Chef Tom Fraker
“Tabasco Style” Machaca Tacos
“Tabasco Style” Machaca Tacos
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Category
Entree
Cuisine
Mexican
Servings
Makes 12 tacos
Prep Time
10 minutes
Cook Time
2 hours 30 minutes
Ingredients
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1 tablespoon Unsalted Butter
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6 tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil - divided use
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2 Melissa’ Perfect Sweet Onions - sliced thin
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2 tablespoons Melissa’s Red Hatch Pepper Powder
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1 tablespoon Smoked Paprika
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2 tablespoons Granulated Garlic
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1 teaspoon Ground Cumin
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1/8 teaspoon Kosher Salt
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1/8 teaspoon Freshly Ground Pepper
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3-pound Chuck Roast
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2 (10 oz.) cans Diced Tomatoes and Green Chiles
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1/4 cup Raisins
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1/2 cup Green Olives
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1 cup Beef Stock or Broth
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2 Pasilla Peppers - stems & seeds removed
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2 Melissa’s Fresh Serrano Peppers - stems removed; cut into rings
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3 cloves Melissa’s Peeled Garlic - smashed
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1/4 cup Worcestershire Sauce
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2 Limes - juiced
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12 Corn Tortillas
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Diced Tomatoes
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Chopped Melissa’s Fresh Cilantro
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Melissa’s Hatch Salsa
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Melissa’s Orange Habanero Salsa
Directions
Heat a large pot on high heat. Melt the butter and heat 1 tablespoon of the olive oil. Add the perfect sweet onions and sauté, stirring occasionally until caramelized, about 10 minutes. Remove the onions.
In a mixing bowl, combine the red hatch powder and the next 5 ingredients. Rub the mixture all over the roast.
With the pot on high heat, add 3 tablespoons of olive oil to the pot and add the roast. Sear it on all sides.
Add the onions back to the pot. Add the canned tomatoes and chiles along with the next 8 ingredients to the pot and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer, covered for 2 hours or until very tender.
Remove the meat and, when cool enough to handle, shred it.
Add 2 tablespoons of olive oil to a skillet over high heat. Add the cooked meat and sear it without moving it around to give it a little crust. Flip the meat over and repeat.
To make the tacos, warm a tortilla over a burner and add some of the meat mixture. Top with the tomatoes, cilantro and salsa. Repeat for the remaining tortillas.
Recipe Note
You will have extra machaca (meat) so freeze it for future use such as burritos, nachos, etc.
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“Tabasco Style” Machaca Tacos
