Subj : 10/4 World Taco Day - 5
To   : All
From : Dave Drum
Date : Thu Oct 03 2024 16:13:00

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      Title: Moose Cheek Tacos
 Categories: Game, Chilies, Breads, Herbs, Citrus
      Yield: 10 Servings
 
  2 1/2 lb Moose cheeks
      4 cl Garlic
      1 tb Natural peanut butter
      1    Ancho chile; stemmed, seeded
      1 ts Instant espresso
      2 tb Olive oil; + 2 tb more for
           - cooking
      1 tb Honey
      2 ts Ground cumin
      1 ts Smoked sweet paprika
      1    Handful fresh cilantro
      1 ts Salt
      1 c  Broth; beef or chicken
      3    Limes
      1    Avocado
           Corn tortillas
           Fresh cilantro
 
  Clean and trim the cheeks. Put them in a container to
  marinate them.
  
  Remove the stem and seeds from the ancho, cut it up into
  chunks and rehydrate in a little water (stick it in a
  ramekin and microwave for 30 seconds)
  
  Peel and chop the garlic. Put everything from the garlic
  to the salt in the food processor (including the water
  from the chile) and blend into a paste. Toss the paste
  with the cheeks and marinate for several hours or better
  yet overnight.
  
  When it is time to cook, heat the oven to 275oF/135oC,
  and heat 2 tbs olive oil in a dutch oven. Brown the
  cheeks on both sides. Use the broth to rinse the rest
  of the marinade into the dutch oven, then squeeze the
  juice of 3 limes in.
  
  Bake at 275oF/135oC for 3 1/2 hours - turn the cheeks
  over once or twice while they cook and if the liquid
  dries up add a bit more broth
  
  When the cheeks are fall-apart tender, take the pan out
  of the oven. Using 2 forks, pull the meat apart in the
  pan so that it mixes in with all of that fatty juicy
  goodness.
  
  To serve - heat 2 tortillas (you might like to double
  wrap the taco as they are juicy). Fill with cheek meat,
  a slice of avocado, some pickled onions and fresh
  cilantro.
  
  Serve and enjoy!!!
  
  From: http://www.food52.com
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
 
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