Shredded Beef

Name: Shredded Beef (Carne Mechada)
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 boneless beef eye roast (4 to 5 pounds), trimmed of excess fat; 1 jalapeño, coarsely chopped; ¾ cup coarsely chopped flat-leaf parsley; 2 bay leaves; 3 medium Idaho potatoes, peeled and diced; 1 large white onion, coarsely chopped; Juice of 2 Seville oranges (about ¼ cup; see Note); 6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil; 2 garlic cloves, coarsely chopped; 1 quart Beef Stock; Salt and freshly ground black pepper; Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Carne Mechada

Preparation info

Serves
8 to 10

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

La Comida del Barrio

By Aarón Sánchez

Published 2003

About

A popular recipe all over Venezuela, whose cuisine is a blend of Spanish colonial and neighboring Caribbean Islands, this dish is typically served for brunch or lunch, with rice and beans or arepas, which are Venezuelan com cakes.

Ingredients

1 boneless beef eye roast (4 to 5 pounds), trimmed of excess fat
1 large white onion, coarsely chopped

Europe
Americas
Spain
United States
Venezuela
Lunch
Gluten-free
Caribbean

Method

Score the beef with ½-inch-wide incisions all over the top and bottom. In a food processor, combine the onion, orange juice, 4 tablespoons of the oil, garlic, jalapeño, ½</