Experience the rich and flavorful taste of Mexican Shredded Beef with this easy recipe. Perfect for tacos, burritos, or on its own, this dish is sure to be a hit with the whole family.
Ingredients
I know that this doesn’t look like a lot of ingredients, right? This pulled roast is full of flavor with all these delicious spices but what really makes it taste so good is braising in the mild green chiles. There is nothing quite as wonderful as beef slow cooked with green chiles. So delicious!
Since I like to sear the beef first, I simply find this recipe easier to make on the stovetop instead of a Crockpot/slow cooker or Instant Pot/pressure cooker. The liquid will need to cook off so it works better when it can evaporate.
I didn’t use any spicy chili powder or other spicy sauce because I prefer to control the spicy heat at the end. Sometimes, I use ground jalapeno and sometimes I use sriracha. Did you know you can now get shaker style ground sriracha seasoning? That works well, if you like some spicy beef. Just don’t add too much too quickly!
How To Serve Shredded Beef
This green chile beef is so flavorful after being braised in the green chile mixture until tender. You can use it for enchiladas, tacos, burritos or even a comforting bowl of soup. If you’ve been following me long enough, you’ll know how much I love tamales and this will work for tamales as well.
Shredded Beef Tacos
I’ve shown this Mexican Shredded Beef as tacos because it’s one of my favorite ways to serve it. I like to use:
- Corn tortillas (double them because the shredded beef is juicy)
- Lime wedges
- Cilantro
- Shredded red cabbage or lettuce
- Queso fresco Mexican cheese
- Salsa
- Rice, red or yellow
- Pico de Gallo, with tomatoes, onion, jalapeno and lime
- Sinaloa Refried Beans
Consider this dish for Cinco de Mayo too. You won’t be disappointed! But, please don’t stop at tacos. You can use it for a full range of Mexican dishes, including tostadas, burritos, chimichangas, quesadillas and so much more.
Recipe
Easy Mexican Shredded Beef
Equipment
- Dutch Oven Pan with cover
Ingredients
- 3.5 pounds Beef Roast used boneless bottom round or chuck roast
- 2 tablespoons Olive Oil
- 2 teaspoons Ancho Powder
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 1 teaspoon Ground Cumin Powder
- 1 ½ teaspoon Onion Powder
- 1 ½ teaspoon Garlic Powder
- 1 teaspoon Ground Black Pepper
- 14 ounces Canned Mild Green Chiles used two 7-ounce cans, not drained
Instructions
- Cut roast into large 2 or 3-inch pieces, about 6-8 pieces. Add olive oil to Dutch oven style pan and heat on stove to medium high. Mix all the remaining ingredients except the canned green chiles in a bowl to form a dry rub.
- Carefully pour the dry rub over all roast pieces and rub in all sides. Sear all sides of pieces of roast. Transfer roast pieces to plate after searing.
- While the pan is still hot, add about ¼ cup water and scrape up any charred bits. Return roast pieces to pan.
- Pour contents of canned undrained green chiles in Dutch oven style pan and add enough water to cover the roast pieces. Don't add too much water because it needs to cook off.
- Cover and cook the roast pieces on the stovetop on low heat until meat is fork tender but not falling apart. This should take about 2 to 2 ½ hours, maybe longer if the pieces are larger. Check and add water as necessary during the cook time.
- Remove roast pieces from pan to cutting board. Do NOT discard water. Shred beef with forks, or chop, if you prefer.
- Return shredded beef to Dutch oven and stir to coat all pieces in liquid. Raise heat to medium to continue cooking, uncovered, until some or most of the liquid has evaporated. Don't cook longer than 10 minutes after shredding since you don't want the pieces to disintegrate and turn mushy. It will still taste good but the look is less appealing as shredded meat. You simply want the liquid to get into all the crevices of the shredded beef.
- Remove from heat and allow to cool about 10 minutes. Add more salt, pepper or spices to taste. You can also add some spicy chile powder or sauce. Just remember that it's easy to add but you can't take away. A little bit at a time will be best.
Notes
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