I had roasted some red and yellow peppers for the first time and wanted to find a recipe that used them so I found the recipe below. I adapted it a bit to serve just Steve and I, those changes are in parentheses but the real recipe is there. Enjoy! I couldn't find fresh chipotles so I got a can of chipotles in adobo sauce and used about three peppers. Steve can't stop talking about it! It was pretty delicious.
Blazin' Short Rib Tacos with Roasted Peppers
Recipe courtesy Aaron McCargo Jr.
Cook Time: 2 hr
Serves: 4 servings (Adapted version, 2 servings)
Ingredients
2 tablespoons olive oil
4 (6-ounce) boneless short ribs (1.5lbs of short rib before bone removed)
Salt and freshly cracked black pepper
1 onion, sliced (small onion)
3 tablespoons minced garlic
2 chipotles, minced (Chipotle in adobo, three peppers)
1/2 cup hot salsa (1/3 cup medium salsa)
1 quart beef stock (1 container 24 oz beef stock)
1 jar fire roasted whole red peppers, drained and patted dry (used own roasted red/yellow peppers)
1 jar fire roasted whole yellow peppers, drained and patted dry
1/4 cup chopped cilantro leaves
Flour tortillas
1 lime cut in wedges, for garnish
Directions
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
In a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat, add the oil. Season the short ribs with salt and pepper, to taste. Add short ribs to pan, 1 at a time, and sear on all sides until nicely browned. Remove them from the pan to a platter.
In the same Dutch oven, over medium-high heat, add the onions. Cook until the onions are well caramelized, about 2 to 3 minutes. Add the garlic and mix well. Stir in the chipotles, salsa, stock and salt and pepper, to taste. Bring to a boil, then add the short ribs and cover. Put the pot in the oven and braise the ribs until the meat is fork tender, about 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
Remove the ribs from the oven and shred the meat with 2 forks. Slice the peppers into thin strips and put them in a bowl along with the cilantro. Warm the tortillas in the oven. Assemble the fajitas with the desired amount of short rib meat and top with peppers.
Garnish with lime wedges and serve.
