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Brisket Tacos with Leftover Beef Brisket
Beef brisket tacos in a flavor chipotle sauce made with leftover brisket. Serve with corn or flour tortillas and all your favorite Mexican toppings.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 6 Servings
Calories: 407 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 pound cooked leftover beef brisket diced or shredded
- 6 corn tortillas
- 1 7 ounce can chipotle chiles in adobo sauce
- 1 teaspoon cooking oil
- 1 cup onion diced
- 1/3 cup beef broth
- 1 teaspoon soy sauce low sodium
- ½ teaspoon cornstarch
Beef Brisket Taco Toppings
- chopped cilantro pico de gallo, crema, avocado slices, coleslaw, lettuce, jalapenos
Instructions
- Dice leftover brisket into small bite-size pieces.
- Drain chipotles in a small sieve reserving ¼ cup of adobo sauce. Reserve the chiles for another use.
- Heat a large skillet with cooking oil over medium-high heat. Add onions and saute until fragrant and translucent.
- Add to the skillet diced meat, adobo sauce, beef broth and bring ingredients to a boil.
- Cover, reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
- In a separate small bowl whisk together soy sauce and cornstarch. Add to beef and onion mixture. Cook until sauce thickens.
- Warm tortillas on a skillet and assemble tacos with brisket and the topping of your choice.
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Notes
- Reserve 1 pound of oven cooked brisket for this dish.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1g
Calories
407kcal
(20%)
Carbohydrates
18g
(6%)
Protein
25g
(50%)
Fat
24g
(37%)
Saturated Fat
8g
(40%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
14g
Cholesterol
86mg
(29%)
Sodium
248mg
(10%)
Fiber
6g
(24%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6Servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 407
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1g | |
| Calories | 407kcal | 20% |
| Carbohydrates | 18g | 6% |
| Protein | 25g | 50% |
| Fat | 24g | 37% |
| Saturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 14g | 82% |
| Cholesterol | 86mg | 29% |
| Sodium | 248mg | 10% |
| Fiber | 6g | 24% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.