Description
Slow cooker beef barbacoa is a flavorful and tender dish made from beef that’s cooked low and slow with spices.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 lbs beef chuck roast
- 1 onion, chopped
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/4 cup lime juice
- 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 2 tbsp chipotle in adobo sauce
- 1 tbsp ground cumin
- 1 tbsp oregano
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 cup beef broth
Instructions
- Trim excess fat from the beef chuck roast.
- Season the roast with salt, pepper, cumin, and oregano.
- Place the roast in the slow cooker.
- Add onion, garlic, lime juice, apple cider vinegar, chipotle, and beef broth.
- Cover and cook on low for 8 hours or until tender.
- Shred the beef with two forks and mix with the juices.
- Serve with tortillas or rice.
Notes
- Adjust spice level by adding more or less chipotle.
- Use leftovers in tacos or burritos.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 8 hours
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 8g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 38g
- Cholesterol: 120mg
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