Beer Braised Beef Tacos

Directions

1. Slice Chuck Roast into even cubes, about 2 inches thick. Salt at least two sides of each cube, as well as Oxtail or Short Rib if added.

2. Julienne yellow onion, peel garlic, and break off stems of dried chiles (remove seeds if you’d like less spice).

3. Heat 1 Tbsp of High Heat Oil over medium-high heat in a large pot or dutch oven, and sear the 2 sides of each cube until you get a beautiful golden brown crust.

4. Using the same pot or dutch oven, immediately toss in your onion after removing beef. Use a wooden spatula to scrape up all the delicious fond from the bottom of the pot, giving the onion a caramel brown color.

5. Add your Chiles, Cinnamon, Bay Leaves, Cumin, and whatever other flavors or spices you choose. Toast until fragrant, 2-3 mins.

6. Add your beef back to the pot, and pour in your beers. If necessary, add water until beef is just barely covered.

7. Give everything a quick stir and lower the heat to a light simmer. Simmer for 6-8 hours, stirring occasionally, until beef is super tender.

Optional Step to Homogenize Beef with Braising Liquid

1. At around the 4 hour mark, remove all of the chiles and onion from the pot. Combine with 1-2 cups of braising liquid in a blender and blend until smooth.

2. Add blended chiles and onion back to the pot and finish cooking. Doing this you will avoid having to pick out the chiles when serving.

Roasted Jalapeño Salsa

1. Slice Tomatoes in half, onion into quarters, and jalapeños in half lengthwise.

2. Heat 2 Tbsp Oil over medium-high heat in a skillet and brown tomatoes, onion, jalapeños, and garlic. Alternatively, char everything over a grill.

3. Add the charred veggies, cilantro, lime, olive oil, Harry’s Habanero and salt to a blender and blend to your desired smoothness. You may have to do this in batches depending upon the size of your blender.

4. Transfer to a bowl and serve. Don’t forget to taste for salt and lime levels first!

Serving the Tacos

1. Heat a tiny bit of oil over medium-high heat on a skillet. Place your tortilla down and very slightly brown one side before flipping. Lay your cheese down on one half of the tortilla, and then top with your delicious braised beef.

2. Allow the tortilla to brown up, and cheese to melt, then fold your tortilla in half like a quesadilla and transfer to a plate. Serve these family style with a big bowl of Roasted Jalapeño Salsa and listen to the silence of the room as everyone digs in!