Carne Asada

Main Entrees, Meats, Tacos

  Carne Asada The name is simple, meaning "flame-cooked meat," and the dish is deliciously simple as well, just tender beef sliced very thin and seared quickly over high heat. 1 1/2 Lbs Top Sirloin or Tenderloin, (trimmed of surface fat)2 clove Garlic...

Original Arracheras (Skirt Steak Fajitas)

Meats, Tacos

  Original Arracheras (Skirt Steak Fajitas) Texas takes credit for Skirt Fajitas, however, they are merely the marketers and while responsible for the popularization of this great flavorful steak, they were not the creators. This dish goes back to the wood-fire...

Fajitas Tex-Mex

Meats, Fajitas

  Tex-Mex Fajitas Fajitas are originally made from outside skirt steak. I will not go into the history of Fajitas, suffice it to say. I was there when the Roundup in Pharr Texas served them. The roundup was responsible for some of Fajitas early history. They were...

Carne a la Tampiquena – Steak Tampiquena

Meats, Main Entrees

  A la Tampiquena means being from or from the style of Tampico In the state of Tamaulipas, this is one of the most famous dishes. This is the typical recipe that we can date back to the early 1940s. The grilling of meats in the border and in the central zone of...

Carne Guisada Rio Grande Valley Style

Meats, Main Entrees, Tacos

Carne Guisada TexMex Beef stew made with top sirloin, slow simmered with garlic and a little chile peppers and served with warm tortillas. This recipe is not your everyday beef stew it is unlike no other. Breakfast lunch or dinner, this is a classic delicious dish...