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BBQ Beef Tacos

Difficulty: Medium
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Servings: 8
Course: Appetizer, Main Course
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients Method

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

Method
 

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