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BBQ Beef Tacos

James Brown
These BBQ Beef Tacos are loaded with tender cherry wood-smoked short ribs, melted cheese, charred poblano peppers, and a smoky homemade salsa. The beef is slowly braised until fall-apart tender, then piled onto toasted tortillas and finished with Mexican crème, cilantro, onion, and fresh lime. 
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Servings 8
Calories 601 kcal
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 5 hours 30 minutes
Resting time 30 minutes
Total Time 6 hours 20 minutes

Ingredients
  

  • 4-5 short beef ribs trimmed
  • Salt Pepper, Garlic Rub
  • Binder such as mustard or oil
  • 1 1/2 cups beef stock
  • 2 tablespoons beef tallow
  • 3 Roma tomatoes
  • 4-5 cloves garlic
  • 2/3 of a white onion
  • 3 poblano peppers
  • 2 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
  • 1/2 cup fresh cilantro
  • Juice of 1 lime
  • Pinch of salt
  • Flour tortillas
  • Cheese as needed
  • Mexican crème for serving
  • Additional diced white onion optional
  • Extra cilantro and lime wedges for garnish

Instructions
 

  • Apply binder to beef ribs, season with rub, and smoke at 250°F with cherry wood for 2 1/2 hours.
  • Place ribs in foil pan with beef stock and tallow, cover, return to smoker until tender (2-3 hours).
  • Smoke Roma tomatoes, garlic, onion, and poblano peppers for 40 minutes.
  • Blend smoked vegetables with chipotle peppers, cilantro, lime juice, and salt to make salsa.
  • Rest smoked beef for 30 minutes, shred, and cover.
  • Heat griddle to 350°F, char poblano peppers, warm and assemble tortillas with cheese.
  • Assemble tacos with beef, salsa, optional onion, cilantro, lime juice, and Mexican crème.

Nutrition

Calories: 601kcalCarbohydrates: 6gProtein: 65gFat: 34gSaturated Fat: 14gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 15gCholesterol: 195mgSodium: 315mgPotassium: 1431mgFiber: 2gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 427IUVitamin C: 40mgCalcium: 42mgIron: 8mg
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