Barbacoa (True Texas Style)

Name: Barbacoa (True Texas Style)
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 8 h
Yield: 8 serving
Ingredients: 1 tbsp oil; 2 pounds beef cheeks or beef chuck roast; 1 ½ tsp salt; ½ onion; 3 cloves garlic; 2 bayleaves

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Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
8 hrs
Servings
8
Course
Main Course
Cuisine
Mexican, Tex-Mex

Barbacoa (True Texas Style)

Tiffany Henry

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Authentic tasting barbacoa! This easy to make at home slow cooker barbacoa, is simply seasoned and perfect for loading into tacos!

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Ingredients

Servings

1 tbsp oil canola, vegetable, avocado
2 pounds beef cheeks or beef chuck roast
1 ½ tsp salt
½ onion quartered
3 cloves garlic smashed
2 bayleaves

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Instructions

Chop the beef into 1-2 inch chunks, pat dry and sprinkle with salt. Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Working in batches, sear the meat briefly on all sides. Careful not to crowd the pan. Continue until all meat is seared.
Place the beef into the bottom of the slow cooker.
Add in the quartered onion and smashed garlic cloves. Top with the bay leaves.
Cook on LOW for 6-8 hours until the meat easily shreds. Remove the bay leaves and large pieces of onion.
Shred the meat. Return the meat to the slow cooker, stir into the juices. Let cook for another 20-30 minutes on LOW.
Serve warm on corn tortillas to make street tacos.

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Notes

Beef Cheeks: this cut is a lot fattier, I would recommend purchasing double the amount of meat you need since half of it will render out as fat during cooking.
Salt: use 3/4 teaspoon of salt per pound of beef.
Storage: refrigerate in a covered container for up to 5 days. Freezer for up to 3 months.