Ingredients
- Toast:
- 1 ea. white bread slice
- 2 T. olive oil
- Meat:
- 5 c. water
- 2 lb. fillets of beef a la Tampiqueña
- 1 T. olive oil
- Sauce:
- 2 ea. cloves of garlic
- 1 ea. Avocados From Mexico, sliced
- 1 ea. tomato
- 1 ea. jalapeño
- 1 c. onion
- 1/2 c. cilantro, finely chopped
- 1/2 c. peanuts, unshelled
- 2 T. olive oil
- 1 T. white vinegar
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a skillet, toast the jalapeño on medium heat for 5 minutes then soak it in cold water for 5 minutes.
- Prepare the toast. In a skillet on medium heat, add the oil to the pan and toast each side of the slice of bread for 2 minutes or until golden brown. Remove slice of bread from pan and set aside.
- Prepare the meat. In the same pan, cook the meat on medium-high heat with oil, approximately 5 minutes on each side. When the meat is browned, add water and cover the pan with a lid for an additional 5 minutes.
- Prepare the sauce. In the meantime add the onion, odorous herbs, garlic, salt and pepper to a different pan. Boil for 5 minutes on medium heat. When cooked strain broth into a bowl.
- Add salt, pepper and vinegar, 3 cups of the broth, the meat and cook for 5 minutes more.
- In a food processor, combine fried bread with peanuts, tomato and jalapeño.
- Fry the processed mixture in a pan on medium heat with olive oil for 5 minutes.
- To serve fillets top with sauce, avocado slices and onion mixture.
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