Salpicon Spicy Mexican Beef Salad Recipes

Steps:

• Prepare brisket: In a Dutch oven or a small stockpot, combine meat with onion, stock, bay leaves, garlic, chipotles, salt and peppercorns.
• Bring mixture to a boil over high heat, skimming off any foam.
• Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer 3 1/2 to 4 hours or until the meat is falling-apart tender.
• Let cool 30 minutes in cooking liquid.
• Reserve 2 tablespoons cooking liquid for salad dressing and save remainder, refrigerated, for a Southweswtern soup or stew.
• Pull meat apart into shreds.
• (The dish can be made ahead to this point and refrigerated 1 or 2 days. Before proceeding, warm foil-wrapped meat in oven.) To make dressing: In a blender or food processor, combine reserved brisket liquid, chipotles, olive oil, lime juice, vinegar, ketchup, onion, garlic, salt and pepper and purée.
• To complete salad: In a bowl, mix brisket with about 3/4 of the dressing.
• Transfer brisket to a serving platter or bowl and toss it lightly with tomatoes, avocados, onion, cheese and cilantro.
• Drizzle additional dressing over top, enough to make the mixture moist.
• Garnish with radish roses if desired.
• Serve warm with fresh hot tortillas, or chilled with tortilla chips for dipping.

Steps:

• Heat a small amount (enough to barely cover bottom of pan) of olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add the onion, beef and garlic.
• Cook, stirring frequently until meat is browned.
• While meat is cooking, stir together the lime juice, cilantro and salt.
• When the meat is browned, stir in the cilantro mixture.
• Pour in the salsa; cover and simmer for about 1 hour; stirring occasionally, until meat is tender.
• To serve fill tortilla shells with about 2 tablespoons beef mixture and top with lettuce, tomatoes, cheese and sour cream or your choice or taco toppings.
• Crock pot variation: Place beef in crock pot.
• Add remaining ingredients and cover.
• Cook on LOW setting 8 hours or until beef is tender.

Steps:

• SHREDDED BEEF:.
• Add the beef, onion, garlic, bay leaf and salt to a large pot and add water to cover.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, or until meat is very tender.
• Remove the meat and reserve the stock for soup or other uses.
• Shred the meat with your fingers when it is cool enough to handle.
• SALPICON:.
• Place shredded beef in a large bowl, add lettuce, tomatoes, green olives, and chiles.
• Drizzel with olive oil, white vinegar and toss to incoporate all ingredients. Add oregano and salt and pepper toss again.
• Taste and adjust seasoning. If it's too dry add a little more oil and vinegar, a little at a time.
• You can serve immediately or let sit for a 30 minutes. Serve with tostadas and bottled hot sauce if you like.

Steps:

• For the beef: place in large pan and cover with enough water to cover meat by 2 inches.
• Add onion, salt, garlic, pepper and bay leaf.
• Bring to boil, skimming off any foam.
• Reduce heat and add oregano.
• Simmer uncovered about 1-1/2 hours, or until beef is very tender.
• Refrigerate overnight.
• Reserve cooking liquid.
• Slice, then shred beef coarsely.
• Return to refrigerator, adding enough reserved cooking liquid to meat to cover.
• Whisk together the vinaigrette ingredients.
• Combine tomatoes, Bermuda onion and 3 tbsp.
• of vinaigrette.
• Toss to coat and season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Drain beef and add shredded lettuce and cilantro to beef.
• Mix in more vinaigrette and season with salt and pepper.
• Divide salad among plates; surround with tomato mixture and garnish with avocado and radish slices.