W30 Mexican Braised Beef

Total Time: 3 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 1/2 lbs beef ribs, remove the meat, save the bones to make broth
• 1 teaspoon ground red chili pepper
• 2 teaspoons cumin
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 tablespoon coconut oil
• 1 medium onion, sliced thin
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste, thermomix tomato paste - no added sugar
• 6 garlic cloves, peeled and smashed
• 1/2 cup salsa, salsa roja asada is best
• 1/2 cup chicken stock
• 1 teaspoon fish sauce
• 1/2 cup cilantro, minced

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 300º f, 150º c.
• 2 cut the meat into 1 1/2 inch cubes. in a large bowl combine the beef, chili powder, and salt.
• 3 melt the coconut oil over medium heat in a large dutch oven - or other oven-safe pot. saute the onion until translucent.
• 4 stir in the tomato paste and allow to cook for 30 seconds or so.
• 5 toss in the mashed up garlic. add in the seasoned beef, the salsa, stock, and fish sauce. bring the whole thing to a boil. smells good already. but wait, there's more!
• 6 cover the dutch oven and place in the preheated oven. let it sit for about 3 hours. the beef will be fall-apart tender and so delicious it will bring tears to your eyes. keeps for 4 days and reheats well.
• 7 sprinkle a little chopped cilantro over all right before serving. viva!