“Beer-ia” Macaroni and Cheese
Yield: 10 each entrée portions
Ingredients:
- 5 lbs bag Reser’s® Special Request™ Signature Steam Table Macaroni & Cheese (71117.14490)
- 3 lbs Beef “Beeria”
- 1 cup Consommé, reserved from braising
- 1 ½ cups Oaxaca cheese, shredded
- 2 cups Yellow onion, diced
- 1 cup Cilantro leaves
- 10 Lime wedges
Beef “Beer-ia”
- ¼ cup Canola or avocado oil
- 4 lbs Beef chuck, boneless and cut into 2-inch pieces
- 4 each Beef short ribs 2-inch pieces
- 1 Tbsp Kosher salt
- 1 each Yellow onion, diced
- 6 each Garlic cloves
- 2 each Guajillo chiles, stems and seeds removed
- 2 each Ancho chiles, stems and seeds removed
- 4 each Chile de arbol, stems and seeds removed
- 1 Tbsp Black peppercorns
- 1 tsp Cumin seed
- 1 tsp Coriander seed
- 4 each Cloves, whole
- 1 Tbsp Mexican oregano
- 28 oz Diced Tomatoes, canned
- 2 Tbsp Apple cider vinegar
- 36 oz Winter ale or stout beer
- 6 cups Beef stock
- 3 each Bay leaves
- 1 each Cinnamon stick
Directions:
- Heat oven to 300°F.
- Season the beef chuck and short ribs with kosher salt and set aside.
- Heat a Dutch oven with oil. Sear the beef on all sides and set aside.
- Remove oil and add the onions, garlic, chiles, and cover with water.
- Bring to simmer and cook for 15 minutes.
- Toast the peppercorns, cumin seed, coriander seed, and cloves in a dry pan until fragrant and add to onion/chile mixture.
- Drain the water from the onion/chile mixture and place the solids into a blender with the Mexican oregano, diced tomatoes, and 1 cup of beef stock. Blend to combine.
- Once blended thoroughly, strain the onion/chile mixture back into the Dutch oven and add the apple cider vinegar, beer, remaining 5 cups of beef stock, and bring to a boil.
- Once a boil is reached, remove any foam atop the liquid with a ladle and remove from heat.
- Add the seared beef into a 2-inch hotel pan, cover with the braising liquid, and add the bay leaves and cinnamon.
- Cover the pan with foil and braise for 3-4 hours until tender.
- Remove the meat and strain the braising liquid, set aside, and keep warm. Season with kosher salt if needed.
- Shred the meat and keep warm.
- Heat the Reser’s Special Request Signature Steamtable Macaroni and Cheese in steamer or hot water for 18-20 minutes.
- Empty heated bag into a 6-inch 1/3rd pan.
- Add 1 cup of the braising liquid, stirring to combine, then add the shredded Oaxaca cheese and place into a steam well or warmer until ready to serve.
- To serve, add 8 oz of the macaroni and cheese base to a serving bowl, top with 4 oz of the “Beef Beer-ia”, and garnish with 2 Tbsp diced yellow onion, cilantro leaves, and lime wedge.