World Cuisine Recipe ⋇ Kalbi-Style Braised Beef Cheek Tacos

Korean taco trucks seem to be all the rage these days. I wanted to find a way to recreate those savory sweet tacos at home.

Ingredients

• 1 ½ pounds beef cheeks
• ¼ onion, sliced
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 (10.75 ounce) can low-sodium chicken broth
• ¼ cup soy sauce
• 2 green onions, cut into 2-inch pieces
• 2 tablespoons white sugar
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil
• 2 teaspoons toasted sesame seeds
• ½ cup kimchi, or to taste
• 8 (6 inch) flour tortillas

Cooking Directions

1. Heat a large pot over medium-high heat. Cook beef cheeks until browned on both sides, about 5 minutes. Stir in onion and garlic; cook and stir until onion begins to soften, about 5 minutes.
2. Stir chicken broth, soy sauce, green onions, sugar, and sesame oil into the pot. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low; simmer until beef cheeks are tender, about 2 hours.
3. Remove beef cheeks from the pot using a slotted spoon; cut into bite-size pieces. Arrange beef on a dish and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
4. Place a scoop of beef and some kimchi over each tortilla.

Nutrition Facts

• calories720.5
• carbohydrateContent43.4 g
• cholesterolContent121.3 mg
• fatContent44.6 g
• fiberContent2.7 g
• proteinContent35.2 g
• saturatedFatContent16.5 g
• sodiumContent1583 mg
• sugarContent8.7 g