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Meat

Asado Negro from Caracas

Beef eye of round in a dark, sweet papelon sauce, a jewel of the capital's cuisine.

Gluten-free

120 minTime
6Servings
DificilDifficulty
VenezuelaCuisine

Ingredients

  • 1 kg of beef eye of round in one piece
  • 100 g of papelon or brown sugar
  • 1 onion in quarters
  • 1 red bell pepper in pieces
  • 4 cloves of garlic
  • 3 ripe tomatoes
  • 3 tablespoons of oil
  • 100 g of red wine
  • 500 g of beef broth
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Step-by-step

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  1. Season the eye of round with salt, pepper and crushed garlic and let it rest 30 minutes.
  2. In a separate pan, caramelize the papelon with oil and sear the meat on all sides until it is very dark.
  3. Put the onion, bell pepper and tomatoes in the mixing bowl and chop 4 sec/speed 5.
  4. Add the oil and saute 7 min/120 degrees/speed 1.
  5. Place the seared eye of round in the mixing bowl with the broth and the red wine.
  6. Cook 75 min/100 degrees/reverse/spoon speed, turning the meat halfway through cooking.
  7. Remove the meat, blend the sauce 20 sec/speed 6 and reduce 10 min/100 degrees/speed 1 until it thickens.
  8. Cut the asado into thin slices and coat it with the dark sauce before serving.

Tips

  • The authentic black color comes from the caramelized papelon, not from dark sauces.
  • Serve it with white rice and slices of ripe plantain.
  • Let it rest whole before cutting so the slices do not fall apart.

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