Sweet and Spicy Short Rib Tacos

Name: Sweet and Spicy Short Rib Tacos
Prep time: 7 h 40 min
Cook time: 7 h 40 min
Total time: 7 h 40 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 4 dried ancho chiles*, stemmed, seeded, and ribs discarded; 1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar; 3 kgs beef short ribs; 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, plus extra for seasoning; 79 milliliters brown sugar; 6 servings Warm corn tortillas; 118 milliliters chopped fresh cilantro leaves; 3 garlic cloves, coarsely chopped; 355 milliliters low-sodium beef broth; 6 servings Mexican crema or sour cream; 1 medium onion, quartered; 1 teaspoon salt, plus extra for seasoning; 1 Tbsp vegetable oil

Sweet and Spicy Short Rib Tacos might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 6. One serving contains 1525 calories, 53g of protein, and 127g of fat. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 7 hours and 40 minutes. Many people really liked this Mexican dish. If you have ancho chiles, warm corn tortillas, beef broth, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the apple cider vinegar you could follow this main course with the eggless plum cake , how to make plum cake as a dessert. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free diet.

Instructions

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Soak the ancho chiles in boiling water until softened, about 15 minutes.

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Water

Drain and discard the liquid.

Transfer the softened chiles to a blender.

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Add the onion, garlic, brown sugar, apple cider vinegar, beef broth, 1 teaspoon salt and 1 teaspoon pepper. Puree until smooth.

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Pat ribs dry and sprinkle with salt and pepper.

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Heat the oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over medium-high heat until hot but not smoking. Brown the ribs in 3 batches, turning occasionally, about 7 minutes per batch.

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Transfer the browned ribs to a slow cooker.

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Pour the sauce over the ribs (liquid should reach about halfway up sides of meat),

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cover and cook for 7 hours on high until very tender. Allow the ribs to cool slightly in the sauce.

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Remove the ribs from the sauce. Discard the bones and shred the meat into a large bowl. Skim the fat from the surface and discard.

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Mix the sauce into the meat and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Spoon the meat and sauce into warm corn tortillas and serve with Mexican crema and chopped fresh cilantro.

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Servings:

dried ancho chiles*, stemmed, seeded, and ribs discarded 1Tbsp

apple cider vinegar 3kgs

beef short ribs 1teaspoon

freshly ground black pepper, plus extra for seasoning 79milliliters

brown sugar 6servings

Warm corn tortillas 118milliliters

chopped fresh cilantro leaves 3

garlic cloves, coarsely chopped 355milliliters

low-sodium beef broth 6servings

Mexican crema or sour cream 1medium

onion, quartered 1teaspoon

salt, plus extra for seasoning 1Tbsp

vegetable oil

Recommended wine: Pinot Noir, Riesling, Sparkling Rose

Pinot Noir, Riesling, and Sparkling rosé are great choices for Mexican. Acidic white wines like riesling or low-tannin reds like pinot noir can work well with Mexican dishes. Sparkling rosé is a safe pairing too. The Arcane Cellars Pinot Noir Blanc with a 5 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 24 dollars per bottle.

Arcane Cellars Pinot Noir Blanc

Produced from our own estate vines at Wheatland Vineyard, this dry "white" Pinot Noir is produced by pressing off whole cluster Pinot Noir grapes immediately after harvest. The resulting wine has intense floral aromas of honeysuckle, nectarine and gardenia and flavors of honeydew melon, white peaches, and rainier cherry. The wine has a rich, creamy mouthfeel but finishes clean, with notes of wet stone and a crisp flinty minerality.