What Is Matambre? An Argentinian Beef Dish For Christmas

What kind of meat is matambre?
The matambre is a thin layer of meat that is taken from between the leather and the rib of cattle. It is a flat meat with fat on one of the faces. The matambre can be consumed roasted or prepared in several ways.

Matambre Recipe: Rolled flank steak

With this rolled matambre recipe you will be able to prepare a very tender matambre thanks to prolonged cooking. It is important to let it cool down with weight on top, so that it is well compact and does not fall apart when cutting it.

Ingredient:

• 1½ kilograms of beef slaughter.
• 4 eggs.
• 2 carrots.
• 1 bunch of parsley.
• 1 red bell pepper.
• 100 grams of grated cheese.
• 1 dessert spoon of salt.
• 1 teaspoon of black pepper.
• 1 tablespoon of oregano spice.
• 1 teaspoon of ground chili pepper.
• 1 handful of coarse salt.
• 1 vegetable bouillon cube.

Preparation

Step 1: To start with the Argentine rolled matambre recipe, we first list the ingredients.

Step 2: We stretch the meat to remove the fat from it.

Step 3: We take a well-sharpened knife and remove all the fat from our matambre, in the photo we show how the meat should look.

Step 4: Before starting with the preparation, we cook 4 eggs for 10 minutes. We saved them for later.

Step 5: Roast the red pepper to remove the skin more easily.

Step 6: Chop the parsley and grate the carrot finely.

Step 7: Cut the red pepper into wide strips. We do all this in order to be able to fill the matambre later.

Step 8: Once we have all the ingredients ready, we start preparing our Argentine stuffed matambre. Season and sprinkle the matambre with oregano, ground chili pepper, chopped parsley, carrot and grated cheese.

Step 9: To finish with the filling of the matambre, we distribute the strips of red chili peppers on it and place the hard-boiled eggs on the widest end of the matambre.

Step 10: We begin to roll the meat. We bend the two ends inward so that the eggs do not leak out and, pressing firmly, we finish the procedure. We tie with a cotton thread to keep the shape.

Step 11: Place in a large pot an abundant amount of water with a small handful of coarse salt and the vegetable bouillon cube. Once the broth breaks to a boil, bring to medium heat and cook the boiled rolled matambre stuffed with vegetables for about 1 hour.

Step 12: When the rolled matambre has completed its cooking, turn off the heat and let cool inside the broth. Then, we remove it and press it for at least 5 or 6 hours. We take it to the refrigerator for at least an hour before consuming it. We recommend that you dare to make this exquisite matambre stuffed with vegetables, it seems complicated, but it is not.

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