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Barbacoa Tacos

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Barbacoa Tacos

Slow-cooked chipotle beef cheek tacos with pickled red onion and avocado — beef cheek (or a well-marbled chuck roast) is what gives this its signature fall-apart texture after a long, low cook.

Total time
490 min
Prep
10 min
Cook
480 min
Difficulty
easy
Cuisine
Mexican
comfort

Ingredients

2 lbsbeef cheek or chuck
3 tbspchipotle in adobo
4 clovesgarlic
1 tspcumin
1 tsporegano
½ cupbeef broth
corn tortillasto serve
pickled red onion, avocado, cilantroto serve

Instructions

1

Blend the chipotles in adobo with the garlic, cumin and oregano into a rough paste.

2

Toss the paste with the beef and broth in the slow cooker so the meat is evenly coated.

3

Cook on low for 8 hours, until the beef shreds apart with almost no resistance from a fork, then shred it directly in the cooking liquid so it soaks up extra flavour.

4

Warm the corn tortillas in a dry pan until pliable, then pile in the beef and top with pickled red onion, avocado and cilantro.

Nutrition (estimated)

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

Calories
16
Protein
1.1g
Fat
0.4g
Carbs
2.5g
Fiber
0.6g
Sodium
326mg

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