Barbacoa Tacos

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  • Prep Time

    10 mins

  • Cook Time

    6 hrs

  • Total Time

    6 hrs 10 mins

  • Servings

    8 servings

  • Course

    Main Course

  • Cuisine

    Mexican

Barbacoa Tacos

These beef Barbacoa Tacos are cooked in the slow cooker all day so you can come home to savory and spicy tacos. The flavorful meat slow cooks all day to make a shredded beef taco that has great flavor.

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Ingredients

Servings
  • 3 lb chuck roast fat trimmed and cut into large chunks
  • 1/2 /2 white onion medium, coarsely chopped
  • 1/3 /3 cup apple cider vinegar
  • 4 teaspoons garlic cloves, minced
  • 4 teaspoons cumin ground
  • 2 teaspoons oregano
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper ground
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 2 chipotle chiles in adobo sauce (add 1 Tablespoon of adobo sauce if you like it spicy)
  • 1/4 /4 cup lime juice
  • 1/2 /2 cup beef broth
  • 2 bay leaf
  • cilantro fresh cilantro, queso fresca or feta, chopped tomatoes, lime wedges, red onion
  • Queso fresca
  • tomato
  • lime
  • red onion
  • 8 soft flour tortillas Old El Paso Stand ‘N Stuff brand

Instructions

  1. Place the chunks of roast in a 6-8 quart slow cooker.
  2. Add all of the remaining ingredients minus the bay leaves to a blender. Blend until smooth.
  3. Pour over meat and top with the bay leaves. Cook for 6-8 hours on low or until meat starts to fall apart.
  4. Remove bay leaves and shred meat with two forks and then return to the juices in the slow cooker. Serve with a slotted spoon onto tortillas. Top with cilantro, queso fresca, tomatoes, and a squeeze of lime.
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