Mechado
Grrrrrgh!
Course : Soups
From: HungryMonster.com
Serves: 6
 

Ingredients:

1 kilogram beef top round -- whole
14 cup cooking oil
4 cloves garlic -- sliced thinly
1 medium onion -- sliced
2 pieces potato -- quartered fried
1 medium carrot -- cut into
1 medium lime -- sliced with rind
2 tablespoons soy sauce
12 teaspoon peppercorns -- crushed
1 cup tomato sauce
1 piece bay leaf
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups hot water
 

Preparation:

1. Brown meat in cooking oil, set aside. 2. In the same oil, saute garlic and onion. But in lime, soy, pepper, tomato sauce, bay leaf and salt. Simmer for 3-5min. 3. Add meat and water. Cover and simmer until meat is tender. 4. Add potatoes and carrot. When vegetables are done, slice meat. Arrange on a platter with vegetables. Strain sauce and pout over meat.