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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Latin American >> Caribbean >> Rest Caribbean

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Combine the beef, quartered onion, tomato, carrot, and garlic cloves with 6 cups of water in a large pot. | 2. Bring to a boil over high heat. | 3. Skim off the scum that rises to the surface. | 4. Reduce the heat and simmer the beef, uncovered, skimming often, until tender, 30 to 40 minutes. | 5. Strain the meat, discard broth or save for another use. | 6. Let the meat cool. | 7. Using the tip of a knife, or your fingertips, tear the meat, along the grain, into the thinnest possible shreds. | 8. Toss the meat with the minced garlic, salt, and lime juice in a mixing bowl. | 9. Let marinate, covered, in the refrigerator for at least 15 minutes, or as long as overnight. | 10. About 5 minutes before serving, heat the oil in a non-stick frying pan until smoking. | 11. Add the meat and saute over medium-high heat until crisp, 3 to 4 minutes. | 12. Transfer the meat to plates or a platter with a slotted spoon or tongs. | 13. Add the sliced onion to the pan and fry until lightly browned, about 2 minutes. | 14. Top the Vaca Frita with the fried onion and serve at once, preferably with white rice and black beans. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
skirt steak	1 1/2	lb		1394.0032	0.0	181.2884	68.4082
onion	1		quartered	28.0	6.537999999999999	0.77	0.07
tomato	1		quartered	40.2099	8.6898	1.9658	0.4468
carrot	1		cut	52.48	12.2624	1.1904	0.3072
garlic	1	clove	peeled	4.47	0.9918	0.1908	0.015
garlic	3	cloves	minced	4.47	0.9918	0.1908	0.015
salt	1/2	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
lime juice	3	tablespoons	sour	11.3438	3.8206	0.1906	0.0318
olive oil	2	tablespoons		238.68	0.0	0.0	27.0
onion	1		sliced	28.0	6.537999999999999	0.77	0.07

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.