Pulled Beef and Guacamole
This delicious, tender pulled beef with guacamole and flat bread makes a great share platter. The dry rub gives this beef great flavour.
This is a great meal served at parties as the lettuce cups and flat bread make it easy to load the toppings, roll and eat. Serve with salad.
[Image1 Pulled beef platter with guacamole]
Preparation Time: 10 minutes (plus 8 hours marinating time)
Cooking Time: 2 1/2 hours
Serves: 4 - 6
Ingredients
750 g casserole beef
Oil
For the dry rub
1 tbsp paprika
1 tbsp coriander
1/2 tbsp cumin
1 tbsp oregano
2 tsp chilli
2 tbsp sugar
1 tsp cracked pepper
1/8 tsp salt
For the braising liquid
2 bay leaves
400 g tin tomatoes
4 - 5 large tomatoes, diced
2 cups water
1 beef Massel stock cube
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
For the guacamole
1 ripe avocado
1 lime, finely zested and juiced
1/8 tsp cumin
1/2 cup coriander, finely cut
Salt and pepper
1 tbsp olive oil
2 cloves garlic, crushed (exclude for low FODMAP)
1 birdseye chilli, deseeded and finely cut
1 small onion, finely diced (exclude for low FODMAP)
1 tomato, finely diced
To serve
2 - 3 baby cos lettuce
1 red capsicum, finely sliced
1 carrot, finely sliced
1 tomato, diced
1 avocado, sliced
4 - 8 pita breads, cut into triangles
Method
Preheat the oven to 160 degrees. Place an oven proof frypan on high.
Make 1 cm deep slices, 1 - 2 cm apart, on both sides of the beef.
Combine the dry rub ingredients. Coat the beef, pushing the rub into the cuts.
Lightly rub oil on the beef, place in the frypan and sear both sides until brown.
[Image12 Coat all the cuts and crevices with dry rub and sear both sides of the beef to lock in the flavour]
Add the braising liquid ingredients and stir.
Bake the beef uncovered for 2 1/2 hours.
Uncover, turn up the oven to 220 degrees and bake for an additional 30 minutes.
[Image11 The braising liquid will reduce and darken as it cooks and caramelises]
In the meantime, combine the guacamole ingredients with a fork or blender to desired consistency and refrigerate until ready to serve.
[Image8 I mix all the guacamole ingredients before adding the tomato and onion]
Remove the beef from the oven, use two forks to pull the pork apart, rest in the sauce for 15 minutes.
Arrange the cos lettuce leaves, salad and pita bread on a plate.
Place the pulled beef into the lettuce cups and serve with a salad and guacamole. Enjoy!
[Image7 Pulled beef with the salad platter]
Tips
Check your beef every 1/2 hour or so to make sure there is a small amount of liquid while baking. Top up with water as required.
For more of my recipes visit [Link http://recipeyum.com.au/cookbook/108127/ Naomi's recipes]
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228955 - 2023-07-17 10:47:19