Subj : Tortas de Carne en Caldillo
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From : Ben Collver
Date : Wed Apr 09 2025 10:34:32
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Title: Tortas De Carne En Caldillo (Meat Cakes In Tomato Sauce)
Categories: Beef, Mexican
Yield: 1 Batch
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1 lb Can diced tomatoes;
- with juice
1 sm Bell pepper; seeded, chopped
1 md Onion; chopped
1 Celery rib; chopped
2 cl Garlic; crushed
1 Serrano; finely chopped
Salt & pepper; to taste
1 ds Sugar
3 tb Oil
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2 c Roast; cooked, shredded
1 Onion; chopped
1/4 c Oil
4 Eggs; beaten
2 cl Garlic; crushed
Pepper; to taste
1 ts Salt
Oil; for frying
Tomato Sauce:
Heat oil in a large skillet and saute onion, garlic, serrano, bell
pepper, and celery. Add tomatoes with juice, salt, and pepper. Turn
heat on low and simmer until mixture slightly thickens. Meanwhile,
make meat cakes.
Meat Cakes:
Using a small amount of oil, saute onion, grlic, with salt and pepper
to taste. Add meat and over medium heat cook for about 5 minutes.
Then take a rounded 1 tb portion of meat mixture and with a slotted
spoon, dip into the beaten eggs--put into a skillet and fry. Drain on
paper towels. Repeat process until all meat cakes are cooked. Add to
tomato sauce--simmer about 5 minutes, spooning a little sauce over
the meat.
Recipe by South of the Border Tex-Mex Cookin by Les Blair, 1995
