Slow Cooker Mexican Beef & Bean Burritos 🇲🇽🔥🇺🇸🌯🌶️

Slow Cooker Mexican Beef & Bean Burritos 🇲🇽🔥🇺🇸🌯🌶️

For the Beef:

* 5 Garlic cloves (chopped)

* 1 Large white onion (chopped)

* 30ml Lime Juice

* 1 can Plum tomatoes (squeezed)

* 1 litre Beef broth 

* 90ml Orange juice

* 2 tbsp Sunflower oil

* 1.5lb Beef brisket 

*Spices (2 whole dried chipotle, 1tsb Carolina reaper powder, 1 tbsp smoked paprika, 2 tsp oregano, 1 tsp all spice, 1 tsp cumin seeds, 2 tsp coriander seeds, 1 tsp garlic powder, 1 tsp onion powder, 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp whole black peppercorns)

Method:

* Toast the whole spices in a heavy bottom pan being careful not to burn them.

* Add the whole spices into a grinder / mortar and pestle, along with the other herbs and spices. Grind into a fine paste.

* Cut beef into big pieces and sprinkle with spices.

* Sear aggressively: browning = flavour on both the beef and in the sauce (from the brown stuff on the base of the pot)

* Add everything else into the pot.

* Slow cook on the stove, oven, slow cooker or pressure cooker until fall apart tender.

* Shred the beef and toss back into the sauce, set aside for later.

The Burrito Ingredients:

* Your slow cooked shredded beef

* Good quality refried beans 500g

* Cooked long grain rice (optional)

* Flour tortillas

* Mexican cheddar cheese shredded (also nice with Greek feta cheese)

* Optional toppings - sour cream, picked jalapenos, pickled pink onions, your favourite hot sauce, pico de gallo, fresh coriander, fresh avocado.

Assembly:

Warm the tortillas in the microwave for 20 seconds

Spread the refried beans on the tortilla

Add the rice, beef, cheese and toppings of choice

Fold the bottom edges of the burrito followed by the sides to create a delicious burrito parcel 🌯

Devour with pleasure 😜

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