Barbacoa beef tacos with pickled watermelon & avocado sauce - Good Food Middle East

Name: Barbacoa beef tacos with pickled watermelon & avocado sauce - Good Food Middle East
Ingredients: 24 small corn tortillas, to serve; 2 red onions, cut into wedges; 3 whole tomatoes; 10 garlic cloves; 2 ancho chillies; 3 tbsp smoky Mexican spice mix, plus 1 tsp for the watermelon (see below); 75ml vegetable oil, plus 2 tbsp; 2-3 lemons(2 are for the avocado cream); 2kg boneless beef brisketor blade, cut into chunks (ask your butcher to do this for you); 500ml chicken stock; 3 bay leaves; 3 avocados; 6 tbsp soured cream; 1 small pack coriander, stems chopped, leaves kept whole; 50ml white wine vinegar; 1 tsp sugar; ½ small watermelon, cut into cubes, any large seeds removed; 1 tbsp cumin seeds; 1½ tsp ground oregano; 2 tsp smoked paprika; 4 ground cloves; 2 tbsp smoked salt flakes; 2 tbsp chipotle chilli flakes

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Combine a few storecupboard spices to make a smoky Mexican spice mix and liven up these beef tacos. Serve with our avocado cream and pickled watermelon

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Ingredients

24 small corn tortillas, to serve
2 red onions, cut into wedges
3 whole tomatoes
10 garlic cloves
2 ancho chillies
3 tbsp smoky Mexican spice mix, plus 1 tsp for the watermelon (see below)
75ml vegetable oil, plus 2 tbsp
2-3 lemons(2 are for the avocado cream)
2kg boneless beef brisketor blade, cut into chunks (ask your butcher to do this for you)
500ml chicken stock
3 bay leaves
3 avocados
6 tbsp soured cream
1 small pack coriander, stems chopped, leaves kept whole
50ml white wine vinegar
1 tsp sugar
½ small watermelon, cut into cubes, any large seeds removed
1 tbsp cumin seeds
1½ tsp ground oregano
2 tsp smoked paprika
4 ground cloves
2 tbsp smoked salt flakes
2 tbsp chipotle chilli flakes