Browning & Braising That Perfect Carne Asada (Round Roast)
There are some things that are bona fide and simply can not be altered. Period. Then there are those things that can be played around with and even taken to an upper echelon of greatness, not exhibited in the original.
Early last year, I interviewed J. Lo’s personal chef, the man that opened up and ran her Madre’s restaurant in LA. He’s Cuban. An all out, non-English speaking Cubano that told it to me like it was. When I asked him…
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