Cooking flank Steak this way is ideal when you want to prepare a dish ahead of time. Carne desmechada is another popular recipe in Colombia. Serve it with white rice or arepa.
INGREDIENTS
(4 Servings)
2 pounds flank steak
9 cups water
1 teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon fresh ground pepper
½ cups hogao
1 teaspoon tomato paste
DIRECTIONS
1. In a pot, place the flank steak, water, salt and pepper. Cook over medium heat for about 1 hour and 15 minutes or until the meat is cooked.
2. Measure 1 cup of the liquid used to cook the meat. Set aside.
3. Remove the beef from the pot, let it cool and shred with a fork or your hands.
4. In a saucepan, place the shredded beef, hogao, tomato paste and 1 cup of beef liquid. Cook for 6 to 8 minutes, stirring occasionally.
5. Serve hot over white rice or arepa.
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5 Star Foodie
on May 1st, 2009
@ 10:06 AM:
Shredded flank steak sounds excellent – this is a meal that everyone in a family would enjoy!
ericriveracooks
on May 1st, 2009
@ 12:56 PM:
Everytime I come to your blog it takes me back to being a little kid. I love it.
Eric
Sapuche
on May 1st, 2009
@ 9:24 PM:
This looks great, especially with the flavorful red juices at the bottom of the pot. It reminds me of the pulled pork here in Hawaii, and I love how simple it is to make!
Allison Lemons
on May 2nd, 2009
@ 1:51 AM:
I’m so happy I found your blog – and my Colombian husband will be too once I start trying out your recipes! He’ll be excited about this one especially – I don’t cook red meat that often but when I do he always requests flank steak. Thanks for the recipe – I can’t wait for future posts!
stephanie
on Jan 11th, 2010
@ 12:32 PM:
my husband can’t wait for me to cook this dish for him tonight! thanks for the great recipe!
recipes ca
on Jan 31st, 2010
@ 12:43 PM:
Hi, I applaud your blog for informing people, very interesting article, keep up it coming
Kimberly
on Mar 16th, 2010
@ 8:47 PM:
I’m not big on beef, but the recipe looked so good and easy, I decided to go ahead with it. It was delicious! Thank you! Excellent with white rice AND arepa (I was really hungry)!
Anonymous
on Jun 8th, 2010
@ 9:24 PM:
I made this carne desmechada or ropa vieja and it was fantastic. I served over white rice.
Bajar Barriga
on Jun 13th, 2010
@ 5:33 AM:
No sé bien cómo llegué a tu blog y todo el contenido me pareció genial. Ya llevo un rato navegando por aquí. Tu dirección ya está en mi Google Reader. Si estás aburrido, comenta en mi sitio. Abrazo!
Erycka
on Jul 28th, 2010
@ 3:41 PM:
Hola Erica,
me encanta tu blog. Cada vez que vengo aca se antojo hacer todo a la vez. Quería pedir un favor, es posible poner el nombre de la carne en español. Ahorita estoy en Bogota , y bueno no se como traducir el nombre de las carnes.
Keep up the good work! Think my next meal will be las lentejas. Por más que me gusta la arepa con queso, el calentao y el pan de bono…necesito variar o si no llego a casa (Nueva York) hecha una ballena.
-Erycka