Serves 1
Directions
- 1Slice the beef chuck into large cubes for more browning and maximum flavor.
- 2Sear the beef in a very hot oiled pan until a deep brown color is achieved.
- 3Remove the beef from the pan.
- 4Char an onion and some garlic in the same pan.
- 5In a blender, add fire roasted tomatoes.
- 6Add chipotle peppers in adobo or chipotle sauce to the blender.
- 7Add soaked New Mexico and ancho chilis to the blender.
- 8Carefully add the charred onions and garlic to the blender.
- 9Add oregano, paprika, chili powder, salt, and pepper to the blender.
- 10Blend the ingredients until smooth.
- 11Drop the seared beef into a slow cooker, pressure cooker, or Crock-Pot.
- 12Smother the beef with the blended sauce mixture.
- 13Cover the slow cooker and cook on low and slow until the meat shreds like butter.
- 14While the beef is cooking, squeeze mayonnaise on top of corn.
- 15Sprinkle chili powder on the corn and mayonnaise mixture.
- 16Add a lot of cotija cheese to the corn mixture.
- 17Squeeze lime juice over the corn mixture.
- 18Mix the corn ingredients together.
- 19Fry corn tortillas in hot oil until crispy, or use a pre-made tostada shell.
- 20Smear each tostada with a little avocado and lime.
- 21Pile the chipotle beef on top of the avocado layer on each tostada.
- 22Add the corn mixture on top of the beef.
- 23Top with pico de gallo.
- 24Drizzle with chipotle sour cream.
Ingredients
- 5 lbs beef chuck
- 1 red onion
- 10 garlic cloves
- 15 oz fire roasted tomatoes
- 1 can Chipotle sauce
- 3 ancho chilis
- 3 New Mexico chilis
- 0.5 cup chili water
- 0.25 cup white vinegar
- 2 tsp cumin
- 1 tbsp chili powder
- 1 tbsp smoked paprika
- 1 tbsp oregano
- 2 tbsp salt
- 30 oz canned corn
- 0.33 cup mayo
- 0.25 cup cotija cheese
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 1 juice lime
- salt
- 1 cup Mexican crema
- 0.25 cup Chipotle hot sauce
- 1 tbsp honey
- 0.5 tsp chili powder
- 0.5 tsp paprika
- salt
- tostadas or fried corn tortillas
- avocado
- lime
- salt
- corn
- Chipotle sour cream
- pico de gallo
Equipment
cutting boardknifepantongsblenderslow cookercrockpotbowl
Tips
- Sear the beef to a deep brown color for maximum flavor.
- Be careful not to overload the tostadas, as they might fall apart.
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