Homesick again, this time for Mexican. Which is funny because I currently reside in Texas, the tex-mex capital right? Yes. The problem is, despite the wonderful food I've come across (I discovered Carne Guisada and mexican corn soon after moving here), is that most places use ground beef instead of slow cooked shredded beef. While ground beef is ok, it's the shredded beef that I miss as it is highly addictive. I miss the shredded beef tacos, the shredded beef enchiladas, oi vey, I miss slow cooked shredded beef. I went out on the net and did a search for Los Hermanos shredded beef and came up with a recipe that might be similar. While Los isn't always spectacular, I do enjoy the shredded beef, plus I wasn't sure if my boys' favorite spot (Mama Chus) would have a recipe posted. - by the way, Mama Chu's has THE best horchata and Mexican hot chocolate. - the beef is currently slow cooking and will be used in enchiladas later tonight. Woo! More to come!
*update*
Ok sooo, it didnt turn out quite like I'd expected. The meat was fairly good but it's still missing a flavor. Something either more vinegary or some kind of pepper. Then I used corn tortillas but apparently you're supposed to fry them before using them, and i didnt, so the tortillas got soggy. They weren't horrible, but I know I can do better. Plus the sour cream wasn't a very tasty addition. I'm gonna have to play with this one or find something else. If you'd like to try the meat recipe, here's the site I pulled it from:
http://vittlesdivine.blogspot.com/2010/06/shredded-beef-enchiladas.html?m=1
Good luck!
PPS- trying this next time.
http://davidsfreerecipes.com/shredded-beef-tacos
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