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Tender Shredded Beef Tacos Recipe

Name: Tender Shredded Beef Tacos
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 3 h
Total time: 3 h 20 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 4 to 5 pounds boneless beef chuck, trimmed of excess fat; 2 tablespoons neutral oil, such as grape seed or canola; Salt and fresh ground black pepper; 4 cloves garlic, smashed; 1 tablespoon tomato paste; 1 tablespoon chili powder, see homemade chili powder; 1 tablespoon ground coriander; 1 tablespoon ground cumin; 2 bay leaves; 2 cinnamon sticks; Flour tortillas or corn tortillas, warmed; Taco toppings such as guacamole, avocado, salsa, onion, cilantro, and lime

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The secret to the best shredded beef is to cook it low and slow. We use our oven for this, but you can just as easily use a slow cooker. Check the notes section in the recipe below for our tips. I love serving this in tortillas for shredded beef tacos, but you can skip the tortillas and serve with rice, in burritos, or over salad.

Ingredients

4 to 5 pounds boneless beef chuck, trimmed of excess fat

2 tablespoons neutral oil, such as grape seed or canola

Salt and fresh ground black pepper

4 cloves garlic, smashed

1 tablespoon tomato paste

1 tablespoon chili powder, see homemade chili powder

1 tablespoon ground coriander

1 tablespoon ground cumin

2 bay leaves

2 cinnamon sticks

Flour tortillas or corn tortillas, warmed

Taco toppings such as guacamole, avocado, salsa, onion, cilantro, and lime

Method

Heat the oven to 275° Fahrenheit.

Pat the beef dry, and then season both sides with salt.

Heat the oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the seasoned beef and cook, turning occasionally, until well-browned on all sides, about 8 minutes.

Scatter garlic cloves, tomato paste, chili powder, coriander, cumin, bay leaves, and cinnamon sticks around the beef.

Pour enough water so it comes up about three-quarters of the way up the side of the beef.

Stir, then cover the pot with its lid and cook until the meat is fall-apart tender, 2 ½ to 3 hours.

Transfer the meat to a bowl, let it cool, then shred it with a fork.

Strain the cooking liquid and skim off most of the fat at the surface. Return the strained liquid to the pot and simmer over medium-high heat until reduced by about half. Taste the liquid and adjust with more salt as needed. Pour over the shredded beef. Serve with tortillas and taco toppings.

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