Braised Beef Head Tacos

Name: Braised Beef Head Tacos
Prep time: 210 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Mexicana
Ingredients: 1 veal head; 10 cloves garlic; 250 grams guajillo chile; 1 pinch oregano; 1 pinch ground black pepper; 1 pinch ground cumin; 1/4 liters apple cider vinegar; 1 teaspoon sea salt; 10 tomatillos, for the sauce; 1 garlic, for the sauce; 1/2 onions, for the sauce; salt, for the sauce; pepper, for the sauce; 5 árbol chiles, for the sauce; tortillas

Marco Antonio González Castillo

Try this braised beef head taco recipe, which is steamed and accompanied by a árbol chile sauce that will leave everyone wanting more.

Did you know? Beef head tacos are very popular in Mexico and are characterized by their intense and delicious flavor. Like other tacos, they are seasoned with onion, cilantro, lime juice, and sauce. Have you tried them?

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Reviewed by Editorial Team of Kiwilimón

Published: 12-07-2013

Preparation

3h 30 mins

Medium

Wash the head well with a hose so that the nostrils and ears are free of blood, mucus, and any other ugly things we see there; once clean, we drain it and dry it with a clean cloth. Subsequently, we boil all the ingredients in water along with the vinegar; this mixture should have a slightly sour taste, slightly salty, and delicious flavor, and with this, we coat the head, introducing the mixture all over, and we let it rest for about an hour. We heat water in a steamer to prepare for cooking, so we wrap the head in aluminum foil and stuff it with the mixture that is the marinade, place it in a well-sealed bag, and put it in the steamer; the cooking time should be approximately 3 hours. To make the sauce, we boil tomatillos with garlic, onion, salt, pepper, and fried árbol chiles, and we grind all this to make a spicy sauce, the kind that becomes addictive after you try it and you love it. Once the head is cooked, it is disassembled by hand because the meat is so tender; well, everything is eaten: the snout, the tongue, the eyes, the sweetbreads, the brains come out like butter, and accompanied with that sauce and tortillas from the griddle, it is a real delicacy for discerning people and especially those with good taste.

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* Information per 100g serving, percentage of daily values based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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