Taco de Barbacoa

Name: Taco de Barbacoa
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 4 h 10 min
Total time: 4 h 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 1kg beef cheeks or chuck; 3 chipotle chillies in adobo; 4 cloves garlic; 1 onion, diced; 1 tsp cumin; 1 tsp oregano; juice of 1 orange; juice of 1 lime; 300ml beef stock; 12 corn tortillas; white onion, coriander and lime to serve

Slow-cooked Mexican beef cheek in chipotle and spices, served in corn tortillas. The long, low braise, 3-4 hours at 160°C, is what gets the meat shredding apart with barely any resistance.

Total time

265 min

Prep

15 min

Cook

250 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Mexican

gluten-free

Ingredients

1kgbeef cheeks or chuck

3chipotle chillies in adobo

4 clovesgarlic

1onion, diced

1 tspcumin

1 tsporegano

juice of 1orange

juice of 1lime

300mlbeef stock

12corn tortillas

white onion, coriander and limeto serve

Instructions

Blend chipotles, garlic, onion, spices, citrus and stock.

Pour over beef. Braise at 160°C for 3–4 hours.

Shred beef in its juices.

Warm tortillas.

Fill with beef.

Top with raw onion, coriander and lime.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

213

Protein

6.2g

Fat

2.7g

Carbs

44.4g

Fiber

5.5g

Sodium

297mg

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