Carne Seca

I have a bad habit of picking up local specialties while traveling ... and then forgetting what my intentions were when I made the purchase.

I bought a package of carne seca when I was in Tucson last year. Does anyone have any good recipes to use it?

jlawrence01 wrote:I have a bad habit of picking up local specialties while traveling ... and then forgetting what my intentions were when I made the purchase.

I bought a package of carne seca when I was in Tucson last year. Does anyone have any good recipes to use it?

I particularly enjoy two dried beef dishes served at La Placita de Durango. One is the often-seen machacado con huevos, made with large, rugged pieces of beef (ordered more recently, the meat came in smaller pieces and wasn’t as texturally interesting).



A less common dish is caldillo de carne seca, a rich broth with shreds of meat, poblano chiles, onions and potatoes.



La Placita de Durango
2423 W 51st St
Chicago
773-434-3711

That first dish looks like Machacha which I had in San Antonio's Mexican market. It is a great dish.

That soup dish is something I might wirk on for lunch tomorrow.