Pulled Beef Tacos With Mango Salsa + Habanero Carrot Sauce
Prep time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 1 ½ hours on pressure cooker or 3 hours in the oven
Serves: 4
Ingredients:
- 1 brown onion, sliced
- 1 red capsicum, sliced
- 3 garlic cloves, finely sliced
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1kg -1.2kg beef flank
- 1 tbsp Mexican spice
- 70g tomato paste
- 200g chipotle sauce
- 300g tomato passata
- ½ bunch coriander, finely chopped
Mango Salsa
- 1 mango, diced
- ¼ red onion, diced
- 1 tbsp finely chopped coriander
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 lime, juiced
- Pinch black pepper
To Serve
- 12-15 corn La Tortilleria Corn Tortillas
- Fancy Hanks Habanero + Carrot Hot Sauce, to serve
- 1 avocado, sliced
Method
- Place a large pan over high heat, add in half of the olive oil and add the capsicums, onions and garlic. Sauté for 3-5 mins until soften. Remove from pan and set aside.
- Sprinkle the beef flank with salt, pepper and the Mexican spice mix.
- Using the same pan over high heat, drizzle with the remaining olive oil, sear the beef on high heat for approximately 3 minutes on each side until browned.
- Add the tomato paste, chipotle sauce, tomato passata and 1 tbsp of the chopped coriander, mix well and add the capsicum and onion mix to the pan.
- Place into the pressure cooker and set it to 1 hr, then let it rest for ½ hour. If cooking in the oven: preheat the oven to 160°C, add 1 ½ cup of stock or water to the sauce and cook it covered for 3 -4 hours until the beef is tender.
- Shred the beef using two forks and toss it all through the sauce. Check seasoning. If the sauce is too liquidly, simmer it for 10-15 minutes over low heat to reduce until it thickens.
- To make the Mango Salsa: Add mango, red onion, 1 tbsp of coriander, 1 tbsp of olive oil, lime juice and freshly cracked pepper into a bowl and mix until combined.
- In a separate heavy-base skillet over medium-high heat. Add a La Tortilleria Corn tortilla and cook for 10-15 minutes in the dry frying pan until blackened in spots and warm. Set aside wrapped in a tea towel while heating the rest.
- Build each tortillas with avocado slices, Mango Salsa, Pulled Beef and drizzle over the Fancy Hanks Habanero + Carrot Hot Sauce.
- Enjoy.