Barbacoa Beef Tacos *****

Name: Barbacoa Beef Tacos *****
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Cuisine: Mexican, Latin American, American
Ingredients: 1 (3 pound) beef chuck roast (Carne Con Papa), cut into 6 to 8 chunks; 2 tablespoons vegetable oil; Salt, to taste; ground black pepper, to taste; garlic powder, to taste; 1 cup beef broth or a can beef consomé; 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar; Juice of 3 limes; 3 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, chopped (4 if you want more heat); 5 cloves garlic, chopped; 1 tablespoon ground cumin; 1 tablespoon dried oregano; 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves; 1 packet of sazón Goya with saffron; 3 bay leaves; corn or flour tortillas (taco size) or (street taco size); 1 red onion, thinly sliced and pickled; 1 bunch fresh cilantro, chopped for garnish; 2 limes cut into slices; cotija cheese, for garnish

8 steps

Prep:30minCook:45min

Updated at: Wed, 31 Jan 2024 18:13:32 GMT

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Ingredients

14 servings

3 poundbeef chuck roast

Carne Con Papa, cut into 6 to 8 chunks

TO SEASON THE MEAT

2 tablespoonsvegetable oil

TO COOK

1 cupbeef broth

or a can beef consomé

½ cupapple cider vinegar

3limes

juice of

3chipotle peppers in adobo sauce

chopped, 4 if you want more heat

5cloves garlic

chopped

1 tablespoonground cumin

1 tablespoondried oregano

¼ teaspoonground cloves

1 packetsazón Goya with saffron

3bay leaves

TO PREPARE THE TACOS

corn tortillas

or flour, taco size, street taco size

1red onion

thinly sliced and pickled

1 bunchfresh cilantro

Instructions

Step 1

Season beef chunks with salt, pepper and garlic powder on all sides.

Step 2

Heat oil in a large skillet over high heat. Add beef in batches; cook until browned/seared. Transfer beef to a pressure cooker.

Step 3

Combine beef broth, apple cider vinegar, lime juice, chipotle peppers, garlic, cumin, oregano, cloves, and Goya packet in a bowl and mix well. Pour over beef in the pressure cooker. Stir in bay leaves.

Step 4

Pressure cook on high for 25-30 minutes until beef is fork-tender.

Step 5

While meat is cooking, finely chop the red onion and the cilantro. Slice the remaining two limes into wedges. Set aside

Step 6

When meat is done cooking, discard bay leaves. Remove beef from pot and shred using 2 forks. Return beef to the pot to marinate in the sauce for at least 10 more minutes before serving.

Step 7

Heat tortillas in a skillet or toaster oven.

Step 8

Serve the barbacoa meat in the tacos and garnish with chopped red onions, cilantro, cotija cheese, and a splash of lime juice from the wedges