Sonoran Shredded Beef Tacos Food

BEEF MACHACA RECIPE

Steps:

• For the marinade, combine all the ingredients in a bowl then whisk them to form an emulsion. Add the beef making sure every piece is evenly coated. Cover and refrigerate.
• Marinate the beef overnight in a bowl in the refrigerator. Before preparing, drain thoroughly and allow meat to come up to room temperature for about 30 minutes.
• In a Dutch oven, heat a few tablespoons of oil over medium-high heat until very hot. Sear the beef a few pieces at a time to develop a rich brown color on all sides as well as on the bottom of the pan. Do this in several batches if the pot is too crowded.
• When all the beef is browned nicely and removed from the pan, add the onions, peppers, and garlic to the hot pan. Saute for a few minutes then add the remaining ingredients to the pan along with the beef. Bring to a boil, scraping the browned bits off the bottom of the pan. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer slowly for about 2 hours. The meat should be very tender and should easily fall apart when pricked with a fork.
• Remove from heat, remove meat to a cutting board and shred with a pair of forks. Return to the pot and bring to a simmer, uncovered. Reduce the liquid until very thick, almost dry. At this point, adjust the seasoning with salt, pepper, and whatever additional heat you want to add if any.
• Finish by stirring in the vinegar.

MACHACA BEEF TACOS(SONORAN SHREDDED BEEF TACOS)

Steps:

• Place the Top Round in a large pot and add enough water to cover. Simmer covered until tender.
• Add additional water as necessary to keep meat covered during the cooking process.
• Remove meat from pot, reserving liquid. let cool just to be workable, then remove fat. Shred the meat(It should be tender enough that you can do this with your fingers).
• Return Shredded meat to stock pot. Add remaining recipe ingredients (excluding Cilantro) and broth.
• Simmer over medium heat until meat absorbs the broth.
• Remove from heat, and fold Cilantro into shredded beef.
• Serve with traditional toppings.

SONORAN SHREDDED BEEF TACOS

Steps:

• Mix the ancho chile powder, smoked paprika, cumin and salt. Rub all over the beef.
• Add the vegetable oil to a heavy pan and heat over medium-high heat. Brown the beef pieces on all sides, remove from the pan.
• To the same pan add the onions, sauté until they start to soften. Add the garlic and cook 1 minute. Add the diced tomatoes and beef stock.
• Return the beef back to the pan and submerge into the liquid, bring to a simmer. Cover and simmer for 2 hours. The meat is ready when it pulls apart easily with a fork.
• Remove the meat from the pan to a shallow bowl. Add a little of the pan juices and use 2 forks to shred. Add more pan juices as you prefer to moisten the meat.
• Strain the pan juices through a sieve into a pan and bring to a simmer.
• Mix the cornstarch with 1 tablespoon water until dissolved. Stir the cornstarch mix into the pan juices, simmer until thickened. Serve as sauce for tacos.

BEEF TACOS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• For the beef: In a skillet over medium-high heat, add the olive oil and onions. Cook until starting to soften, then add the ground beef. Cook the meat until it's totally browned, then drain the fat. Add the chili powder, cumin, paprika, salt, black pepper and crushed red pepper and stir to combine. Add 1/2 cup hot water and stir. Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 15 minutes.
• For the fixins: Meanwhile, wrap the flour tortillas in foil and warm in the oven for 20 to 25 minutes. Right before serving, crisp the taco shells in the oven according to package instructions.
• Serve with the grated cheese, diced tomatoes and shredded lettuce.

SONORAN-STYLE FLOUR TORTILLAS

Steps:

• In the bowl of a stand mixer, whisk together flour, salt and baking powder. Place bowl onto mixer, and affix paddle attachment. Mix for 30 seconds at low speed, then slowly add lard in a thin stream. Allow fat to partly incorporate, then slowly pour water in a thin stream. Allow dough to come together, then increase speed to medium-low and knead for about 2 minutes. The dough will be somewhat wet, webby and shiny. Place dough in a plastic bag, and allow to rest at room temperature for 2 hours.
• Divide dough into 12 pieces the size of a golf ball. Roll into smooth balls, and place on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Cover with plastic, and allow to rest at room temperature for 30 minutes.
• Working on a very lightly floured smooth surface, use a rolling pin to roll balls into 4-inch circles, and place onto a parchment-lined baking sheet in a single layer. Repeat with remaining dough, adding layers of parchment as needed to ensure tortillas do not touch or overlap. Cover last layer with parchment, and allow dough to rest 10 minutes.
• Heat a griddle or large cast iron skillet over medium-high heat.
• Working on a very lightly floured smooth surface, use a rolling pin to roll each tortilla into an 8-inch circle: Start with the pin in the center of the circle and roll out to the edge, rotating the tortilla after every roll. Roll until the dough is very, very thin and the edges begin to smear onto the work surface. Alternatively, stretch tortillas out by hand, rotating and pulling gently from the edges, until nearly transparent.
• When a few drops of water dripped onto the griddle or pan immediately sputter and evaporate, the cooking surface is sufficiently hot. Gently peel the tortilla off the work surface, and lay onto the griddle. It should immediately sizzle and puff lightly. Cook, rotating, for 20 to 30 seconds per side, until lightly golden in spots. Stack in a resealable plastic bag to allow to steam and soften. Continue with remaining tortillas.
• Serve warm or use to make tacos, quesadillas or burritos.

BARBACOA-STYLE SHREDDED BEEF

Steps:

• Season beef chunks with salt and pepper on all sides.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add beef in batches; cook until browned, about 1 minute per side. Transfer beef to a slow cooker.
• Combine beef broth, apple cider vinegar, lime juice, chipotle peppers, garlic, cumin, oregano, and cloves in a bowl. Season with salt and pepper and mix well. Pour over beef in the slow cooker. Stir in bay leaves.
• Cook on Low until beef is fork-tender, 8 to 10 hours.
• Discard bay leaves. Remove beef and shred using 2 forks. Return beef to the slow cooker to marinate in the sauce for at least 10 more minutes before serving.

MACHACA (AUTHENTIC MEXICAN SHREDDED BEEF)

Steps:

• Place meat in large saucepan. Add water, peppercorns, 1/4 onion and salt to taste. Bring to a boil, reduce heat. Cover and simmer until meat is very tender, about 1 1/2 hours.
• Cool meat in broth. Drain, reserving 1/3 cup broth. Mash garlic with 1/4 teaspoon salt to make a paste. Heat oil in a large skillet. Add chopped onion and garlic paste. Cook until onion is tender. Cut chili into short strips. Add chili strips and tomatoes to cooked onion.
• Cook 3 to 4 minutes. Add meat, cumin and freshly ground pepper to taste. Cook until meat is heated through. Stir in reserved broth. Taste and add salt if needed. Keep warm.
• NOTE: Can be served as a main dish or in tacos or other tortilla dishes.

SHREDDED BEEF TACOS

Steps:

• Trim fat from beef and discard.
• In a slow cooker, combine meat and remaining ingredients. Cover and cook on low for 8 hours or until meat is very tender. Remove meat from slow cooker and shred the meat with two forks.
• Combine 3/4 cups of cooking juices to the shredded meat.
• Make your own tacos and enjoy!

SHREDDED BEEF FOR TACOS OR BURRITOS

Steps:

• Place onion in slow cooker and top with beef roast.
• In a small bowl, whisk together remaining ingredients and pour over beef roast.
• Cook on low for about 8 hours.
• Remove roast from slow cooker, reserving juice.
• Use 2 forks to shred meat; mix in enough of the reserved juice until it is the desired consistency.
• Use as filling to tacos, burritos, enchiladas, quesadillas, or nachos.