Cachete, Instant Pot

Name: Cachete, Instant Pot
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 3 lb beef cheeks; 1 Tbs kosher salt; 1 tsp coarse black pepper; 1 Tbs lard; 1 white onion; 6 cloves garlic; 2 bay leaves; 1 tsp dried Mexican oregano; 3 whole cloves; 2 Tbs cider vinegar; 1 cup water; 1 tsp kosher salt

👥 6 servings

🗣️ English (detected)

category: Stews & Braises

counters: Instant Pot

dish: cachete

kit: Instant Pot

aka: cachete, cabeza, taco de cabeza, tacos de cachete, beef cheek, barbacoa de cachete, instant pot beef cheeks, pressure cooker beef cheeks

pairs-with: corn-tortillas, salsa-verde

slack: forgiving — the silverskin has to come off before it goes in, because nothing in the pot will render it down

washing-up: the Instant Pot

capacity: 3 — the Instant Pot's base, brown

keeps: 4 days — the cheeks soften further and the broth sets to a jelly; a sealed pot leaves you more of it

step: shred coarse, salt

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From: John Chen's Tabular Recipes

🥘 Ingredients

beef cheeks 3 lb
kosher salt 1 Tbs
coarse black pepper 1 tsp
lard 1 Tbs
white onion 1
garlic 6 cloves
bay leaves 2
dried Mexican oregano 1 tsp
whole cloves 3
cider vinegar 2 Tbs
water 1 cup
kosher salt 1 tsp

🍳 Cookware

Instant Pot

1

One cup is the floor: below it the pot will not seal. Every drop of it is still there at the end.
2

Season beef cheeks with kosher salt , coarse black pepper .
3

Brown @&( timer in lard on sauté in an Instant Pot for 10 min , in two batches, until each face is properly dark.
4

Pressure cook @&( timer with white onion , garlic , bay leaves , dried Mexican oregano , whole cloves , cider vinegar , water , lid on and valve sealed: 12 min , then 45 min on high and 15 min .
5

Shred @&( timer coarsely with two forks, moistening them with their own liquor, and salt with kosher salt .

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