headin back to the border

another friday brings another day of fending for myself for dinner. like usual that means various braised meats served up on a sandwich of one form or another. the ingredient that caught me eye was the rack of beef ribs i picked up to make stock for onion soup. i decided to say fuck it to that plan and do what i do best, spicy shredded meat. i pulled the ribs from the downstairs freezer and found bacon, chorizo, and a couple pork chops in the fridge's freezer.


my first step was to sear the ribs, i chose to do this in the oven, above are the ribs after like a half hour in the oven.


next up i seared the pork chops in my dutch oven

i then added the bacon, chorizo, and onion. after sauteing i added a can of tomato sauce, a can of white beans, homemade chili paste, spices, and white wine.

i put the ribs in the pot, cover it, and put in the oven at 350 for about 3-4 hours.

the meat fell apart into beautiful carnitas style meat.

here's one of the corn tortillas i made

i put a pile of meat on the tortilla. for toppings i made a chili lime lettuce slaw, i marinaded iceberg lettuce in lime juice, sriracha sauce, and honey. i also have avocado, tomato, and cilantro


for my first time making corn tortilla i'd say i did a very good job. fucking great taco.