Beef Cheek Street Tacos

[William Landreth]

Got some beef cheeks at Walmart the other day, so I got a bit creative.

1. Remove the fat and membranes from the cheek meat and season with salt/pepper/garlic/cayenne/oregano.
2. Smoke the meat for two hours over hickory.
3. Braise the cheeks in Dos Equis, lime, onion and garlic for three hours.
4. Remove the meat from the braising liquid and shred/chop.
5. Saute a thinly sliced Texas 1015 onion in EVOO and then a quarter cup of the braising liquid.
6. Put shredded meat in corn tortillas and top with onions, queso fresco and tomatillo salsa.

 

[ChuckO]

It's 15 minutes before noon and you post that? Thanks a lot, now I'm gonna be disappointed with lunch
Nicely done, great cook!

 

[JimK]

Awesome!!!

 

[Enrico Brandizzi]

It looks really tasty! Complimenti.

 

[Jim Lampe]

Excellent!!

 

[Luke P]

That meat looks beautifully tender. And tasty.

 

[Dustin Dorsey]

Those look amazing!

 

[Cliff Bartlett]

Gorgeous looking Tacos!

 

[Jose Suro]

OK you win the hard to find grill food of the day!!! Excellent!

 

[TonyUK]

Cow cheeks & pig cheeks are a highly under-used cut of meat imo. They take a bit of time to cook granted, but the flavour is superb!
Those tacos look delicious! Nice one William.

 

[Noe]

Cow cheeks & pig cheeks are a highly under-used cut of meat imo. They take a bit of time to cook granted, but the flavour is superb!
Those tacos look delicious! Nice one William.

Beef cheeks are amazing, put in crockpot before going to bed, barbacoa will be waiting for you when you awake. Heat up some corn tortillas, have some fresh pico de gallo, quacamole and your in heaven.

 

[John Solak]

tacos look amazing!!! A couple of friends and I were talking about cheek meat the other day, never tried cooking it.

 

[Wolgast]

Mighty fine!

 

[Bill Schultz]

Well done Bill, creative cook with uncommon meats always make me happy