Beef Barbacoa - Mexican Pulled Beef for Tacos and everything!
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Ultra-tender Mexican pulled beef cooked low and slow with chipotle, cumin, oregano, and warm spices. Shredded and ready to fill tacos, burritos, enchiladas, or serve over rice.
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Nutrition & ingredients
Ingredients
serves 10- 2kg / 4 lb beef cheeks (, or chuck beef(see Note 1))
- 1 tsp salt (, kosher/cooking)
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil (, for searing)
- 4 bay leaves
- 4 chipotle chiles in adobo sauce ((Note 2))
- 3/4 cup dark ale (beer), or low sodium beef broth/stock ( (Note 3))
- 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
- 4 tbsp lime juice
- 6 garlic cloves
- 4 tsp ground cumin
- 2 tsp oregano
- 1/2 tsp ground cloves
At a glance
PER SERVING · TIME 505M
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
Complete estimate · 100% of estimated mass resolved
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- Prep
- 10m
- Cook
- 8h 15m
- Sodium
- 1371mg
- Total sugar
- 1g
Added sugar is not shown when one or more ingredients lack reliable added-sugar evidence.
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.
Vitamins & minerals
- Potassium
- 214mg
- Calcium
- 19mg
- Iron
- 6mg
Estimated from ingredients; USDA coverage varies by food.
- PREP
- 10M
- SODIUM
- 1371MG
- ESTIMATE
- COMPLETE
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.