
Nicaragua / Main
Indio viejo
A thick stew of shredded beef, thickened with corn masa and mint.
Ingredients
- Beef brisket1 kg
- Masa harina150 g
- Onions2
- Sweet pepper1
- Tomatoes4
- Garlic5 cloves
- Mint30 g
- Orange juice, from sour orange150 ml
- Annatto1 tsp
- Vegetable oil60 ml
- Salt and pepperto taste
Quantities are auto-calculated from the original recipe as a guide. Items without numbers (e.g. “to taste”) are not changed.
Method 7 steps
Simmer the brisket with an onion and salt for an hour and a half, until fully tender.
Lift out the meat, keep the broth and pull the beef into fine threads by hand.
Fry the onion, garlic, pepper and tomatoes with the annatto to a thick base.
Slake the masa in cold broth until smooth, without a single lump.
Add the shredded meat to the vegetable base and warm it five minutes.
Pour in the slaked masa in a thin stream, stirring constantly, and cook twenty minutes.
Add the orange juice, stir in the chopped mint and serve it with rice.


