Beef slow-cooked with smoky chipotle peppers until shreddable. Perfect for tacos or burritos.
This is Tex-Mex/Chipotle-restaurant style, not traditional pit-cooked barbacoa. Traditional barbacoa uses beef cheeks wrapped in maguey leaves, cooked in a pit.
Chipotles in adobo come in small cans. Freeze leftover chipotles in ice cube trays. Great for tacos, burritos, bowls, or over rice.
Ingredients
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- beef chuck roast
- chipotles in adobo
- white onion, quartered
- garlic cloves
- apple cider vinegar
- ground cumin
- dried oregano
- ground cloves
- salt
- black pepper
- beef broth
- lime juice
Ingredients
Scale
Measurement units
- beef chuck roast
- chipotles in adobo
- white onion, quartered
- garlic cloves
- apple cider vinegar
- ground cumin
- dried oregano
- ground cloves
- salt
- black pepper
- beef broth
- lime juice
Instructions
Make the sauce
Make the sauce
Braise until tender
Braise until tender
Shred and finish
Shred and finish
Serve
Serve
Tomorrow's Meal
Barbacoa Crispy Tacos with Pickled Onions
Shredded barbacoa crisped in a hot skillet, nestled in warm tortillas with fresh toppings and tangy pickled onions
You'll need to pick up:
Corn or flour tortillasWhite onion (for pickling)Lime juiceFresh cilantroDiced tomato or salsaCrema or sour creamNeutral oil for crisping
Quick overview:
- 1.Shred cold barbacoa into bite-sized pieces, breaking up any clumps
- 2.Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a skillet over medium-high heat until shimmering
- 3.Add shredded barbacoa in a single layer and let sit 3-4 minutes without stirring to develop crust
- 4.Stir and cook another 2-3 minutes until edges are crispy and browned
- 5.Warm tortillas directly over gas flame or in dry skillet until pliable
- 6.Fill tortillas with crispy barbacoa, top with pickled onions, cilantro, tomato, and crema
- 7.Serve immediately with lime wedges
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Cook notes
- • This is Tex-Mex/Chipotle-restaurant style, not traditional pit-cooked barbacoa.
- • Traditional barbacoa uses beef cheeks wrapped in maguey leaves, cooked in a pit.
- • Chipotles in adobo come in small cans. Freeze leftover chipotles in ice cube trays.
- • Great for tacos, burritos, bowls, or over rice.
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