Chile and Beer Braised Brisket

Name: Chile and Beer Braised Brisket (Estofa de Carne de Res en Biera)
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon vegetable oil; 1 cup Mexican beer, such as Negra Modelo; 2 pounds flat cut brisket, trimmed; 1 pound roasted and diced tomatoes; 6 ancho chiles, stemmed, seeded, and torn into 1-inch pieces; 2 teaspoons ground cumin; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 tablespoon árbol chile powder; 4 cloves garlic, coarsely chopped; 1 large onion, coarsely chopped

Estofa de Carne de Res en Biera

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Dos Caminos Mexican Street Food

By Ivy Stark

Published 2013

About

Use this brisket for Machacado Tacos con Huevos as a hearty breakfast, or for delicious enchiladas or tamales. In Mexico it’s unheard-of to serve meat like this without a tortilla in some form. It’s either served on top of a tortilla, with sopas, or served on the side for making tacos.

Ingredients

6 ancho chiles, stemmed, seeded, and torn into 1-inch pieces
1 pound roasted and diced tomatoes
4

Americas
Mexico
Main course
Dinner
Spicy
Breakfast

Method

Preheat the oven to 350°F.
In a large bowl, cover the chiles with hot water and soak until softened, at least 20 minutes. Drain.
Combine the tomatoes and their juices, garlic, onion, chile powder, cumin, salt, and drained chile pieces in the