Rick Bayless Shredded Beef

Total Time: 1 hr 55 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 1/4 lbs boneless beef chuck steaks, cut into 4 pieces
• 3 small onions, diced
• 4 garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 (28 ounce) can whole tomatoes with juice, drained and chopped
• 2 -3 serranos, stemmed seeded and very finely chopped
• salt

Recipe

• 1 in a medium saucepan set over medium heat, combine the meat with 2 quarts salted water, about 1/3 of the onions, and half of the garlic and simmer until the meat is very tender, about 1 1/2 hours. strain, reserving the broth for another use. when the meat is cool enough to handle, shred it into coarse strands with your fingers or 2 forks--don't worry that there are bits of onion and garlic mixed with the meat.
• 2 wash and dry the saucepan, set it over medium heat and add 1 tablespoon oil. when the oil is hot, add half of the remaining onions and cook until golden, about 6 minutes, then stir in the remaining garlic and cook for another minute. add the tomatoes and chiles and cook until most of the juice has evaporated, about 3 minutes. stir in the shredded meat and simmer for a few more minutes, then taste and season with about 1/2 teaspoon salt. remove from the heat.