Name: Traditional Machaca (Machaca Tradicional)
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 2 Anaheim chiles, sliced into ¼-inch (6-mm) rounds; 2 garlic cloves, sliced; Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 large Roma tomato, chopped; 6 black peppercorns; 2 pounds (910 g) boneless beef chuck roast, cut into 2-inch (5-cm) cubes; 1 tablespoon canola oil; 1 yellow onion, cut in half

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Claudia's Cocina

By Claudia Sandoval

Published 2016

About

I dream of opening my own restaurant someday, and part of what drives me is the idea of rectifying the misconception about what authentic Mexican food really is. There are delicious taco shops and amazing street food stalls popping up everywhere, and I love them as much as anyone. But many of their adaptations of classic dishes have lost their origins over time. Machaca is one of those dishes.

Simply put, authentic machaca is a shredded beef main dish that traditionally is ne