Beef Pares Quesadilla

Pares

½ kg beef camto (flank steak)

salt and pepper

3 tbsp cooking oil

6 cups water

3 pcs red onionquartered

½ cup garlic clovessmashed

2 pcs bay leaf

½ tbsp peppercorn

¼ cup red onionminced

¼ cup white onionminced

¼ cup garlicminced

¼ cup gingergrated

1 cup celerysliced

2 pcs star anise

2 cups beef broth (from boiling beef)

½ cup soy sauce

¼ cup brown sugar

Assembly

1 pack tortilla wrapper

1 ½ cups grated cheddar cheese

1 cup leeksdiagonally sliced

Pares

Season beef camto with salt and pepper. Sear camto in a pan with cooking oil until all sides are well browned.

Place seared camto in a pressure cooker and add water, onion, garlic cloves, bay leaf, and peppercorn. Boil until tender. Set aside broth.

Shred camto with forks. Set aside.

In the pan where camto was seared, saute onions, garlic, ginger, celery, and star anise over low heat until soft, about a few minutes.

Deglaze pan with beef broth, add soy sauce, and brown sugar. bring to a boil and reduce by half.

Add back beef and continue cooking until thick and saucy. Set aside.

Assembly

In a pan over medium-low heat, place tortilla and add a layer of cheddar cheese. Add a layer of pares, sprinkle some leeks and top with a bit more cheese and another tortilla.

Cook covered for 6 minutes until cheese is melted. Flip and cook for another 3 minutes.

Serve hot with your choice of dip!

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