Pulled beef'n'beer tacos
Fabulous slow cooked beef taco recipe
4 - 6
Serves
30 mins
Prep Time
4 hrs 30 mins
Cook Time
Recipe author
Kathy Paterson
This taco recipe is sure to get your taste buds dancing. The beef is slow cooked in aromatic spices and beer so you end up with pull-apart beef that’s incredibly moist and bursting with flavour. Not commonly known, cinnamon, cloves and star anise are used to add a unique flavour to Mexican style dishes. Add all your favourite toppings and enjoy.
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Ingredients
Beef
1kg Quality Mark beef shin
1/4 cup seasoned flour
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2.5cm cinnamon sticks
2 cloves
1 star-anise
2 strips orange rind
1 onion
sliced
1 cup beer
1 cup beef stock
To serve
12 taco shells
1/4 red cabbage
finely shredded
1 avocado
mashed
a small handful of fresh coriander leaves
1/2 Tbsp lime juice
1 red chilli
deseeded and thinly sliced
sour cream
jalapeño
Chipotle hot sauce
1 lime
cut into wedges
Method
To Make Beef
To Slow Cook
To Serve
1
Preheat the oven to 160°C.
2
Dust the beef with the seasoned flour and drizzle with a little oil.
3
Heat a large frying pan over medium heat, place in the beef and brown on both sides.
4
Transfer beef to the casserole dish and sprinkle over any leftover seasoned flour.
5
Add the spices and orange rind to the casserole dish.
6
Place the frying pan back over a low heat, add a dash of oil then the onion.
7
Cook onion for about 5 minutes, then add the beer and allow to bubble up.
8
Add the stock and bring up to the boil.
9
Pour over the beef, cover casserole dish with a piece of baking paper and place in the oven for 3 1/2 - 4 hours until the meat is falling apart.
Nutrition Information per Serving (367g)
This nutrition analysis is based on 6 serves and doesn't include the sour cream, jalapeño, chipotle or lime.
Energy
1905kJ (455 kcal)
Protein
38.6g
Total Fat
20.2g
Saturated Fat
5.5g
Carbs
24.4g
Dietary Fibre
5.1g
Sodium
290mg
Iron
5.2mg
Zinc
9.1mg
Vitamin B12
2.3µg
