Adobo Beef Roast with Yucca and Chipotle Cream Sauce
This is a great go-to roast recipe and, it makes two meals. Half of the roast can be used for barbacoa tacos.
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Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 2 canned chipotle chiles in adobo sauce plus 2 tablespoons adobo sauce from the can
- ½ cup sour cream
- ¼ cup plus 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- ¼ cup fresh lime juice (from about 2 limes)
- 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1 4-pound beef chuck or shoulder roast
- 1 pound yucca peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF.
- In a blender, combine the chipotles and adobo sauce, sour cream, ¼ cup of the olive oil, the lime juice, and the salt. Blend until smooth.
- Spread one-third to one-half of the chipotle cream sauce over the beef roast and place the roast in a roasting pan or baking dish; reserve the remaining sauce for serving.
- In a large bowl, toss the yucca with the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil and spread out on a sheet pan.
- Roast the beef for 2½ to 3 hours, until the beef easily pulls apart with a fork.
- When the beef has 45 minutes left in the oven, put the yucca sheet pan into oven and bake. Yucca should be tender when the beef is done.
- Remove from the oven and transfer the beef to a cutting board. Let the roast rest for 10 minutes before slicing. Cut the roast in half; shred one half and transfer the meat to an airtight container and refrigerate to use for barbacoa tacos. Cut the remaining half across the grain into ½-inch-thick slices.
- Serve the sliced beef with the yucca and the remaining chipotle cream sauce.
Notes
Chef's Tips:
- If you’ve never made yucca before, you’re in for a treat! It’s a starchy root vegetable with a waxy brown outer skin. You can typically find it in the tropical foods section of the produce aisle.
- If you prefer a softer texture to your yucca, place the cubed yucca in a pot, cover with water, bring to a boil, and cook over a rolling boil for 20 minutes or until fork-tender. Season with salt as desired.
- For a milder sauce, skip using the chipotles and use two additional tablespoons of the adobo sauce from the can instead.
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