Stout Pulled Beef Tacos

Wed, 27 May 2020

Ingredients:

Spice Mix

• 1 tbsp paprika
• 1 tsp All Spice powder (ground All Spice)
• 1tsp cumin powder
• 2 tsp onion powder or garlic powder OR 1 tsp of each
• 1 tsp each of salt and pepper

Beef

• 1- 2 tbsp oil
• 2 kg beef chuck, brisket or any other slow cooking beef, cut into chunks
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 onion, chopped
• 300ml stout
• 400g tinned chopped tomatoes
• 700ml beef broth/stock
• 200ml water
• 2tbsp brown sugar
• 1 handful chopped fresh coriander
• 1 handful chopped fresh mint
• Salt and pepper

 

Guacamole:

• 2 avocados (fully ripe)
• 1 chili
• 1 shallot
• 3 beef tomatoes
• Juice of 2 limes
• I small bunch of coriander

Mix all together and season with salt and pepper

Salsa

• 2 tomatoes, chopped
• ½ red onion, chopped
• 1 red chili
• Juice of one lime
• Handful of chopped coriander
• Pinch of cumin
• Salt and pepper, to taste

Mix together and season to taste

Method:

• Combine the spice mix ingredients in a bowl. Rub the spices on to the beef.
• Heat the oil in a large heavy based pot over a high heat. Add the beef (in batches if necessary) and brown well on all sides. Remove onto a plate.
• Turn the stove down to medium. If the pot looks dry, add more oil. 
• Add the garlic and onion and cook for 3 minutes until soft.
• Add the stout and chopped tomatoes and scrape the bottom of the pot so the brown bits mix into the liquid. 
• Add the beef stock and water and then return the beef into the pot
• Put the lid on, bring to a simmer then turn the stove down so it is bubbling gently, not rapidly. 
• Cook for 2 hours, then remove the lid and add the sugar and chopped herbs and simmer for another 30 minutes until beef is tender enough to shred.
• Remove the beef from the sauce, shred with 2 forks. 
• Leave the sauce to simmer with the lid off for 10 to 15 minutes to reduce and thicken to your taste. Adjust salt to taste. 
• Toss the beef back into the sauce (you can reserve some sauce for drizzling on tacos if you want, there's plenty).
• Transfer the beef into a large dish and serve it with crispy tortilla, sour cream, guacamole and salsa.