Beer Braised Beef Tacos with Toasted Chile de Arbol Salsa

By garciamoss

If you have any leftover beef, you could make quesadillas the next day!

Ingredients

• For the beef:
• 2 pounds top round London broil
• 1/4 cup steak seasoning, homemade or store bought
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1 12-ounce bottle of light beer
• 2 cups beef broth
• 3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• Olive oil
• 5-quart pressure cooker
• For the chile de arbol salsa:
• 12 chile de arbol
• 16 ounces tomato sauce
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 teaspoon salt

Details

Adapted from hispanickitchen.com

Preparation

Step 1

1. Cut the beef into 2-inch pieces, season generously with steak seasoning, garlic powder, and oregano. Drizzle with olive oil. Set aside.

2. Add 3 to 4 tablespoons of olive to the pot of the pressure cooker, heat to medium/high heat. Sear the beef in batches and transfer to a plate. Reduce heat on the pot. Once all beef has been browned nicely, add the beef back to the pot, add the beer, broth and W sauce.

3. Secure and lock the lid onto the pressure cooker. Raise heat to medium heat and once the safety lock closes and pot has reached the correct pressure, set your timer for 45 to 50 minutes. Turn heat to low/medium until the timer goes off. Never leave the pressure cooker unattended.

4. While beef is cooking, toast the chile de arbol in a small saute pan. Preheat the pan to medium heat and toast, turning often. Only takes about 2 minutes, they will become aromatic and brown in some spots. Remove stems from chiles, and combine with remaining salsa ingredients in blender. Blend until smooth taste for salt. The flavor on this salsa improves the longer it sets.

5. After timer has gone off, remove pot from heat and wait until the safety lock releases to unlock the pressure cooker and remove lid. Remove beef from pot and shred with two forks. Take some of the broth left in pot and pour over beef to moisten. Serve right away with warm tortillas for tacos. Garnish with chopped cilantro, onion and salsa.

Note: You could also cook the beef in a regular pot, on the stove top. Will take a couple of hours, just watch it so it doesn't run out of liquid, add a little water if needed. Keep on a low/medium heat.