Carne Seca Recipe

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Carne Seca
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Ingredients
8
Count
Nutrition
322
Calories
Total time
41
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Place meat in a roasting pan and cover with water. You may add the optional ingredients at this point if you wish. I generally do. Cover the pan and roast it overnight at 250 to 300 degrees.
  2. In the morning drain the meat, reserving the broth and discarding the onion and garlic if used; the meat should be very tender when pierced with a fork. Cool the meat for at least 1 hour or until it can be handled easily.
  3. Using your fingers, shred meat, pulling it apart where the grain allows separation. Pull off and discard all fat, bone and gristle.
  4. Combine the shredded meat with salsa; let marinate overnight.
  5. Next day, add meat to frying pan with a little of the reserved broth and simmer, uncovered, until heated through and most of the liquid has evaporated. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
  6. To serve: Keep Carne Seca warm by placing on a warming tray or serrving in a frying pan set to warm. Accompany with a bowl or platter of 6-inch flour tortillas, cut into sixths. Guests spoon a little of the Carne Seca onto a tortilla wedge to eat.
  7. About those leftovers: This recipe makes a large amount but the leftovers keep well - up to 4 days in the refrigerator or in the freezer for up to a month. Carne Seca is very versatile: you can use it in a casserole or as a filling for traditional Tex-Mex foods such as tacos, burritos, or taco salad. It can be a fine side dish accompanying a Mexican-style diner or may be the main course, accompanied by pinto beans and flour tortillas.
  8. Variation: Apache Burros. On the main street of Whiteriver, Arizona, on the Apache reservation, the Native-Americans come out at noon-time, sellling foods to other natives and to tourists alike. One of the most popular of the foods is Apache burros which are nothing more than the unadorned shredded meat of step 3 rolled into a flour tortilla. The meat is so well flavored, folks gobble these up.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 322.46 Kcal (1350 kJ)
Calories from fat 223.85 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 24.87g 38%
Cholesterol 84.91mg 28%
Sodium 94.83mg 4%
Potassium 336.17mg 7%
Total Carbs 1.98g 1%
Sugars 0.52g 2%
Dietary Fiber 0.29g 1%
Protein 20.31g 41%
Vitamin C 1.1mg 2%
Iron 2.4mg 14%
Calcium 16.1mg 2%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 243.09 Kcal (1018 kJ)
Calories from fat 168.75 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 18.75g 38%
Cholesterol 64.01mg 28%
Sodium 71.49mg 4%
Potassium 253.42mg 7%
Total Carbs 1.49g 1%
Sugars 0.39g 2%
Dietary Fiber 0.22g 1%
Protein 15.31g 41%
Vitamin C 0.8mg 2%
Iron 1.8mg 14%
Calcium 12.1mg 2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 8.5
    Points
  • 8
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium,
  • sugar free

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