Crispy, Shredded Cuban Beef With Pan-Fried Onions and Plantains

Name: Crispy, Shredded Cuban Beef With Pan-Fried Onions and Plantains
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 bay leaves; 59 milliliters brown sugar; 2 carrots, peeled and cut into chunks; 2 celery stalks, cut into chunks; 710 milliliters cooked white rice; 1 teaspoon cumin; 237 milliliters One-half , plus 1 tablespoon olive oil, divided; 2 teaspoons dry sherry; 1 kilograms flank steak; 6 cloves garlic, divided; 4 servings Kosher salt; 1 quarter cup fresh-squeezed lemon juice; 1 quarter cup fresh-squeezed lime juice; 2 limes, cut into wedges; 2 mediums onions, peeled, divided; 4 servings Cracked black pepper; 3 ripe plantains

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Crispy, Shredded Cuban Beef With Pan-Fried Onions and Plantains a try. Watching your figure? This gluten free and dairy free recipe has 1612 calories, 79g of protein, and 43g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 4. If you have sherry, onions, celery stalks, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the cup cake you could follow this main course with the Fudge Brownie Cupcakes with Cookie Dough Frosting as a dessert.

Instructions

Quarter one onion.

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Onion

Place beef, carrots, celery, onion, garlic, bay leaves, and 1 teaspoon salt in a large pan. Cover with water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, until the meat is tender, about 1 1/2 hours.

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Bay Leaves

Carrot

Celery

Garlic

Onion

Water

Beef

Meat

Salt

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Frying Pan

Remove the meat from the stock and allow to cool. Strain stock and reserve for another use.

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Stock

Meat

Cut meat into 2-inch cubes. Shred it by hand and place in a large, non-reactive bowl.

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Meat

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Bowl

Add the lime and lemon juices, sherry, cumin, garlic, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and pepper. Stir, cover, and refrigerate overnight.

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Garlic

Pepper

Sherry

Cumin

Lemon

Lime

Salt

Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position and preheat oven to 375°F.

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Oven

Remove the meat from the marinade and squeeze out excess liquid.

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Marinade

Meat

Heat 1/2 cup oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Once it’s sizzling, add the beef and fry, stirring occasionally, about 6 to 8 minutes.

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Beef

Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Reduce heat to medium, and push beef off to one side of the pan. Thinly slice remaining onion.

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Onion

Beef

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Frying Pan

Heat the remaining tablespoon of oil in the open area of the pan until shimmering.

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Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Add onion and sauté until soft and translucent, stirring periodically, about 7 minutes total.

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Onion

Trim the ends of the plantains and peel.

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Plantain

Cut each on the bias into 1/2-inch thick slices. Toss with brown sugar. Spray a large baking sheet with cooking spray. Line tray with a single layer of plantains. Spray plantains with cooking spray and transfer to the oven to bake until golden brown and caramelized, flipping half way through, about 4 minutes per side.

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Cooking Spray