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№ 001 · Taco Tuesday · 5 hr (plus overnight salt) · serves 6

Shredded Beef

I had made shredded pork before with similar ingredients and I had made a pot roast, too, but never shredded beef - decided to give it a shot for Cinco de Mayo and it turned out great!

Ingredients
  • 3 lb beef rump roast
  • 1 large sweet onion, diced
  • 5 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 tbsp tomato paste
  • 1 pepper in adobo
  • 1 tbsp paprika
  • 1 tbsp dried oregano
  • 1 tsp ground all spice
  • 1 tsp coriander
  • 3 tbsp tequila*
  • 1 navel orange, sliced
  • 2-3 limes, sliced
  • 4 cups beef or chicken stock
  • Salt to taste
  • Juice of 1 lime
  • *Tequila is used for deglazing, so the alcohol will cook off and no alcohol will be present in the final dish; however, if you don't want to use tequila, just use a couple tablespoons of the stock instead to deglaze.

Method

  1. 01 Salt beef heavily and place on a paper towel in the fridge for at least 2 hours, overnight preferred
  2. 02 Preheat oven to 275 F
  3. 03 In a dutch oven, add a tbsp of neutral, high smoke point oil and turn heat to medium
  4. 04 Once oil is visibly smoking, add the roast to the dutch oven and brown on all sides
  5. 05 Remove roast and set aside
  6. 06 Add onion and cook over medium heat until translucent, about 2-3 minutes
  7. 07 Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds
  8. 08 Push onions and garlic to edge of pan and add tomato paste to the center; cook until slightly darkened, about 1 minute
  9. 09 Add pepper in adobo and mix together
  10. 10 Add all 4 spices and toast until fragrant, about 1 minute
  11. 11 Add tequila to deglaze, scraping the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon; cook until reduced by half, about 1-2 minutes
  12. 12 Add meat back to pot
  13. 13 Spread orange and lime slices around the beef
  14. 14 Pour in stock to halfway up the meat
  15. 15 Turn heat to medium-high and bring to boil, then turn off heat and cover with lid
  16. 16 Bake in oven at 275 F for 3-4 hours
  17. 17 Remove from oven once fork tender
  18. 18 Shred beef with two forks
  19. 19 Spoon some of the remaining liquid over the shredded meat to moisten
  20. 20 Add juice of one lime and stir/toss
  21. 21 Taste test and add salt as desired
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