Spicy Cocoa Rubbed Roast

Flat out, this is a winner. I’m not gonna spend much time on a lengthy intro, cause I’d much rather show you a bunch of pictures… and links to sides to make it with… and then more pictures.

Ingredients:
2-2.5 beef roast
1 tsp chipotle chile powder
1/2 tsp onion powder
1/4 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp kosher salt
1 tsp cocoa powder

Prep:
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees (Fahrenheit). Mix together the rub with all ingredients except the beef (I’m laughing to myself that I’m really being that specific).

Trim the roast of any unwanted fat or sinew. Coat the roast thoroughly in the spicy cocoa rub.

I placed the roast on a rack in order to get heat to all sides and avoid the meat sitting in juices.

Roast for 15 minutes at 325 degrees, then without removing the roast, reduce the heat to 225 degrees and let it go for another 3 hours. The beef should hit about 145-150 degrees for an internal temperature before you pull it from the oven and let rest for 10 minutes. We want juices to redistribute and carryover cooking to jump the temp to 150-155 degrees before slicing off a hunk of beef for dinner. Oh and you should really make  Spicy Lime Sweet Potato Mash or Chili Lime Sweet Potato Fries to go with it.

OK, so I love leftovers. Often my favorite meals are made from the leftovers of the recipes I post here. I don’t always have the ability to share them with you, but tonight it’s happening.

Street Tacos.

My husband, who is sadly not a Paleo guy, said that they were flat out the best tacos I’ve ever made.  Honestly, the beef is good, but there are some stars to this taco show that bring the whole act home. First off, you gotta make my Spinach Guacamole! Make it and add a pinch of something spicy. Then you need to make a batch of Slim Palate’s absolutely PERFECT Cauliflower Tortillas! There is no reason to look any further in your quest for Paleo tortilla nirvana. This. Is. It.

I took my leftover roast and shaved off slices as thinly as I could. I reheated them by quickly frying in a super hot pan with my freshly made lard (thank you, Beyond Bacon).

I layered a heaping spoonful of Spinach Guacamole on first, then the seared shaved beef and topped with a couple fresh diced tomatoes for good measure. The guac really packs a flavor punch so I don’t feel the need to add even more cilantro and onion, but do what you want. I did add some hot sauce as I was eating them… couldn’t help myself.