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Barbacoa Beef
A recipe for super tender shredded Barbacoa Beef that you can use for tacos, salads, enchiladas, taquitos, or basically any kind of Mexican meal!
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
8 hrs
Total Time
8 hrs 20 mins
Servings:
8
Calories:
325 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Mexican
Ingredients
- 3 pounds Beef Eye of Round Roast fat trimmed, or bottom round roast
- 5 cloves garlic
- 1/2 onion medium
- 1/2 lime about 2 tablespoons juice
- 2 chipotle chiles in adobo sauce or more to taste
- 1 tablespoon cumin ground
- 1 tablespoon oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon cloves ground
- salt
- black pepper
- 3 bay leaf
- 1 teaspoon neutral cooking oil generic cooking oil
- 1 cup water
Instructions
- Place garlic, onion, lime juice, cumin, oregano, chipotles, and cloves in a blender.
- Trim all fat off meat and cut into 4 inch chunks. Season with salt and pepper and brown on high heat in 1 tsp oil. Add liquefied spices, water, bay leaves and simmer on low two hours in a pressure cooker. (I did this in the crock pot. Just put it all in and set it for high for 4-6 hours. You could do it on low for 8-10 hours.)You could also make this in a regular pot; you will have to double the cooking time to at least 4 hours or more, covered on low flame and add more water from time to time to make sure it doesn't dry out.
- Once cooked and the meat is tender, remove the meat and place in a dish. Shred it with two forks, and discard the bay leaf. Return the shredded meat to the pot, adjust salt and cumin to taste (you may need to add more). Simmer for about 10 minutes to let the flavors penetrate.
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Notes
- *Rarely will you ever use a full can of chipotle chiles.
- *Rarely will you ever use a full can of chipotle chiles.
- I always put the rest in a ziplock in the freezer and save them for later.
- I always put the rest in a ziplock in the freezer and save them for later.
Nutrition Information
Calories
325kcal
(16%)
Carbohydrates
3g
(1%)
Protein
33g
(66%)
Fat
20g
(31%)
Saturated Fat
9g
(45%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
(12%)
Monounsaturated Fat
10g
(50%)
Trans Fat
1g
(50%)
Cholesterol
117mg
(39%)
Potassium
609mg
(13%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
235IU
(5%)
Vitamin C
2mg
(2%)
Calcium
54mg
(5%)
Iron
4mg
(22%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 325
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 325kcal | 16% |
| Carbohydrates | 3g | 1% |
| Protein | 33g | 66% |
| Fat | 20g | 31% |
| Saturated Fat | 9g | 45% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 10g | 50% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 117mg | 39% |
| Potassium | 609mg | 13% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 235IU | 5% |
| Vitamin C | 2mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 54mg | 5% |
| Iron | 4mg | 22% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.