Pulled beef nachos

Pulled beef with coriander, lime and sour cream

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Serves

6

Prep Time

35 mins

Cook Time

2 hrs 30 mins

Turn the slow cooker on in the morning and come home to the easiest nachos you've ever made. Tender pull apart beef, topped with sour cream and coriander. We love ours with extra lime wedges for a bit of zing.

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Kathy Paterson
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Ingredients

Beef
  • 750g Quality Mark chuck steaks

    cut into 5 cm cubes
  • 2 onions

    finely chopped
  • 4 garlic cloves

    crushed
  • 2 tsp ground cumin

  • 2 tsp ground allspice

  • 1 tsp dried oregano

  • 1 Tbsp fresh chopped oregano

  • 1 cup beef stock

  • 400g chopped tomatoes

  • 1 Tbsp tomato paste

  • 1 Tbsp cider vinegar

  • 1 Tbsp brown sugar

  • 1/4 tsp chilli flakes

  • 1 stick cinnamon stick

  • 1 bay leaf

  • 400g can red kidney beans

    drained and rinsed
To serve
  • corn chips

  • sour cream

  • fresh coriander leaves

  • lime juice

Method

To Make Beef
1

Preheat the oven to 160°C.

2

Place a large frying pan over low heat.

3

Add a dash of oil and the onion and cook until soft, about 5 minutes.

4

Add the garlic and cook for a further 30 seconds.

5

Transfer to a casserole dish.

6

Rub the meat with the cumin, allspice and oregano.

7

Increase the heat and add another dash of oil to the pan.

8

Add the beef in batches and brown on both sides, placing in the casserole dish as you go.

9

Pour the stock, tomatoes, tomato paste, vinegar and add the brown sugar to the pan and bring up to the boil.

10

Add the chilli flakes, cinnamon stick and bay leaf and pour into the casserole dish.

11

Cover with the lid, place in the oven and cook for 2 hours.

12

Remove beef from the oven and add the red kidney beans.

13

Return to the oven and continue to cook for a further 30 minutes.

To Serve
1

Remove and discard the cinnamon stick and bay leaf.

2

Pull pieces of the beef apart using 2 forks. Season.

3

Serve with corn chips and sour cream and top with sprigs of coriander.

4

Pass the lime wedges.

Slow Cooker Option
1

Cook on low for 8-9 hours or high for 3/4-4 and a half hours. 45 minutes before the end of cooking time, turn slow cooker to high (if cooking on low) and add the beans.

Nutrition Information per Serving (345g)

This nutrition analysis is based on 6 serves and does not include the corn chips or sour cream to serve.

Energy
1167kJ (279 kcal)
Protein
31.6g
Total Fat
7.8g
Saturated Fat
2.4g
Carbohydrate
16.8g
Dietary Fibre
6.9g
Sodium
417mg
Iron
5.6mg
Zinc
6.7mg
Vitamin B12
1.7µg