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The video focuses on the step-by-step preparation of steamed beef tacos, featuring a detailed cooking process and suggestions for serving. The host begins by preparing beef flank steak or brisket, cutting it into small pieces, seasoning it, and placing it in a steamer. Essential ingredients like garlic, onion, bay leaves, and brown lard are added to enhance flavor. The cooking continues as the meat is steamed and a homemade sauce is prepared using tomatillos, Morita chiles, and chile de arbol. Once the meat is tender and flavorful, it is assembled into tacos using tortillas heated in the meat fat, along with toppings like cilantro, radishes, onions, lemon, and salsa. The host highlights the importance of a tasty sauce, recommending a green one, and suggests making the tacos for special occasions. The video concludes with an expression of gratitude to viewers and encourages them to subscribe for more recipes.
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In this segment of the video, the host introduces a recipe for steamed beef tacos and starts by preparing the beef. They use beef flank steak or brisket, cutting it into very small pieces. The meat is seasoned with black pepper, a little salt, and optionally, a seasoning mix containing paprika, garlic powder, and onion powder. Next, the host prepares a steamer by adding water and setting it to medium-high heat. They then cover the top of the steamer with aluminum foil or cooking paper, making holes in the layers to allow steam to pass through. The meat is placed in the steamer, with additional holes made in the paper to ensure proper steaming.
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In this part of the video, the presenter continues the cooking process by adding half a head of garlic, half an onion, a bay leaf, and additional meat to the pot. They also include the other half of the garlic head, another small piece of onion, and two more bay leaves. About 4 to 5 tablespoons of brown lard from a butcher shop are added for flavor, noting that only 2 tablespoons are needed for a smaller quantity. The dish is covered with aluminum foil and cooked on medium heat for an hour and a half, after which the meat is checked for tenderness and salt levels before adding more seasoning if necessary.
Meanwhile, the presenter starts preparing the sauce by cooking 8 tomatillos, a thousand buts, three Morita chiles, and chile de arbol to the desired spiciness level. The cooked ingredients, along with a tiny piece of onion and garlic clove, are blended to make a slightly thick sauce, which is then thinned with a bit of water. As the segment concludes, the meat has been cooking for over two hours and is nearly ready.
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In this segment, the video creator demonstrates how to prepare and serve tacos. The meat is shown to be ready, and a comal is heated with butter to roast onions, which are then seasoned for additional flavor. They continue by heating the tortillas in the fat released by the meat and additional butter to enhance the flavor. Unwanted items like the head of garlic and bay leaves are removed from the meat. Keeping the food warm, they begin assembling the tacos, using double tortillas if preferred, and topping with juicy meat. Garnishes like cilantro, radishes, onions, and lemon are added, followed by salsa. The creator emphasizes the deliciousness and juiciness of the tacos and mentions that their family loved them, with most of the food being consumed.
00:09:00
In this segment of the video, the presenter describes how soft and hydrated the meat is, emphasizing its delicious taste enhanced by the addition of butter. The butter not only enriches the flavor but also makes the tacos greasier and tastier. The presenter then mentions trying the tacos with sauce, stating that a taco without sauce lacks a crucial flavor component, and suggests a green sauce as an alternative. The presenter encourages viewers to prepare this simple recipe for occasions like Father’s Day and to pamper their husbands. The segment ends with the presenter expressing gratitude to the viewers, inviting them to subscribe, like, and ring the bell for more recipes, and suggesting pairing the tacos with a cold drink.