Dinner for 6
Cherry Beef Carnitas Sandwiches
Beef roast braises with cherries, mushrooms, onion, and juices until tender, then fills toasted pretzel rolls.
Typical price
$20.43for 4 servings
$5.11 per serving$20.43 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
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- 255 minstart to table
- Involveddifficulty
- 6servings as written
- $$$typical cost tier
AmericanDairy-freeHigh-proteinKid-friendlyFamilyDinnersLunchesBack to school
What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Beef chuck roast or stew beef$6.99/lb typical | 2.75 lb | $19.22Typical price |
| Onions$1.29/lb typical | 0.5 lb | $0.65Typical price |
| Mushrooms$0.40/oz typical | 8 oz | $3.20Typical price |
| Cherries$4.99/lb typical | 1.05 lb | $5.30Typical price |
| Broth or stock$0.07/oz typical | 8.25 oz | $0.58Typical price |
| Chips, pretzels, popcorn$0.22/oz typical | 6 oz | $1.32Typical price |
| Mint, dill, rosemary, thyme and other fresh herbs$1.99 each typical | a little | $0.25Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $30.64 | |
Pantry staples you likely have
Salt and pepperOlive and cooking oil
Not included in the cost.
Ingredients
- 2 3/4 lb beef roast
- salt & pepper
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 large yellow onion
- 8 oz chopped mushrooms
- 12 oz cherry juice
- 1 cup beef broth
- 1 cup frozen tart cherries
- 6 pretzel rolls
- fresh chopped chives for garnish (optional)
Steps
- Heat the oven to 300 F and season the beef roast with salt and pepper.
- Heat the oil in a large oven-safe Dutch oven over medium-high heat and brown the roast on all sides.
- Add the onion, mushrooms, cherry juice, beef broth, and cherries around the roast.
- Cover the Dutch oven and braise for 4 hours, until the beef reaches at least 145 F and shreds easily.
- Shred the beef in the cooking juices and heat the split pretzel rolls in the oven for 5 minutes.
- Fill the rolls with the beef mixture.
Swaps
- Beef chuck roast or stew beef for Pork roast, shoulder or loinabout $4.50/lb less at typical prices
- Onions for Red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
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