Beef Short Rib Tacos with Avocado Crema
This taco recipe is season with pho flavors and topped with mango salsa and avocado crema.
- Prep time
- 20 min
- Cook time
- 3 hr
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 ½ lb short ribs
- ½ yellow onion
- 3 cloves garlic
- ⅔ cup red wine
- 2 tbsp Better Than Bouillon beef base
- 6 cups water
- 1 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp pepper
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 3 star anise
- 1 tsp coriander seeds
- 1 tsp fennel seeds
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 bay leaf
- ½ avocado
- ½ cup sour cream
- 1 tbsp water
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 lime
- 1 tbsp cilantro
- ¼ cup pineapple (minced)
- ¼ cup red onions (minced)
- 8 flour tortillas
Instructions
- 1
Season short ribs with salt and pepper. Make sure to get the seasoning on all sides.
- 2
Add 1 tablespoon of oil to a dutch oven and sear the short ribs on all sides over medium high heat. After searing, set short ribs aside.
- 3
Add the onions to the dutch oven and cook for 1-2 minutes. Add in the garlic and cook for 30 seconds.Deglaze the pan with red wine and cook until the alcohol is burned out. If you can't smell the alcohol anymore, it has burned out.
- 4
Add in the beef base, water, tomato paste, salt, pepper, and soy sauce. Bring the liquid to a boil. Once boiling, add the short ribs back to the dutch oven with the star anise, coriander seeds, fennel seeds, cinnamon stick, and bay leaf.
- 5
Lower the heat to low. Cook the short ribs on low heat for 3 hours.
- 6
Once done, shred the meat and toss away the bones. You can keep the liquid if you want, but I usually just toss that as well.
- 7
Make the avocado crema. Add the avocado, sour cream, water, salt, juice of 1 lime, and cilantro to a food processor. Pulse until a smooth consistency. Set aside.
- 8
Heat the flour tortillas directly over the fire on a gas stove. Leave the tortilla over the fire for 10 seconds on each side. If you have an electric stove, heat the flour tortillas in a pan until they are warm on both sides.
- 9
Now you're ready to assemble your tacos! Add a few spoonfuls of the short ribs to a tortilla. Top with the avocado crema, red onion, and pineapple. Enjoy!