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Carne en Salsa
Shredded flank steak simmered in a tomato sauce with cilantro and Costa Rican seasonings.
About Carne en Salsa
Christa Jimenez learned this Costa Rican carne en salsa from her husband's uncle, Tío William. Shredded flank steak meets a tomato sauce seasoned with cilantro, garlic, onion and Salsa Lizano.
The beef first cooks with red pepper and aromatics, producing the broth used in the sauce. Tomato, ketchup, soy sauce and a little sugar give the blended sauce its sweet and savoury character.
The shredded meat simmers in the sauce before serving. Costa Rican white rice accompanies the dish, carrying the tomato-rich sauce beneath the tender strands of beef.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Soy.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Carne en Salsa
Christa Jimenez's family Costa Rican carne en salsa.
- Flank steakProtein
- SaltSeasoning
- Chicken bouillonSeasoning
- Soy sauceSeasoning
- Red pepperBase
- White onionAromatic
- CilantroAromatic
- GarlicAromatic
- Prepared Salsa LizanoSeasoningIngredient page not linked
- WaterLiquid
- Diced tomatoesBase
- KetchupSeasoning
- SugarSweetener
- Prepared Costa Rican white riceAccompaniment
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Flank steak: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual43/103 original cut, not alternative roasts in separate component74.
- Salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual44/63 meat and sauce, consolidated.
- Chicken bouillon: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual45/105 prepared seasoning; full label/formula unknown, no hidden Celery/Milk/Wheat inferred.
- Soy sauce: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Soy source-confirmed. Actual46/60 in meat+sauce; Soy definite, exact product/wheat formula unverified.
- Red pepper: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual47/107 half redpepper in beef stock, ordinary sweet pepper identity; no chilli heat invented.
- White onion: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual48/56/108/116 consolidated.
- Cilantro: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual49/57/109/117 with stems in meat, retained.
- Garlic: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual50/58/110/118.
- Prepared Salsa Lizano: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual51/61/111/121; actual own linked explainer44 illustrative vegetable/spice composition and56 no homemade recipe, full manufacturer label unresolved; no Worcestershire substitute.
- Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual52/112 meat cookingwater, own resulting beef broth54 expanded through meat allocations rather than opaque bought stock.
- Diced tomatoes: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual55/115 canned diced original branch over fresh/tomatosauce alternate; full canned product formula unknown.
- Ketchup: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual59/119 named prepared condiment, full product formula unresolved.
- Sugar: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual62/122 sauce.
- Prepared Costa Rican white rice: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual85/96 selected plain rice serving branch, upstream rice aromatics/full recipe unprovided/no own rice link in exact originalHTML.
Origins & food traditions
Countries
- Costa Rica
- Costa RicaCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Costa Rican Cuisine
- Costa Rican CuisineCatalogue link pending review
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