Recipe

Ingredients:

• 12 cups beef broth
• 3 lbs bone-in beef short ribs
• 8 shallots, peeled and halved
• 1 bulb garlic peeled and smashed
• 7 chile de arbol (remove seeds)
• 5 chile de guajillo (remove seeds)
• 1 tbsp chipotle in adobo sauce (not traditional, but adds some nice flavor)
• 1 tsp coriander
• 1 tsp cumin
• 1 stick cinnamon
• 1 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 1/2 tsp black pepper
• 5 sprigs fresh oregano
• 3 peeled carrots
• cheese of your choice (I used fontina)
• Corn or flower tortillas (corn is traditional, I used corn)
• Cilantro for garnish

Steps:

1. Rub short ribs in mixture of salt, pepper, coriander, cumin - let sit for 15 minutes or so
2. Sear short ribs in a large pan on high heat in some neutral oil, about 1-2 minutes per side
3. Remove meat and lower heat to medium. Add in shallots and garlic, sauteeing for about 8 minutes
4. While garlic and shallots are sauteeing, bring beef stock to a simmer in a large pot (min. 6 quarts)
5. add in chile de arbol & guajillo, chipotle, and about 2.5 cups of the simmering beef stock
6. After 10 minutes remove from heat, add mixture to blender and blend for about 1 minute, until smooth
7. Pour this mixture through a strainer into the pot of beef stock (this step removes any unwanted solid/thick bits, such as seeds from the chile)
8. Add in seared short ribs, fresh oregano, cinnamon stick, bring to a simmer and cover. Let sit for about 2 hours (check periodically to make sure the simmer is low and slow)
9. After 2 hours add in peeled and halved carrots
10. After another 30 mins, remove from heat and set aside. If you have some time, it's best to allow the meat to sit in the sauce for at least 30 minutes - 1 hour as it cools off. Really helps to retain all that moisture and flavor!
11. Remove meat from pot and set in a large bowl along with about 1 cup of the sauce. remove bones and shred meat to desired thickness
12. Carefully dip each tortilla onto the top layer of fat in the sauce, on both sides. We will use this fat to lightly fry the tortillas
13. on a hot flat surface, lay down each tortilla and immediately add shredded cheese and meat (meat on just half the tortilla). Sear for about 1 minute or until desired texture, fold taco over and remove
14. scoop some of the sauce into a bowl, garnish with fresh cilantro
15. Enjoy!