Carnita Style Beef
Servings: 10
Ingredients
- 3 lb beef chuck roast
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 2 Tb extra virgin olive oil or coconut oil
- 2 Tb chili powder
- 1 ½ Tb cumin
- 4 ounces of diced green chilies
- 2 teaspoon fresh oregano
- 6 cloves garlic minced
- 2 c beef broth
- 3 bell peppers mulit colors
- 1 large onion
- extra virgin olive oil
- salt & pepper
For Serving (options)
- tortillas FOR PALEO: use Siete or other paleo-friendly wraps
- guacamole
- sour cream
- black olives
- lime wedges
- sliced jalapeno peppers
Instructions
- To begin, preheat your oven to 450 degrees. You will need one oven shelf in the middle of the oven and another in the lower part of the oven.
- Pat the roast dry with paper towels and then salt and pepper both sides.
- Heat the oil in a large oven-safe skillet (cast iron is ideal).
- Once the oil is good and hot, but not quite smoking, place the roast in the skillet and let it sit undisturbed for 4 minutes to get a lovely brown sear.
- Turn it over and sear the other side for 4 minutes.
- Remove the roast to a plate and turn the heat in your skillet all the way down.
- Add the green chilies, chili powder, cumin, garlic, and oregano. Stir together and let it cook a minute or so.
- Whisk in the beef broth.
- Place the roast back in the skillet and turn off the heat.
- Using potholders, carefully cover the skillet with foil. Seal the edges tightly.
- Place the skillet in the oven on the shelf in the middle of the oven.
- Bake for 1 hour and 45 minutes.
- When the roast has about 35 minutes left, cut the peppers into strips and the onion into wedges. Toss them with a little oil and place them on a baking sheet.
- Sprinkle with salt and pepper and then slide them into the oven on the lower shelf. Bake these for the final 30 minutes of the roast's baking time until nice and colorful.
- When done baking, remove the roast to a cutting board, saving the liquid in the skillet. Cut or shred the beef and then put it back in the skillet and stir in with the sauce.
- Serve on tortillas, topped with your roasted peppers and onion, sour cream, guacamole, black olives, lime wedges, and anything else you like.
- Enjoy!
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https://cosmopolitancornbread.com/carnita-style-beef/Nutrition
Serving: 1c | Calories: 418kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 36g | Fat: 27g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 15g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 114mg | Sodium: 634mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g
