Sonoran Shredded Beef Tacos Recipes

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.