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Mario made whatthehell but machaca.


I am a Mexican Chef with 23 years experience in the kitchen, i was born and lived in Mex until 18 and i know machaca, and what he made was NOT machaca.

Machaca is shredded jerky meat pan fried with peppers ,onion and egg. It`s eaten with flour tortillas usually for breakfast,

What a shame Mario knows better than that.!!!]]>Jun 25th 2009 5:43PMhttp://www.luxist.com/2009/06/25/mario-batali-mexican-style/http://www.luxist.com/2009/06/25/mario-batali-mexican-style/Jun 25th 2009 7:18PMhttp://www.luxist.com/2009/06/25/mario-batali-mexican-style/http://www.luxist.com/2009/06/25/mario-batali-mexican-style/
I stand by my comment :

Machaca is the meat that went to the process of dry air curing, for days and then MACHACADA,, in a stone mill, now days are more modern methods ,but the machaca has to be dried and shredded to be called machaca, then you can do what ever you want with it, huevos con machaca is a good example , and if you add some guajillo salsa you can make chilorio.

But the Machaca name comes from the" machacado " process, not the fact that you can dry up any meat if you cook it long enough,

And yes Batalli`s dish is wrong if he , him self called it machaca, as i did not go to the process of becoming traditional Mexican authentic machaca.

It just might be that it was misinterpreted , and he called that out of ignorance or as a tribute.

BTW I am a LCBA Chef and Mexican versed in my foods, i lived there from birth to 18 YO, and have been in Machaca factories in Sinaloa and Sonora, so please let Mario be wrong and enjoy a tequilita anejo con cueritos ,pal calor que no?]]>Jun 25th 2009 8:04PM