Name: Northern Style Mexican Beef Skewers (Alambre de Res Norteño)
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 50 min
Ingredients: 1 ½ lb top sirloin steak (cut into 1 ½-inch cubes); 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce; 1 tablespoon Jugo Maggi (optional); 2 Juice of large limes; Salt; Pepper; 1 large onion (chopped into 1-inch pieces); 1 large bell pepper (chopped into 1-inch pieces); 6 slices bacon (chopped into cubes)

Northern Style Mexican Beef Skewers (Alambre de Res Norteño) are made for the grill. Watch VIDEO or follow along with step-by-step pictures to take your summer backyard BBQs up a notch. Guaranteed to be hit!

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Northern Style Mexican Beef Skewers (or Alambre de Res Norteño)

My family is from Northern Mexico, the State of Durango. (Nope. Not the town in Colorado). Boots, belt buckles, and men in trucks blasting norteñas. Hold on to your sombreros. We’re taking a trip to my family’s hometown with these Northern Style Mexican Beef Skewers, or Alambre de Res Estilo Norteño.

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Table of Contents

1 More Northern Mexican Recipes:
2 Instructions
3 Cut of Beef to Use:
4 More Grilled Taco Recipes:
5 Cooking Temperatures
6 Serve With
7 Northern Style Mexican Beef Skewers (Alambre de Res Norteño)

More Northern Mexican Recipes:

Maggie Unzueta in front of the cathedral in Durango, Mexico

This is the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception. I had my quinceañera there. My parents were married there. Durango has a special place in my heart, but don’t let that fool you. I’ve traveled all over Mexico. In short, the North is totally different from the South, the Center, even the Mexican coast lines.

Take this Alambre de Res, for example. This is how I had it in Mexico City, D. F. Yummy Mexican street food! Beef, bacon, peppers. Same ingredients, but in the north, we stick them on a stick.

Instructions

I’ll break it down for you. In the North, we start with the beef. Chopped up into 1-inch cubes of meat.

Cut of Beef to Use:

Chuck roast
Beef Round
Sirloin

Chuck roast is what you see in the picture here. It is commonly used to make stews (or guisados) and birria! Instant Pot Birria Tacos, Birria Ramen, Birria Tamales.

Hand Holding Worcestershire Sauce Bottle

Don’t pull out the pantry. This recipe does not include a lot of ingredients. We add a few tablespoons of worcestershire sauce.

Next, we have Jugo Maggi. If you don’t have this sauce, you can order it online. Or simply add more worcestershire sauce.

In Mexico, we use key limes. Most American cooks make pies with key limes. Mexican cooks, however, use key limes in both savory and sweet dishes. This is one ingredient I’m never without. They also seem to be juicer and cheaper than regular limes.

Cover and let this marinate for 30 minutes in the fridge. You can also do this overnight.

Meanwhile, soak the skewers. They need at least 30 minutes in water to prevent them from burning on the grill. Flaming swords may be fun at the circus, but flaming skewers can ruin your BBQ.