Archive for the 'Meat Recipes' Category

Spicy Beef Kabobs (brochetas de res)

Ingredients:

3 Cloves garlic, minced
2 Teaspoons cayenne pepper, or to tatse
2 Teaspoons paprika
2 Teaspoons cumin
Salt to taste
Freshly ground black pepper to taste
1/3 Cup red wine vinegar
1/2 Cup olive oil
1 1/2 Pounds boneless beef sirloin, cut into 1 inch cubes
6-8 Slices bacon, cut into about 2 inches pieces
1 Onion, halved and cut into 6 wedges
2 Medium tomatoes [...]

Chicken Breast Wrapped with Bacon

Chicken Breast Wrapped with Bacon (CC photo by O’Donovans)
Ingredients:

3 Medium boneless chicken breasts
9 Slices bacon
1 Teaspoon vinegar
1 Pinch cinnamon
1 Pinch ground clove
2 Cloves garlic, peeled
1 Cup cooking sherry
Ground pepper to taste

Directions:
Grind the garlic cloves into a paste in a mortar and pestle, and then add the vinegar, cinnamon and clove. Mix until well blended. Rinse [...]

For the meat lovers…Carne Asada (Grilled Steak)

Carne Asada (Grilled Steak) is most commonly a marinated and grilled flank or skirt steak which can be used in a wide variety of ways. Of course, you can eat it alone. However, slicing it for tacos and adding some grilled cambray onions (like green onions, but with a larger bulb), grilled nopales (from the [...]