt, garlic, black pepper and cumin. Mix well by hand to soak the seasoning.
- Heat 3 tablespoons of vegetable oil in a pan and fry the locotos for 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Add the onion, tomato and a pinch of salt. Mix well.
- Add the meat and mix well.
- For the cooking time of the beef:- Rare: 2 minutes, over very high heat.- Medium-rare: 3 minutes over high heat.- Medium: 4 minutes, over medium heat.- Well done: 5 minutes over low heat.
- Heat the large volume of oil again to 375 F / 190 C, and fry the potatoes again for 3 minutes. Drain and season with salt immediately.
- Add the reserved sausages to the meat and mix everything.
- Serve with hard-boiled eggs.
- Garnish with strips of raw locotos, sliced raw tomatoes, mustard and mayonnaise.
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