Habanero Steak Tacos
Mexican inspired tacos using The Organic Butchery diced braising steak, slow-cooked with cinnamon, whole cloves, and cumin seeds.
Habanero Steak Tacos
Mexican inspired tacos using The Organic Butchery diced braising steak, slow-cooked with cinnamon, whole cloves, and cumin seeds.
- Serves: 2
- Prepare: 30 Minutes
- Cook: 4 Hours
- Difficulty: easy
WHO ARE THE ORGANIC BUTCHERY?
Starting life as an organic farm in the heart of the West Country, The Organic Butchery is proudly founded on a long history of organic principles. We source the best quality organic grass-fed and wild meats, sustainable fish and organic free-range poultry from trusted local suppliers and like-minded brands to guarantee the highest standards of animal welfare and environmental stewardship. Our mission is to approach butchery with a whole-carcass perspective, to make the most of every animal that crosses our blocks, which means we offer you cuts that you will never see on the supermarket shelves.
WHAT IS ORGANIC BEEF?
Living active, free-range lives, our organic grass-fed beef is a nutrient-dense food. We farm our cattle in harmony with nature, grazing livestock in turn helps to regenerate the health of our soil. At The Organic Butchery, we select only the highest-quality cuts to deliver pure, distinctive flavour every time.
Ingredients
- 500g organic diced stewing steak
- 1 white onion, roughly chopped
- 5 cloves garlic
- 1/2 can chopped tomatoes
- 1 tbsp tomato puree
- 1 dried chipotle chillies
- 2 dried habanero chillies
- 2 tsp organic cinnamon powder
- 2 tsp cumin
- 4 x cloves
- 3 x organic bay leaves
- 400ml organic beef bone broth
- salt
- pepper
- 2 tbsp olive oil
To Serve
- tortillas
- pickled onions
- salsa macha
- feta, crumbled
- spring onions, sliced
Method
- Preheat oven to 160°C/320°F/Gas Mark 3
- Remove any sinew from the diced steak and pat dry with kitchen paper. Season well with sea salt and black pepper
- Heat olive oil in a large casserole pot with a lid and brown the steak on all sides. Remove from the pot and set aside
- Soak the chipotle and habanero chillies in hot water till soft. Remove stems and roughly chop
- In a food processor, add the onion, garlic, chillies, tomatoes, tomato puree, salt and pepper and blitz till smooth marinade
- Return the meat to the heat and add the cloves, bay leaves, cumin and cinnamon, stir till fragrant
- Add the marinade to the pot along with the beef stock and cook on a low heat for 4-5 hours till meat is tender and juicy. If it begins to get dry in the slightest, add more beef stock
- Serve on warmed tortillas topped with pickled onions, crumbled feta, salsa macha, spring onions and a good squeeze of lime juice
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WHO ARE THE ORGANIC BUTCHERY?
Starting life as an organic farm in the heart of the West Country, The Organic Butchery is proudly founded on a long history of organic principles. We source the best quality organic grass-fed and wild meats, sustainable fish and organic free-range poultry from trusted local suppliers and like-minded brands to guarantee the highest standards of animal welfare and environmental stewardship. Our mission is to approach butchery with a whole-carcass perspective, to make the most of every animal that crosses our blocks, which means we offer you cuts that you will never see on the supermarket shelves.
WHAT IS ORGANIC BEEF?
Living active, free-range lives, our organic grass-fed beef is a nutrient-dense food. We farm our cattle in harmony with nature, grazing livestock in turn helps to regenerate the health of our soil. At The Organic Butchery, we select only the highest-quality cuts to deliver pure, distinctive flavour every time.
Frequently asked questions
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Grass fed beef can contain up to four times more Vitamin E, a valuable anti-oxidant, than conventional beef. Vitamin E has a vital role repairing cell damage, protecting our health against the effects of ageing and chronic inflammation. Grass fed organic beef is generally lower in saturated fat than conventional beef and therefore is a good meat choice, once weekly, to ensure you can still benefit from its valuable nutrients like high quality protein, iron and Vitamin B12. There are also several other reasons why choosing organic beef is a good idea. Grass fed beef are vital for natural ecosystems to thrive, no pesticides and fertilisers on the land and high animal welfare in organic systems (medicines are only used when absolutely necessary, unlike in the farming of conventional beef animals having a detrimental effect on our health).
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By definition, organic beef in the UK is fed on a diet predominantly made up of grass. However this won't necessarily make it 100% grass fed, this is not an organic standard. We supplement our organic beef’s diets when grass alone isn’t up to doing the job. As part of our regular crop rotation, we plant some cereals, such as barley, alongside nutritious legumes like peas. These can be grown together in the same field and harvested as a ‘whole crop’. That means the stalk and seed are cut and stored together, so there’s no by-product and no waste. It also means the cattle get a balanced meal with plenty of roughage.
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Organic beef has to be certified by an approved organic body to a number of set organic standards. These include the space that an organic beef animal has to graze, the way that its food is grown, without the use of pesticides and or unapproved fertilisers. The standards for organic beef also cover use of medicines (no routine drugs, growth promoters or additives added) and other points that improve the welfare and conditions throughout the life of the animal and on through slaughter and butchery. Coombe Farm Organic is certified organic by the Soil Association.