Description
Slow cooker beef barbacoa is a flavorful and tender dish made from beef cooked with spices and herbs.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 pounds beef chuck roast
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 onion, chopped
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/4 cup lime juice
- 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 2 tablespoons chili powder
- 1 tablespoon ground cumin
- 1 tablespoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1–2 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat.
- Brown the beef chuck roast on all sides.
- Place the beef in the slow cooker.
- Add chopped onion and minced garlic on top.
- In a bowl, mix lime juice, apple cider vinegar, chili powder, cumin, oregano, salt, pepper, and chipotle peppers.
- Pour the mixture over the beef in the slow cooker.
- Cover and cook on low for 8 hours or until tender.
- Shred the beef with two forks and mix with juices.
Notes
- Serve with tortillas or rice.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container.
- This dish can be frozen for later use.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 8 hours
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/2 cup
- Calories: 300
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 6g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 25g
- Cholesterol: 80mg