Shredded Beef Recipe
This is a braised shredded beef that makes a great sandwich or use it for a tex-mex taco salad.
Ingredients
- 2-3 lb chuck roast
- 3 Tb vegetable oil
- 1 14oz can low sodium beef broth
- 3 cloves garlic pressed
- 3 Tb Ancho, New Mex, or other mild-medium heat pure ground chili powder...NOT chili powder blend
- 1 Tb ground cumin
- 1 ts Mexican oregano
- 1/2 ts kosher salt
- 2 diced fresh jalapeño peppers (more or less to taste)
Directions
- Heat oil in an oven proof dutch oven and brown pork on all sides. The dutch.oven should be just large enough not to crowed the meat but not too large.
- Preheat oven to 350 deg F.
- In a bowel mix all other ingredients well and pour over the pork in the dutch oven to just cover the beef.
- Place the cover on the dutch oven and bake in the oven for 3-4 hours until the pork shreds easily. Check occasionally and add more chicken broth or water as necessary to keep the liquid level up.
- When the beef is tender and shreds easily remove from the oven and shred using two forks.
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Serving | %DV |
|---|---|
| Serving Size 186g | |
| Recipe makes 8 servings | |
| Calories 352 | |
| Calories from Fat 186 | 53% |
| Total Fat 20.71g | 26% |
| Saturated Fat 5.82g | 23% |
| Trans Fat 0.13g | |
| Cholesterol 94mg | 31% |
| Sodium 257mg | 11% |
| Potassium 681mg | 19% |
| Total Carbs 3.72g | 1% |
| Dietary Fiber 1.3g | 4% |
| Sugars 0.07g | 0% |
| Protein 36.54g | 58% |
