machaca
Shredded dried meat
Machaca is dried, shredded beef that has been pounded or shredded, traditional to northern Mexican and Southwestern U.S. cuisine.
The meat is typically seasoned, sun-dried, then rehydrated and cooked with eggs, peppers, and onions: machaca con huevos.
The preparation method preserves meat in hot climates and creates a distinctive stringy texture.
Torn into strips
- driedStripped of moisture
- rehydratedRestored moisture to
- poundedStruck hard, repeatedly
- saltedTreated with sodium chloride
cured · air-dried · preserved · dehydrated · flaked · pulled · beaten · sun-dried
Filled, wrapped tortilla
- tacosFilled folded tortillas
- huevosSpanish term for eggs
- quesadillaFolded tortilla with melted filling
- tortillaThin unleavened Mexican bread
frijoles · chilaquiles · breakfast · scrambled eggs · filling · nopalitos · chorizo · papas
Seasoned with aromatics
- chiliCapsicum pod or stew
- garlicPungent culinary bulb
- onionPungent layered bulb
- tomatoRed culinary fruit
cumin · oregano · savory · smoky · picante · peppers · lime · cilantro
Of a specific southwestern desert
- Northern MexicoUpper portion of country
- borderlandsTerritory near a boundary
- MonterreyMajor northeastern Mexican city
- Tex-MexAmerican-influenced northern cuisine
rancho · vaquero · frontier · cowboy · trail food
shredded
Torn into strips
- driedStripped of moisture
- rehydratedRestored moisture to
- poundedStruck hard, repeatedly
salted · cured · air-dried · preserved · dehydrated · flaked · pulled · beaten · sun-dried · seasoned
burrito
Filled, wrapped tortilla
- tacosFilled folded tortillas
- huevosSpanish term for eggs
- quesadillaFolded tortilla with melted filling
tortilla · frijoles · chilaquiles · breakfast · scrambled eggs · filling · nopalitos · chorizo · papas · salsa
spiced
Seasoned with aromatics
tomato · cumin · oregano · savory · smoky · picante · peppers · lime · cilantro · earthy
Sonoran
Of a specific southwestern desert
- Northern MexicoUpper portion of country
- borderlandsTerritory near a boundary
- MonterreyMajor northeastern Mexican city
carne
Meat in Spanish
- Mexican foodtacos, chilaquiles, taco, huevos rancheros, burritos
- beef dishesbeef brisket, beef stew, beef chili, pot roast, beef curry
- Northeast MexicoMonterrey, Tamaulipas, cabrito, flour tortillas, Garcia
- Northern MexicoChihuahua, Ciudad Juarez, Juarez, Sierra Madre, Sonora
- Mexican fishcorvina, roosterfish, sierra, livebearers
- Baja CaliforniaBaja California, Baja Peninsula, Mexicali, Ensenada, Tijuana
machacafresh meat
Naive new targets
carpaccio · rare steak · sashimi · ceviche · tartare
machacafilet mignon
Boneless cut from loin
prime rib · ribeye steak · ribeye · tenderloin · beef tenderloin