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Authentic Barbacoa Recipe

This Beef Barbacoa Recipe in the slow cooker is out of this world! By slow cooking the beef in a crock pot it not only makes cooking simple and easy, it also makes the beef barbacoa incredibly tender and easily shredded. The blend of seasonings and taste is deliciously balanced!
Barbacoa recipe
5 from 17 votes
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Prep 25 minutes
Cook 8 hours
Total 8 hours 25 minutes
Calories 344
Servings 8 servings
Course Main Course
Cuisine Mexican

Ingredients

  • 3 lb chuck roast
  • 1 white onion chopped
  • salt
  • pepper
  • 1 1/2 cup beef broth
  • 6 chipotle chilis in adobo chopped
  • 8 garlic cloves minced
  • 2 tbsp ground cumin
  • 1 tbsp dried oregano
  • pinch ground cloves
  • 4 bay leaves
  • 1/4 cup fresh lime juice

Equipment

Method

  1. Pat chuck roast dry with paper towels and season with salt and pepper. Place in slow cooker Add the onion, beef broth, chipotle chilies, garlic, cumin, oregano, cloves, bay leaves, and lime juice and cook on low for 8 hours. Shred and serve in warm corn tortillas.

Nutrition

Calories344kcalCarbohydrates7gProtein34gFat21gSaturated Fat9gTrans Fat1gCholesterol117mgSodium455mgPotassium704mgFiber2gSugar2gVitamin A650IUVitamin C5mgCalcium86mgIron7mg

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