Taco Tuesday

I could eat Mexican food in the morning in the evening and all day long. One of my favorites is shredded beef tacos. I have always indulged in this gut buster at restaurants and was too terrified to cook them at home. Well those days are over mis amigos. I recently decided to bite the bullet and make some meat magic happen in my cocina. My primary motivation was for a tailgating obligation. I liked the results enough that I tried it again. Muy sobroso! Here are the final results which include my guacamole for which I do not have an official recipe. Hint: Use a little more onion than you think you should if you are tempted to use less than instructed to use in most recipes or if freestyling.

If you are interested in giving it a try here is a great recipe for "Pot Roast Tacos". It's a great one to start with and to tweek to your taste, courtesy of Tyler Florence. I added a tablespoon of oregano and juice from two limes. I didn't have ancho chili powder so I used regular old chili powder. I fried corn tortillas and roasted some on the stove top (pictured). I also let the meat cook for about 5 hours or until it broke apart when I tried to lift it up with a roasting fork. I topped it with my guacamole (similar recipe included with the roast recipe above), pre-shredded cheese (pretty much an abomination but worked with this...I also did some with queso fresco) and labne (Middle Eastern yogurt which tastes just like sour cream or Greek yogurt but better...great sub for Crema Mexicana). Be brave, be patient and braise well!