IF YOU SHRED THE BEEF DOES IT HAVE LESS CALORIES??

Shredded Beef Ready to Go!

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I saw a friend in Singapore shred beef, painstakingly, one shred at a time, with a fork…not kidding, a table fork, and although the end result was stunning, I couldn’t quite imagine spending a couple of hours cooking, then shredding beef, chicken or any other meat for it to be wolfed down as quickly as it would be in my household! So; in a fit of daring, I gave the old Thermomix a chance to prove to me once again that it is the appliance in my kitchen and sure enough, we have been shredding all over the place! (Is that a good thing?)
I also love Mexican food and so yes, here we are, South of the Border again…perhaps I should start a restaurant…any takers?
Shredded Beef Taco Salad

NEED:
Dressing;
Handful coriander
1 chilli
1 clove garlic
1 tsp sugar
½ tsp ground cumin
Sea salt to taste
Black pepper to taste
Juice 2 limes
100g olive oil
Beef;
500g beef steak
1 litre GF beef stock
Sea salt and pepper to taste
Salad;
150g vintage cheddar cheese cubed
Iceberg lettuce to taste
1 tin kidney beans, drained and rinsed
100g sliced black olives
Few spring onions/shallots sliced
1 punnet grape tomatoes halved
1 red capsicum diced
1-2 avocados pitted and diced
Corn chips to taste

DO:
To make dressing place coriander, chilli and garlic into Thermomix bowl and chop for 5 seconds on speed 6. Add remaining dressing ingredients and blend for 10 seconds on speed 6. Set aside.
Without washing bowl, prepare beef by placing into basket and inserting into Thermomix bowl. Pour stock over and cook for 20 minutes at 100ºC on speed 2. Drain stock and reserve for another use. Place cooked beef into Thermomix bowl and shred for 5 seconds by turning the dial slowly up to speed 6.
To assemble salad, place cheese into clean and dry Thermomix bowl and grate for 8 seconds on speed 9.
Arrange lettuce over the bottom of a shallow serving dish or platter.
Spoon beef mixture evenly over lettuce and then top with layers of beans, olives, spring onions, tomatoes, capsicum and avocado’s. Finish with corn chips and drizzle with dressing just prior to serving.

Oh and should the pic not quite do it for you, I am making this AGAIN and will be hoping that my camera does not play up…so use your imagination…it will shred, trust me!