Texas Pulled Beef Sandwich

Votes: 3

Time: 20 min. plus simmering time
Complexity: easily
Servings: 4

Pulled beef is a classic dish of the American Southwest. The meat is cooked for a long time, becoming so tender and soft that it can easily be pulled apart. This recipe uses beef brisket for sandwich filling, cooked in a slow cooker.

The recipes use measuring containers with the following volumes:
1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.

Ingredients for the recipe:

1400 gr. beef brisket
Round hamburger buns
2 tablespoons of vegetable oil
5 cloves of garlic, pressed through a garlic press
1 onion, peeled and cut into thin half rings
1 tbsp chili pepper powder
2 tsp ground coriander
2 tsp ground cumin
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
1.5 cups of water
1 can (410 g) of whole tomatoes in their own juice
2 cans whole chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
2 bay leaves
3 tablespoons blackstrap molasses
Pickled jalapeno peppers for serving
Coleslaw salad for serving

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Cooking the dish according to the recipe:

Season the beef generously with salt and pepper to taste. Heat a large, heavy skillet over medium-high heat. Add vegetable oil and heat until smoking. Add the meat and cook, turning once, until browned on both sides, about 10 minutes. Transfer the meat to a slow cooker; keep the skillet on the heat.
Add garlic, onion, chili seasoningAdd the cumin, coriander, and cumin to the pan juices and stir until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add the apple cider vinegar and simmer until almost completely evaporated, scraping the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon. Add water and pour the mixture over the brisket.

Mash the tomatoes with your fingers and place them in the slow cooker; add the tomato juice, chipotle peppers, bay leaf, and molasses. Close the slow cooker and set the timer for a long cook, about 8 hours, until the tomatoes flake easily with a fork. Remove and discard the bay leaf.

To serve, shred the meat with 2 forks and stir evenly into the sauce; season with salt and pepper to taste. Place the meat on a sandwich buns and serve with jalapeños and coleslawAnother great option is to wrap the meat in tortillas.

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