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Appetizer for 4

Shredded Beef Quesadillas

Tender pressure-cooked beef fills homemade corn tortillas with Oaxaca cheese, lettuce, Mexican cheese, and table cream.

$3.73per serving $$$
45 minstart to table
4servings

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Ingredients

  • 1 packages (24 oz) beef hind shank from rumba® meats
  • 1 packages (16 oz) beef marrow bones from rumba® meats (optional)
  • 1/2 white onion
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 bay leaf
  • salt to taste (optional)
  • 1 1/2 cups corn masa-harina
  • 1 1/4 cups water
  • 1/2 cup shredded oaxaca cheese
  • 1 cup shredded lettuce
  • 8 tbsp mexican cheese
  • 4 tbsp mexican table cream

Steps

  1. Place the beef, marrow bones if using, onion, garlic, bay leaf, salt, and 1 cup water in a pressure cooker.
  2. Cook at high pressure for 20 minutes, then release pressure naturally for 5 minutes and shred the beef.
  3. Mix the masa harina with 1 1/4 cups water, divide it into eight balls, and press each into a thin tortilla.
  4. Cook the tortillas in a dry 12-inch skillet over medium heat for 1 minute per side.
  5. Fill each tortilla with beef and Oaxaca cheese, fold them, and cook in the skillet for 2 minutes per side.
  6. Top the quesadillas with lettuce, Mexican cheese, and table cream.

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