Ingredients
4 lbs skirt steak
1 lb bacon
6 green onions
5 yellow Chile peppers
1 tbsp salt
2 tsp black pepper
8 tomatillos
2 jalapeños(seeds removed for less spice)
2 poblano peppers (stems/skins/seeds removed once charred)
½ onion
4 cloves garlic
1 bunch cilantro
1 tsp cumin
4 cups beef broth(or chicken broth or water)
Pinto Beans, cooked
Tortillas/Avocado/limes for serving
Directions
Step 1
To make the sauce, add the tomatillos, jalapeños and poblano peppers to your air fryer, cook at 400 degrees for 8-10 minutes. Let them cool down for 10 minutes. Remove the skins/stems and seeds from the poblanos(and the jalapeños if you don't want it spicy), add all of the cooked veggies to a blender along with the white onion, garlic and 1/2 bunch of the cilantro. Blend until combined.
8 tomatillos
2 jalapeños(seeds removed for less spice)
2 poblano peppers (stems/skins/seeds removed once charred)
½ onion
4 cloves garlic
1 bunch cilantro
Step 2
Cut the bacon up into smaller chunks.
1 lb bacon
Step 3
Add the bacon to a large pot and cook until crispy, 7-10 minutes. Remove from pot and set aside.
1 lb bacon
Step 4
In the same bacon fat, fry up the green onions and yellow peppers in batches. Cut the green onions in 2-3 inch pieces, fry for about 5 minutes. Fry up the peppers for 3-5 minutes. Remove and set aside.
6 green onions
5 yellow Chile peppers
Step 5
If your pot has too much bacon fat, remove some leaving only about 2-3 tbsp of the bacon fat.
Step 6
For your steak, slice it up into smaller 2 inch strips, making sure to slice against the grain to make sure you steak stays tender.
4 lbs skirt steak
Step 7
With the pot on medium heigh heat, add the steak, season with salt and pepper and cook for about 10 minutes.
4 lbs skirt steak
1 tbsp salt
2 tsp black pepper
Step 8
After the 10 minutes, season the meat with cumin, add in the blended sauce along with the beef broth and mix to combine. Cook on a medium heat for 15 minutes.
1 tsp cumin
4 cups beef broth(or chicken broth or water)
Step 9
Add back in the green onions, peppers and half of the bacon and cook for 10-15 more minutes.
Step 10
Taste the broth and adjust any seasonings if needed.
Step 11
Serve up the carne en su jugo in a bowl with whole pinto beans and garnish with cilantro/onion/avocado/lime juice and serve with tortillas.
Pinto Beans, cooked
