Beef
Carne Mechada
Venezuela
Flank steak boiled then shredded by hand and cooked down in onion, pepper and tomato sofrito — the beef in pabellón and in half the arepa fillings.
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What it is
A closer look at Carne Mechada.
Flank steak boiled then shredded by hand and cooked down in onion, pepper and tomato sofrito — the beef in pabellón and in half the arepa fillings.
What to look for
Know it when you find it.
Shredded along the grain by hand, never chopped. It should be moist and deeply red from the sofrito.
Where it belongs
Origins and
traditions.
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