Mexican cuisine · Breakfast & Eggs

Machaca con Huevo

Dried shredded beef from northern Mexico fried with onion, tomato and serrano, then set into soft curds with scrambled eggs.

Ingredients · for 2 servings

• 120 g machaca (dried shredded beef)
• 6 eggs
• 1 white onion
• 2 ripe tomatoes
• 2 serrano chiles
• 3 tbsp oil
• 4 corn tortillas
• Salt, pepper

Instructions

1. Cover the machaca with warm water in a bowl, soak for 10 min., squeeze out well, and loosen the fibers with your fingers.
2. Finely dice the onion, seed and dice the tomatoes, and slice the serrano chiles into thin rings.
3. Heat the oil in a nonstick pan and sauté the onion and chiles over medium heat for 3–4 min., until translucent.
4. Add the machaca and fry for 3 min., until the fibers turn crisp at the edges, then stir in the tomatoes and simmer for 2 min.
5. Whisk the eggs, season lightly with salt and pepper, pour over the meat mixture, and let set slowly over low heat, stirring with a spoon, into soft curds.
6. Remove from the heat while the mixture still looks moist and glossy, and serve with warm corn tortillas.