Carne Deshebrada en Chile Colorado (Shredded Beef in Red Chile)
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Ingredients
- 800 g beef shin, diced
- 4 dried guajillo chillies
- 300 g tomatoes
- 1 onion
- 3 garlic cloves
- 400 ml beef stock
- 8 large flour tortillas
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 764 kcal
- Protein
- 56.9 g
- Carbohydrate
- 80.1 g
- of which sugars
- 8.7 g
- Fat
- 22.2 g
- of which saturates
- 7.4 g
- Fibre
- 7.3 g
- Salt
- 3.31 g
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Method
- 1
Cover the dried guajillo chillies with boiling water and leave to soften for 10 minutes, then drain.
- 2
Brown the beef shin in a large pan, then set aside.
- 3
Blend the softened chillies with the tomatoes, onion and garlic cloves until smooth.
- 4
Return the beef to the pan with the sauce and beef stock, cover and simmer for 1 hour until the beef is tender.
- 5
Shred the beef with two forks through the sauce and simmer uncovered for 10 minutes to thicken.
- 6
Warm the flour tortillas and serve the beef alongside.
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