Recado Para Bistec, Seasoning For Steak

Recipe Ingredients

1/4 cup	15g / 0.5oz	Black peppercorns
2 tablespoons	30ml	Whole allspice
1		Cinnamon, about 2-1/2 inches long, broken
1 teaspoon	5ml	Cumin seeds
20		Yucatan oregano leaves OR
1 1/2 tablespoons	22ml	Oregano - dried and crushed
2		Garlic, roasted, peeled
		Salt to taste

Recipe Instructions

In a food processor, or an electric spice grinder, grind peppercorns, allspice, cinnamon, cumin, oregano, garlic and salt. Allow paste to dry a little before storing in a glass jar in the refrigerator.

To use, dissolve seasoning in a little Seville (bitter) orange juice or vinegar or in a mixture of equal amounts or orange and grapefruit juices.

Makes 1 1/2 cups

NOTE: Although the Spanish meaning of the name of this seasoning is "a seasoning for steak", its uses are much broader. It is added to pickling solutions and marinades for poultry, seafood, and fish and is also used to flavor broths.

from "The Taste of Mexico", by Patricia Quintana, ISBN 0-941434-89-3 from the chapter on "The South", Yucatan

Source:
Patricia Quintana

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