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Beef dzik
- Prep time:
- 30 mins
- Cook time:
- 4 hrs 15 mins, plus cooling time
- Serves:
- 4
Thomasina Miers' version of this popular beef salad from the Yucatan combines tangy citrus and fiery chilli with the deep flavour of slow-cooked beef
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- Cooks Tips...
- achiote paste is a thick, deep red seasoning made from ground annatto seeds. It is used as a marinade or rub for roast meat and poultry in Mexican cooking. While it will give an authentic Mexican colour and flavour to the salsa, it can be left out.
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Ingredients
For the braised beef
- 1.5kg rump steaks
- 1 tsp Maldon sea salt
- 50g Butter
- 2 tbsp Olive oil
- 2 sticks Celery, coarsely chopped
- 2 Carrots, coarsely chopped
- 3 cloves Garlic, chopped
- 1 large Onion, coarsely chopped
- 5 Cloves
- 2 fresh Bay leaves
- 10 Black peppercorns
- 1 bottle Beer
For the salsa
- 1kg Tomatoes, peeled, de-seeded and finely diced
- 400 g red Onions, very finely chopped
- 75 g Scotch bonnet chillies, de-seeded and very finely chopped
- 1 packet Radishes, coarsely grated
- 1 packet fresh Coriander, finely chopped
- 7 limes, juice only
- 3 Oranges, juice only
- 50ml Olive oil
- 1 tsp achiote, liquid or powder, mixed with 1 tbsp olive oil, optional (see cook’s note, below)
Method
1. Pre-heat the oven to 150C/gas 2.2. Season the beef with the sea salt and a little freshly ground black pepper.
3. Melt the butter and oil in a large, heavy-bottomed pan and, when it is hot, add the beef and brown on all sides, then remove from the pan.
4. Reheat the butter mixture over a medium heat, add the chopped vegetables and brown all over. Return the beef to the pan with the cloves, bay leaves, peppercorns and beer. Pour in enough water so that it just covers the beef.
5. Cover the pan tightly with greaseproof paper and a lid and cook for 4 hours, until the beef is tender and falling apart.
6. Cool the beef in its cooking liquid, then remove from the liquid and shred into bite-sized pieces. (The cooking liquid will have become a lovely beef stock which you can freeze to make a delicious soup another day.)
7. For the salsa:in a large bowl, combine all the salsa ingredients together well and allow to rest for 15 minutes.
8. Stir the salsa through the shredded beef and season with salt and pepper.
9. Serve with tortilla chips.
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