Grilling and barbecue

BBQ Beef Tacos

BBQ Beef Tacos

Made with short beef ribs, binder and beef stock. 6h 40m, makes 8, 18 ingredients.

Recipe by grillnationbbq.com

Prep
30 min
Cook
5h 40m
Total
6h 40m
Makes
8

Ingredients

  • 4-5 short beef ribs (trimmed)
  • Salt (Pepper, Garlic Rub)
  • Binder (such as mustard or oil)
  • 1 1/2 cups beef stock
  • 2 tablespoons beef tallow
  • 3 Roma tomatoes
  • 4-5 cloves garlic
  • 2/3 of a white onion
  • 3 poblano peppers
  • 2 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
  • 1/2 cup fresh cilantro
  • Juice of 1 lime
  • Pinch of salt
  • Flour tortillas
  • Cheese (as needed)
  • Mexican crème (for serving)
  • Additional diced white onion (optional)
  • Extra cilantro and lime wedges (for garnish)

Instructions

Method by grillnationbbq.com. Cook it from their page if you can, so the people who developed and tested it get the visit.

  1. Apply binder to beef ribs, season with rub, and smoke at 250°F with cherry wood for 2 1/2 hours.
  2. Place ribs in foil pan with beef stock and tallow, cover, return to smoker until tender (2-3 hours).
  3. Smoke Roma tomatoes, garlic, onion, and poblano peppers for 40 minutes.
  4. Blend smoked vegetables with chipotle peppers, cilantro, lime juice, and salt to make salsa.
  5. Rest smoked beef for 30 minutes, shred, and cover.
  6. Heat griddle to 350°F, char poblano peppers, warm and assemble tortillas with cheese.
  7. Assemble tacos with beef, salsa, optional onion, cilantro, lime juice, and Mexican crème.