Coffee Berbere Braised Beef Tacos with Cantaloupe Salsa
September 10, 2020
Meat in the pan with the coffee, spices, honey, and butter.
The salsa was cantaloupe, radish, bell pepper, shallot, mint, garlic, lemon, and lime.
After cooking about two and a half hours the meat is tender and shreddy.
The refreshing salsa balances the deep, bitter, and heavy meat flavors.
A tasty dish that is perfect for this time of the year!
Coffee Berbere Braised Beef Tacos with Cantaloupe Salsa
- Beef
- 2 pounds beef chuck
- 1 cup Coffee
- 1/4 cup Milk
- 2 tablespoons berbere
- 2 tablespoons Honey
- 2 tablespoons Butter
- 5 cloves Garlic
- Salt and Pepper
- Salsa
- 2 cups chopped cantaloupe
- 1/2 cup sliced radish
- 1/2 cup chopped red bell pepper
- 1 Shallot minced
- 1 clove Garlic grated
- 20 Chopped Mint chopped
- Lots of Salt and Pepper
- juice of 1 lemon
- juice of 1 lime
- Other
- Corn Tortillas
- cotija or other crumbled cheese
Instructions
- Mix the beef ingredients in an oven safe pan. Cover and bake at 300 for two and a half hours until the meat is fork tender. Remove from oven, mash the garlic cloves, and shred the meat right in the pan with the sauce.
- Mix the salsa ingredients and set aside.
- Toast the tortillas in a dry frying pan for about 1 minute per side.
- Serve with the meat first, then the cheese, then top with the salsa.