Barbacoa Recipe
Barbacoa is a tender, slow-cooked beef dish simmered with chiles, spices, and aromatics, perfect for tacos, burritos, or rice bowls.
Ingredients
Instructions
Season the beef chunks evenly with kosher salt and black pepper.
Heat the vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Sear the beef in batches until well browned on all sides, then transfer the pieces to a slow cooker.
Add the chopped onion and minced garlic to the same skillet and cook for 2–3 minutes, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the pan.
Stir in the chopped chipotle peppers, adobo sauce, beef broth, apple cider vinegar, lime juice, cumin, oregano, bay leaves, ground cloves, and smoked paprika. Bring the mixture to a brief simmer, then pour it over the beef in the slow cooker.
Cover and cook on LOW for 8 hours, or until the beef is very tender and easily shreds with a fork.
Remove the bay leaves. Shred the beef in the slow cooker using two forks, mixing it into the cooking juices to keep it moist and flavorful.
Taste and adjust seasoning with additional salt or lime juice if needed. Serve the barbacoa hot in tacos, burritos, bowls, or over rice.
