Barbacoa Recipe (Chipotle Copycat)
Make fall-apart tender, flavorful barbacoa beef in your slow cooker! This barbacoa recipe is a Chipotle copycat that's easy to make at home.
Ingredients
Scaled from 12 servings
- 3 lb Beef brisket or chuck roast (trimmed and cut into 2 inch chunks)
- ½ cup Beef broth (or chicken broth)
- 2 medium Chipotle chiles in adobo (including the sauce, about 4 tsp)
- 5 cloves Garlic (minced or coarsely chopped)
- 2 tbsp Apple cider vinegar
- 2 tbsp Lime juice
- 1 tbsp Dried oregano
- 2 tsp Cumin
- 2 tsp Sea salt
- 1 tsp Black pepper
- ½ tsp Ground cloves (optional)
- 2 whole Bay leaf
Instructions
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Combine the broth, chipotle chiles in adobo sauce, garlic, apple cider vinegar, lime juice, dried oregano, cumin, sea salt, black pepper, and ground cloves in a blender (everything except the beef and bay leaves). Puree until smooth.
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Place the beef chunks in the slow cooker. Pour the pureed mixture from the blender on top. Add the (whole) bay leaves.
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Cook for 4-6 hours on high or 8-10 hours on low, until the beef is fall-apart tender.
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Remove the bay leaves. Shred the meat using two forks and stir into the juices. Cover and rest for 5-10 minutes to allow the beef to absorb even more flavor. Use a slotted spoon to serve.
Nutrition
Per serving
| Calories | 213 |
|---|---|
| Fat | 13.2 |
| Saturated fat | 5.8 |
| Trans fat | 0.8 |
| Unsaturated fat | 7.8 |
| Cholesterol | 78.2 |
| Sodium | 549.7 |
| Carbohydrates | 1.8 |
| Fiber | 0.6 |
| Sugar | 0.3 |
| Protein | 22.1 |