The Mata Bar smokes their beef for 4 hours before braising it - giving it an even richer flavour. Here's an adapted version of this dish to try making at home.
Directions for: Mata Bar Cassava Poutine
Ingredients
Pulled BeefBeef cheeks or short ribs
Salt and freshly ground pepper
2 Tbsp vegetable oil
1 medium cooking onion, diced
1 carrot, diced
2 stalks celery, diced
cup Cachaa
Vegetable or chicken stock
Poutine2 cups cassava (cleaned, cubed and fully cooked in salted water)
cup cheese curds
100 g pulled beef, warmed
cup gravy
Fresh herbs (micro greens, scallions, etc.)
Directions
Pulled Beef1. Preheat oven to 350F. Season beef with salt and pepper. Heat oil in an oven-proof pot over high heat. Add beef and cook 2-3 minutes per side or until browned. Remove to a platter and reserve.
2. Reduce heat to medium. Add vegetables and cook until softened. Deglaze with Cachaa.
3. Return beef to pot and add enough stock to cover 2/3 of the meat. Cover and bake for 3 hours or until meat is falling apart.
4. Remove meat from liquid and pull it apart using two-forks. Reserve.
5. Strain the braising liquid and place it in the fridge for a few hours or until the fat solidifies on the top.
6. Remove the fat then place in a pot over high heat. Bring to a boil. Combine cornstarch with 1 Tbsp cold water and stir into gravy. Bring to a boil then remove from heat. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Poutine1. Heat oil in a deep fryer over medium-high. Fry cassava until golden brown, season it with salt and pepper. Add cheese curds and combine until cheese curds just begin to melt.
2. Plate cassava mix and top with pulled beef, gravy and herbs.
Source and Credits
Courtesy of Mata Bar
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