Beef Tassot With Sauce Ti Malice

Total Time: 2 hrs 5 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 lbs boneless beef round steak, cut into 1-inch cubes
• 1/4 cup fresh orange juice, preferably sour orange
• 1/4 cup fresh lime juice, preferably fresh lime, if needed substitute with lemon
• vegetable oil
• 1/2 tablespoon coarse salt
• 2 cups onions, finely chopped
• 1 cup fresh lime juice or 1 cup lemon juice
• 3 tablespoons butter or 3 tablespoons margarine
• 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic, finely chopped
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 1/2 teaspoons fresh hot chili peppers, finely chopped, preferably scotch bonnet

Recipe

• 1 combine meat, orange and lime juice in a large bowl.
• 2 let stand at room temperature, stirring occasionally for 4 hours.
• 3 transfer meat to medium saucepan, add water to cover.
• 4 simmer covered until meat is very tender, about 1 hour.
• 5 make sauce ti malice, to follow.
• 6 drain beef; pat dry.
• 7 heat 1/2" oil in large skillet to 375°f.
• 8 fry beef, half at a time, in oil until crisp and golden brown, about 3 minutes,.
• 9 remove with slotted spoon, drain on paper toweling; sprinkle with salt.
• 10 sauce ti malice:.
• 11 mariante onions with lime juice at room temperature for at least 30 minutes.
• 12 drain onions in a fine sieve over bowl, remove as much liquid as possible.
• 13 reserve marinade.
• 14 in a heavy 10" skillet melt the butter or margarine over moderate heat.
• 15 when foam begins to subside, add onions, stirring frequently, cook for 5 minutes, until soft and translucent, but not brown.
• 16 stir in chopped chilies and garlic, reduce heat to low.
• 17 cover the skillet tightly and cook for abou 10 minutes or until chilies are tender.
• 18 off heat stir in marinade and salt.
• 19 cool to room temperature before serving.
• 20 cover tightly and refrigerate.
• 21 this sauce can be kept in the refrigerator for about 5-7 days.