Mexican shredded beef cheeks with quinoa chia tortillas

Mexican shredded beef cheeks with quinoa chia tortillas

3.3 13 rating

Prep. 1 h

Total 4 h

4 portions

Ingredients

Tortillas

quinoa
50 g
chia seeds
50 g
polenta (cornmeal)
50 g
sesame seeds
2 tbsp
sea salt to taste
2 pinches
lime juice freshly squeezed (approx. ½ lime)
2 tsp
water
60 g

Corn and coriander salsa

water
700 g
sweet corn cobs husks removed
650 g
red onion
¼
fresh coriander leaves only
8 sprigs
avocado flesh only
1
lime juice freshly squeezed, (approx. 2 limes)
30 g
sea salt to taste
fresh ground black pepper to taste

Shredded beef cheeks

boiling water
400 g
ancho chilli deseeded
1
fresh coriander including roots
3 sprigs
extra virgin olive oil
2 tbsp
fresh bird's eye chilli deseeded if preferred
1
garlic cloves
4
beef cheeks trimmed and cut into cubes (3 - 4 cm)
900 g
smoked paprika
1 tsp
ground cumin
2 tsp
ground cinnamon
1 tsp
cocoa powder
2 tsp
dark cooking chocolate (optional)
30 g
water
120 g
Meat stock paste
1 tbsp
peanut butter
3 tsp
tomato paste
3 tsp
lime juice freshly squeezed, (approx. 2 limes)
30 g

Difficulty

easy

Nutrition per 1 portions

Sodium 560.1 mg

Protein 54.3 g

Calories 2653 kJ / 631.5 kcal

Fat 34.9 g

Fibre 7.8 g

Saturated Fat 8.6 g

Carbohydrates 22.1 g

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