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Beef Barbacoa

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Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

Chilli Marinade & sauce
  • 3 Guajillo Chillies 0.0902oz or 26 gms
  • 3 Ancho Chilles 1.4 oz or 38 gms
  • 20 Peppercorns
  • 20 All spice berries
  • 2 1/2 tsps kosher or coarse Sea salt
  • 5 cloves Garlic
  • 1/3 cup Oil
  • 1/2 cup Onion
  • 1/2 cup Tomato
  • 1/2 tsp Clove powder
  • 1 tbsp dried Oregano
  • 1/3 cup Apple Cider Vinegar
  • 1/2 tsp Cinnamon
  • 2 cups Water use the chilli water after boiling
Beef
  • 3 lbs Beef cheek Brisket or Sirloin
  • Salt to taste
  • Banana leaves
  • Foil
  • 1 bottle Beer - 200 ml

Method
 

  1. Lightly toast the chillies, then boil for 30 mins
  2. Remove the chillies and allow to cool
  3. Add all the sauce ingredients to a food processor except the last 1/3 cup of Oil and remove all the stems and seeds from the chillies before adding in
  4. Blend to a smooth paste
  5. In a saucepan, add the oil and all the sauce, cover and cook for 10 minutes, stirring at intervals
  6. Allow the sauce to cool
  7. Cut the Beef into smaller chunks so they have more surface area and they are easier to wrap
  8. Marinate with some of the chilli paste and wrap each one in banana leaf
  9. If your banana leaf is too small, rewrap in foil for a tight seal
  10. Add these to a dutch oven or a heavy pot with a tight lid
  11. Pour in the beer cover, and allow to cook for 4 hours in a 350 degree oven
  12. After the cook time, the beef should just fall apart
  13. Add dollops of the prepared chilli sauce and serve