AuthorChef Chad
RatingDifficultyBeginner

Slow cooking can help tenderize flank steak beef and turn it into flaky and tender taco filling. You can make this with your Breville Smart Oven™ Air Fryer.

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Yields4 Servings
Prep Time15 minsCook Time4 hrsTotal Time4 hrs 15 mins
 500 g beef flank steak (camto)
 3 piece chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, canned
 3 tbsp Canola oil
 1 piece White Onion
 4 piece garlic cloves
 2 tbsp tomato paste
 3 cup Stock, Beef
 1 tbsp Sea Salt
 1 tbsp Soy sauce
 1 tsp Black Pepper Crushed
 2 piece Bay leaf
 1 tsp cloves
 0.5 tsp Oregano, dried
 0.5 tsp Cinnamon Powder
 10 piece corn tortilla
 30 g Cilantro
 200 g Kesong Puti
 1 piece Lime
1

Line up the beef flank steak in a square pan, season with sea salt and crushed black pepper.

2

Drizzle 2 tbsp of canola oil in a preheated pot, let it reach its smoking point.

3

Once the oil in the pot is screaming hot, sear the seasoned flank steak until brown on all sides.

4

Once the meat is perfectly seared, take it off the pan and drizzle 1 tbsp of canola oil.

5

Saute minced onions, garlic then add tomato paste until it reaches dark red color.

6

Add the seared meat, beef stock, chipotle peppers , soy sauce, bay leaf, cloves, oregano, and cinnamon powder.

7

Transfer the pot covered with aluminum foil into the pre-heated Breville Oven.

8

Activate the slow-cooked function (high), and transfer the pot to the Breville Oven to braise for about 4 hours.

9

Once the meat is soft and tender, Remove the meat from the sauce and shred it with two forks.

10

Add some of the sauce (the consommé) to a bowl and add a little beef broth if it needs to be thinned out.

11

Mince up some onion and cilantro and mix it in a small bowl with a few squeezes of lime and a pinch of salt.

12

Add a spoonful of the cilantro and onion mixture to the consomé and add a squeeze of lime.

13

Dip a corn tortilla into the top of the sauce. This should be mostly fat. And add it to a non-stick skillet, set over medium-high heat.

14

Flip over and then add a small handful of shredded meat and a handful of kesong puti. Shape it into a quesadilla/taco. And flip it over so it can get crispy and melty on the other side.

15

Serve with consommé. Enjoy.

Ingredients

 500 g beef flank steak (camto)
 3 piece chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, canned
 3 tbsp Canola oil
 1 piece White Onion
 4 piece garlic cloves
 2 tbsp tomato paste
 3 cup Stock, Beef
 1 tbsp Sea Salt
 1 tbsp Soy sauce
 1 tsp Black Pepper Crushed
 2 piece Bay leaf
 1 tsp cloves
 0.5 tsp Oregano, dried
 0.5 tsp Cinnamon Powder
 10 piece corn tortilla
 30 g Cilantro
 200 g Kesong Puti
 1 piece Lime

Directions

1

Line up the beef flank steak in a square pan, season with sea salt and crushed black pepper.

2

Drizzle 2 tbsp of canola oil in a preheated pot, let it reach its smoking point.

3

Once the oil in the pot is screaming hot, sear the seasoned flank steak until brown on all sides.

4

Once the meat is perfectly seared, take it off the pan and drizzle 1 tbsp of canola oil.

5

Saute minced onions, garlic then add tomato paste until it reaches dark red color.

6

Add the seared meat, beef stock, chipotle peppers , soy sauce, bay leaf, cloves, oregano, and cinnamon powder.

7

Transfer the pot covered with aluminum foil into the pre-heated Breville Oven.

8

Activate the slow-cooked function (high), and transfer the pot to the Breville Oven to braise for about 4 hours.

9

Once the meat is soft and tender, Remove the meat from the sauce and shred it with two forks.

10

Add some of the sauce (the consommé) to a bowl and add a little beef broth if it needs to be thinned out.

11

Mince up some onion and cilantro and mix it in a small bowl with a few squeezes of lime and a pinch of salt.

12

Add a spoonful of the cilantro and onion mixture to the consomé and add a squeeze of lime.

13

Dip a corn tortilla into the top of the sauce. This should be mostly fat. And add it to a non-stick skillet, set over medium-high heat.

14

Flip over and then add a small handful of shredded meat and a handful of kesong puti. Shape it into a quesadilla/taco. And flip it over so it can get crispy and melty on the other side.

15

Serve with consommé. Enjoy.

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