Machacado con huevo

Machaca con huevo, hot sauce and wheat flour tortilla

Machaca con huevo, Machacado con huevo or Huevos con machaca, is a dish which consists of shredded dry beef that is scrambled with eggs. Its name means "shredded with eggs" in Spanish. The shredded dry beef, carne seca or "machaca", is said to have originated in the town of Ciénega de Flores, about an hour north of Monterrey, Mexico. The early settlers in the area air-cured beef so that it would be preserved.

According to one legend, the dish was invented in the 1920s by Fidencia Quiroga, who was known locally as "Tía Lencha" (Aunt Lencha). Although there may not be much evidence that she had actually invented the dish, there is much evidence that she had popularized the dish when she began to serve the dish in her restaurant to hungry construction workers who were building the nearby Monterrey-Nuevo Laredo highway in 1928. As a result of the great popularity of this dish, a major manufacturer of the shredded dried beef that is used in this dish is named after her, Productos Alimenticios Tia Lencha SA.

This is a traditional dish in the northern Mexican state of Nuevo León that is usually eaten at breakfast but could be eaten at other meals as well.

In the United States, this breakfast or brunch dish is very popular in Texas.

The basic machacado con huevo is made with eggs and dried beef. Chopped tomatoes, onions and jalapeños or serrano chili peppers can be added, or salsa can be cooked into it, to create another version.

See also

• List of egg dishes