Vaca Frita recipe by Tera Stewart, is from Stewart Family Cookbook, one of the cookbooks created at FamilyCookbookProject.com. Serves 4-6 3 Ibs flank steak 8 cups water, plus additional water as needed 1 1/2 tsp salt 8 cloves garlic, minced 1 medium onion, chopped 1 tsp dried oregano 1 bay leaf 1/2 cup lime juice vegetable oil for searing olive oil for sauteing 1 medium white onion, thinly … Family cookbooks are an important way to preserve our mealtime traditions for future generations with individual printed recipes or your own professionally printed cookbook.