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Butter Chicken Brisket Soft Tacos with Simple Sides Recipe

Butter Chicken Brisket Soft Tacos w Simple Sides - Zest Byron BayServes 6-8

Ingredients

1kg beef brisket
1 tbs oil
175g Zest Butter Chicken
1 brown onion sliced
1 stick cinnamon
1 cup veg/chicken/beef stock

Sides
8 corn tortillas (we love Doña Cholita brand)
Shredded lettuce
2 corn on cob
2 shallots, sliced
3 tbs sour cream
8 drops Tabasco
1 tsp chopped chives
2 avocados
1 Lebanese cucumber, deseeded and chopped
1 lime, juiced
1 tbs chopped coriander
Grated cheese (Ricotta Salata)
Pickled jalapeños

Method

Turn on oven to 160°C.

In a heavy based pot with a tight fitting lid, seal the brisket in hot oil.

Mix other ingredients and pour over brisket. Cover with lid and braise in the oven for 3 hours or until very tender, turning every 30 minutes.

Chargrill corn until black spots appear. Slice off kernels. Mix with shallots and a splash of lime juice.

Mix sour cream with shallots and Tabasco.

Fork avocado, cucumber, coriander, lime juice and pinch of salt until combined but not too smooth.

Chargrill tortillas until marked and keep warm in a dry tea towel.

Serve tortillas with accompaniments and let everyone create their own combos.

East Meets West
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Soft Tacos with Spiced Eggplant and Simple Sides Recipe

Soft Tacos with Spiced Eggplant & Simple Sides - Zest Byron BayServes 4

Ingredients

3 Lebanese eggplant
175g Zest Butter Chicken
1 tsp Oil
8 Corn Tortilla (we love dona cholita brand)
Shredded Lettuce
2 Corn on Cob
2 Shallot Sliced
3 tbs Sour Cream
1 tsp Chopped Chives
2 Avocado
1 Lime juiced
1 tbs Chopped Coriander

Method

Heat oven to 200°C.

Soft Tacos with Spiced Eggplant & Simple Sides - Zest Byron BayCut eggplant into wedges and toss with Zest Butter Chicken and oil. Marinate for 30mins.

Roast eggplant until soft and set aside.

Chargrill corn until black spots appear. Slice off kernels. Mix with shallot and a splash of lime juice.

Mix sour cream with shallots.

Fork avocado, coriander, lime juice and pinch of salt until combined but not too smooth.

Chargrill tortillas until marked and keep warm in a dry tea towel.

Serve tortillas with accompaniments and let everyone create their own combos.

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Zest Spiked Butters Recipe

Pan-fried Field Mushrooms with Nepalese Spiked Butter - Zest Byron BayServes: 10-15
Prep Time: 10 mins
Cool Time: 20-30 mins

Ingredients

100g unsalted butter softened
1 tbsp Zest Indian Spice Paste
3 kaffir lime leaves chopped very finely

Method

In a food processor, add ingredients until well combined.

Lay down a piece of plastic wrap about 30cm long. Spoon out the flavoured butter into the centre of the plastic wrap. Fold over the plastic wrap and roll until it all wraps around to look like a sausage. Take each end of the wrap and wind until the whole sausage tightens so you end up with a firm log.

Refrigerate until hard. Slices can now be chopped to the desired width and melted over anything hot.

For example, corn on the cob.

Some other combinations

Moroccan Spiked Butter

100g unsalted butter softened
1 tbsp Zest Moroccan Spice Paste
1 tbsp finely chopped coriander

Slice on top of steak or chops

Nepalese Spiked Butter

100g unsalted butter softened
1 tbsp Zest Nepalese Spice Paste
1 tbsp finely chopped parsley

Slice on top of pan fried field mushrooms

Sri Lankan Spiked Butter

100g unsalted butter softened
1 tbsp Zest Sri Lankan Spice Paste
½ tsp chili flakes

Slice on top of grilled fish

Simple Kitchen Recipes
Created by: Zest Byron Bay