Vaca Frita (stir Fried Beef "fried Cow")

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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats	Cuban	Archived, Beef/veal, Cuba, Update	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

		One 2 1/2-pound flank
		steak cut in half
1		Bay leaf
1/4	c	Fresh lime juice
1/4	c	Fresh lemon juice
3		Cloves garlic, finely
		chopped
		Salt and freshly ground
		black pepper to taste
1/2	c	Pure Spanish olive oil
1		Onion, cut in half and each
		half thinly sliced
2	T	Finely chopped fresh parsley
1		Place the beef and bay leaf
		in a large saucepan
		cover
		with salted

INSTRUCTIONS

water, and cook over low heat, covered, until the meat is tender, 1  to
1 1/2 hours. Remove the meat from the stock and allow to cool at  room
temperature (save the stock for another use). 2. When the meat  is
cool, cut it into 2-inch chunks, shred it using your fingers, and
place in a large nonreactive bowl. Add the citrus juices, garlic,
salt, and pepper, cover, and refrigerate at least 1 hour, or
overnight. 3. Remove the meat from the marinade and squeeze out the
excess liquid. In a large skillet, heat the oil over medium-high heat
until fragrant and cook the beef shreds, stirring, 6 to 8 minutes.  Add
the onions and cook, stirring, 5 minutes. Stir well, and cook  until
the beef is crisp, another 5 minutes. Sprinkle with the parsley  and
serve with Arroz Blanco Makes 4 to 6 servings Mary Urrutia  Randelman
"Memories of a Cuban Kitchen" (Macmillan, 1992) VACA FRITA  Stir-Fried
Beef ("Fried Cow")  File
ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/mmdja006.zip

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 229 Calories From Fat: 76 Total Fat: 8.5g Cholesterol: 75.6mg Sodium: 306.8mg Potassium: 601.2mg Carbohydrates: 9.5g Fiber: 2.9g Sugar: 2.6g Protein: 29.4g