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Easy Lamb Barbacoa Tacos
Lamb is such a great taco filling This lamb barbacoa is a dish that is cooked in a pit in the ground, but to make this dish accessible for the everyday cook I developed a recipe that can be slow-cooked in your oven.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
3 hrs 15 mins
Total Time
3 hrs 25 mins
Servings: 8 to 12
Calories: 369 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Mexican
Ingredients
- 1 Spanish onion quartered
- 3 tomatillos husked, washed, and halved
- 2 tomatoes quartered
- 3 garlic cloves peeled
- 1 28-ounce can Las Palmas® Red Enchilada Sauce
- 4 pounds lamb leg
- 2 tablespoons agave nectar
Toppings for Tacos:
- 16 to 24 corn tortillas
- Julienne radishes
- chopped fresh cilantro
- chopped white onion
- Lime wedges
Instructions
- Preheat the broiler.
- Put the onions, tomatillos, tomatoes, and garlic on a baking sheet. Put the baking sheet under the broiler and cook without turning until vegetables start to get charred, about 7 to 10 minutes. Remove, set aside, and let cool to room temperature.
- Combine the vegetables and sauce in a blender (you’ll have to work in two batches) and puree until the mixture is smooth. Season with salt.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Put the meat (fat side up) in a roasting pan or oven safe dish.
- Rub agave nectar on the meat and generously season the meat with salt. Pour 2 cups of sauce over the meat and rub it on all sides. Reserve remaining sauce as a salsa topping.
- Seal the pan with two layers of foil creating a tight seal, and cook in the oven for 3 hours until meat is very tender.
- Take the pan from the oven and let the meat rest for about 30 minutes.
- When it’s cool enough to handle, coarsely shred the meat with your fingers or forks, discarding any fat.
- Set out all the toppings in separate bowls and serve with the shredded meat. Warm up leftover sauce for a salsa topping and let everyone prepare their own tacos.
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Notes
- Feel free to use goat instead of lamb.
Nutrition Information
Calories
369kcal
(18%)
Carbohydrates
39g
(13%)
Protein
35g
(70%)
Fat
8g
(12%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Cholesterol
91mg
(30%)
Sodium
975mg
(41%)
Potassium
641mg
(18%)
Fiber
6g
(24%)
Sugar
13g
(26%)
Vitamin A
933IU
(19%)
Vitamin C
9mg
(10%)
Calcium
59mg
(6%)
Iron
4mg
(22%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8to 12
Amount Per Serving
Calories 369
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 369kcal | 18% |
| Carbohydrates | 39g | 13% |
| Protein | 35g | 70% |
| Fat | 8g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 91mg | 30% |
| Sodium | 975mg | 41% |
| Potassium | 641mg | 14% |
| Fiber | 6g | 24% |
| Sugar | 13g | 26% |
| Vitamin A | 933IU | 19% |
| Vitamin C | 9mg | 10% |
| Calcium | 59mg | 6% |
| Iron | 4mg | 22% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.