What all is in a Discada?

Discada is a mixed meat dish popular in the northern Mexican cuisine. The dish includes a mixture of grilled meats cooked on an agricultural plow disk harrow, hence its name. The basic meats for a traditional discada include beef (usually a flank cut), bacon, ham, sausage, and Mexican chorizo.

What is Discada de carne?

Discada is a mixed meat dish made up of carne asada, bacon, chorizo, ham, hot dogs and flavor enhancers such as onions, tomatoes, garlic and peppers.

What is a discada taco?

A taco style little known outside northern Mexico and the borderlands, discada can include a mix of meat products as varied as bacon, ham, sliced hot dogs, bistec, and various aromatics such as onions and peppers. It can be a loose assemblage of ingredients or a slowly simmered compact bundle.

Where does the discada come from?

Discada is a typical dish from northern mexico, it gets its name because traditionally you make in a used plow disc thats been welded shut. Anyway discada is an alternative to a barbecue and the perfect excuse to have a beer with your friends.

What can you cook on a Skottle?

There’s virtually no limit to what your skottle can cook though. Anything you can cook in a cast iron pan or grill, you can make on a skottle. We even made spaghetti once (not kidding).

How long does it take to make discada?

Stir in beer, cilantro, and bacon mixture. Reduce temperature to medium-low; cook, stirring occasionally, until liquid has mostly evaporated, about 10 minutes. Serve in tortillas with desired toppings.

Why did my chorizo turn to liquid?

Why is my beef chorizo runny? Chorizo has a very high fat content, which leads to the soft and mushy appearance and feel before and after cooking. As long as it is a bright red when taken out of the package/casing and then a duller red or even a light brown after cooking, it is still good, and it is still safe to eat.