Vaca Frita

Name: Vaca Frita
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 90 min
Total time: 1 h 50 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Cuba
Ingredients: 700g beef flank steak; 1 onion, thinly sliced; 6 cloves garlic, crushed; juice of 2 limes; 1 tsp cumin; 3 tbsp olive oil; salt to season

Cuba

The other shredded beef dish of Cuba, alongside ropa vieja. Where ropa vieja is sauced, vaca frita is dry and crispy.

Fried shredded beef — flank steak boiled then pan-fried until the shreds are crispy and caramelised at the edges, with lime and onion. One of Cuba's great simple dishes.

Photo: kaszeta

Prep

20 mins

Cook

90 mins

Difficulty

Easy

Calories

445 kcal

Serves

Calories are an estimate based on ingredients used

Ingredients

700gbeef flank steak

1onion, thinly sliced

6 clovesgarlic, crushed

juice of 2limes

1 tspcumin

3 tbspolive oil

saltto season

Method

Simmer flank steak until tender, about 1.5 hours. Shred into strips.

Marinate shredded beef with garlic, lime and cumin for 30 minutes.

Fry in very hot oil in batches until crispy and charred at edges. Add onion. Cook 3 more minutes.

Chef's Tip

The oil must be very hot for the beef to crisp rather than steam — fry in small batches.

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