This dish was inspired by trying to think of an idea to cook inside round steaks and using up what was in my cupboards. So decided to do a Mexican inspired dish. I paired it with a light salsa, with creamy avocado to help cool the tongue, with none of the usual onion or chili added.
Steak in Salsa Verde
Ingredients
- Bacon fat
- 1 dried guajillo pepper soaked in just a bit of water, with the top and seeds removed
- 2 onions sliced in thin rings
- 2 tesoro tomatoes thinly sliced
- 2 tsp cumin seeds roasted and ground
- 1/2 tsp ground corriander
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp salt
- 2-3 Indian green chilies chopped fine
- 2 tbsp minced garlic
- 1 tbsp coriander chutney Indian style, jar
- 2 c salsa verde
- 1 c strained crushed tomatoes
- 2 tbsp fresh chopped oregano
- 6 slices bacon cooked and crumbled
- 3 inside round steaks cut into strips (marinated for 24 hours in salsa verde, lemon juice, and hot sauce)
Instructions
- Heat about 1 tbsp fat in the bottom of a dutch oven. Add the onions. Give a dash of salt and pepper.
- When the onions are just beginning to soften, chop the guajillo pepper small and add. (Keep the liquid!)
- When the onions are softened add the tomatoes, ground cumin, coriander, chili powder, pepper, and salt, and saute a couple minutes.
- Add the liquid from the soaked pepper, the garlic, the green chilies.
- Add the strips of steak, bacon, fresh oregano, salsa verde, and strained tomatoes.
- Stir to mix, place lid on dutch oven, and bake at 300F for 3 hours.
Avocado Tomato Salsa
Ingredients
- 1 avocado chopped small
- 1 pint of cherry tomatoes quartered
- 2 tsp minced garlic
- Salt to taste
- Juice of 1 lemon
Instructions
- Mix all ingredients and refrigerate.
STEAK IN SALSA VERDE
This sounds really good Tracy… Mmmmmm
It was super tender and just shredded at a touch. Tons of flavour too, with a really good spicy kick.