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Bifstek Enchorizado (Chopped Steak with Achiote)

Thin steaks rubbed with achiote paste and sour orange, charred briefly over fire, chopped, then finished in a soft tomato, onion and green pepper base. A smoky, brick-red Yucatecan home dish that is lovely with white rice and beans.

  • YieldServes 4
  • Hands-on40 min
  • Total1 h 15 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

Seasoning paste

  • 2 tbsprecado rojo (achiote seasoning paste), rounded
  • 2 clovesgarlic, peeled and mashed
  • to tastesea salt
  • 1 tbspbitter orange juice (or the bitter orange substitute) or a mild vinegar

Steak

  • 570 gbeef shoulder or sirloin steak with some fat, cut about 1 cm thick
  • 4 tbsplard or safflower oil

Tomato base

  • ⅓ cupwhite onion, finely chopped
  • ½ cupgreen pepper, finely chopped
  • 1 cuptomatoes, finely chopped, unpeeled

Contains

  • Citrus fruits (any)
  • Orange
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Tomato
  • Bell (sweet) pepper
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Garlic
  • Oregano
  • Black and white pepper
  • Allspice
  • Cinnamon
  • Clove
  • Cumin
  • Annatto
  • All mammal meat (alpha-gal)
  • Beef and veal
  • Pork

Taste

  • Heat
  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat
  • Smoke
  • Herbal / fresh
  • Aromatic spice

Equipment

  • Stovetop
  • Grill
  • Food processor

Season

  • Any season

Occasion

  • Weeknight
  • Entertaining

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 1–3 hours total
  • Difficulty 2
  • Needs advance prep

Nutrition

  • Calories: moderate
  • Protein: high
  • Carbs: low
  • Fat: high
  • Fiber: low
  • Sodium: low

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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