Mexican Shredded Beef
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Braised beef shredded until fall-apart tender and cooked with salsa, green chilies, chili powder, and liquid smoke. Rich, deeply flavored meat ready for tacos, burritos, or any Mexican dish needing succulent beef.
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Nutrition & ingredients
Ingredients
serves 8- 1 3-4 lb. boneless beef chuck roast trimmed of excess fat, cut into 7-8 pieces
- 1 ½ tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 TBS EACH chili powder, ground cumin, kosher salt ((may sub 1 1/2 tsps table salt))
- ½ TBS EACH garlic powder, onion powder, smoked paprika
- 1 tsp EACH pepper, ground coriander,
- 1/2 - 1 1/2 teaspoons chipotle chili pepper ((only 1 ½ tsp if you LOVE heat))
- 1 cup reduced sodium beef broth
- 1 cup mild salsa ((medium if you like spicy))
- 1 4 oz. can mild diced green chilies (don’t drain)
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1-3 teaspoons liquid smoke ((depending on how “smoky” you like it))
- 1 tablespoon beef bouillon granules, cubes or base (crush cubes)
- 1 tablespoon dried oregano
At a glance
PER SERVING · TIME 505M
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
Complete estimate · 100% of estimated mass resolved
All countable ingredients resolved. Figures are per serving.
- Prep
- 25m
- Cook
- 8h
- Sodium
- 1351mg
- Total sugar
- 4g
Added sugar is not shown when one or more ingredients lack reliable added-sugar evidence.
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.
Vitamins & minerals
- Potassium
- 626mg
- Calcium
- 36mg
- Iron
- 5mg
Estimated from ingredients; USDA coverage varies by food.
- PREP
- 25M
- SODIUM
- 1351MG
- ESTIMATE
- COMPLETE
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.