Shredded Beef In Guajillo Sauce Recipes

SHREDDED BEEF TACOS

Steps:

• Cook the meat with onion and 1 bay leaf in a large stock pot covered with water until meat is tender and can be shredded easily. About 1 ½ hour or 35 minutes in a pressure cooker.
• Place 1 cup of the Guajillo sauce, chopped tomato, garlic clove, bay leaves, cumin and oregano into the blender, process until you have a smooth sauce. Set aside.
• Once meat is tender, remove it from the pot and shred finely.
• Heat the oil in a skillet over a medium heat; add the guajillo sauce from the blender and the rest of the Herdez cooking sauce.
• Add the shredded meat and the cooked potatoes, season with salt. Keep cooking for about 15-18 minutes to allow the flavors to blend.
• Warm the tortillas and form the taquitos, placing some of the fillings in the center of each tortilla and fold or roll. Garnish with a side of lettuce, tomato slices and crumbled cheese.

SHREDDED BEEF IN GUAJILLO SAUCE

Steps:

• Ina a 5 to 6 quart pan, put all beef ingredients. Add water to cover and 1/2 tsp salt.
• Simmer 2 hours, skimming foam and adding water as needed.
• Remove beef. Cool and shred.
• Strain broth discard solids.
• To make sauce:.
• Preheat broiler.
• Toss tomatoes with 1 T oil and roasst on a 4-sided sheet pan about 10 minutes until softened and charred.
• Remove stems and seeds from guajillos. Toast in a hot pan until pliable and odor is released. Place in small bowl. Cover with water.
• Toast peppercorns, cumin, allspice and clove over medium heat, stirring constantly until a shade darker and fragrant. Transfer to blender.
• Drain soaked chilis, puree in blender with spices, tomatoes, onion, garlic hot pepper flakes, 2 cups reserved broth and 1 tsp salt until smooth.
• Heat remaining oil in cleaned pot over medium high heat until it shimmers. SLOWLY stir in sauce. It will spatter so be careful. Stir and heat 5 minutes.
• Add shredded beef and 1 more cup broth. Cook over low heat until heated through.
• Serve with warmed tortillas.

SHREDDED BEEF IN GUAJILLO SAUCE (CARNE DESHEBRADA EN SALSA ROJA )

Steps:

• Cook beef:
• Put all beef ingredients in a 5- to 6-quart heavy pot with 1 teaspoon salt and enough water (about 2 quarts) to cover beef. Simmer, partially covered, skimming foam and adding more hot water if necessary to keep beef covered, until tender, about 2 hours.
• Remove beef and shred (once cool).
• Strain broth through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl, discarding solids, and skim off fat.
• Make sauce:
• Preheat broiler.
• Toss tomatoes with 1 tablespoons oil in a 4-sided sheet pan. Broil 3 to 4 inches from heat until softened and charred, 10 to 12 minutes.
• Slit guajillo chiles lengthwise, then stem and seed. Heat a dry heavy medium skillet (not nonstick) over medium heat until hot, then toast chiles in 2 batches, opened flat, turning and pressing with tongs, until more pliable and slightly changed in color, about 30 seconds per batch. Transfer to a bowl and soak in hot water to cover until softened, 20 to 30 minutes.
• Toast peppercorns, cumin seeds, allspice, and clove in hot skillet over medium heat, stirring constantly, until fragrant and a shade darker, 30 seconds to 1 minute. Transfer to a blender.
• Drain soaked chiles and purée in blender with toasted spices, broiled tomatoes, onion, garlic, 3 chiles de árbol, 2 cups broth, and 1 teaspoon salt until smooth, about 2 minutes. For a spicier sauce, add remaining 2 chiles de árbol and purée again.
• Heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil in cleaned pot over medium-high heat until it shimmers, then slowly add sauce, stirring (it will spatter), and simmer, stirring frequently, 5 minutes. Add beef and 1 cup broth (reserve remainder for another use) and cook over medium-low heat, stirring, until meat is heated through, about 5 minutes.