Slow Cooker Barbacoa
May 24, 2015 in main dishes, barbacoa, beef, crock pot, mexican, slow cooker. Read the original on: Basil And Bubbly
I have been on a mission to learn how to use my slow cooker to make delicious food that doesn’t have that “slow cooker†taste.  My first success at this was my Company-Worthy Slow Cooker Beef Stew, and as much as I love it, beef stew just isn’t a “Summer†meal for me.  One of the major benefits of using a Crock Pot ( slow cooker, whatever ), is that it doesn’t turn my 1960’s Split-Level home into a walk-in oven like my second-floor kitchen does.  Yep, the main kitchen is on the second story of my house.  Efficient.  So, if it’s hot enough to want to avoid heating up my whole house, it’s just too hot to be eating stick-to-your-ribs stew!
Cue barbacoa: delicious, juicy shredded meat stewed down in a flavorful, spicy sauce.  I know, I know; it doesn’t sound particularly light, but barbacoa is not a meal: it’s a meat.  Delicious, delicious meat.  Make this on a Monday, and have tacos on Fresh, Homemade Corn Tortillas, with chopped onions and tomatoes, topped with shredded lettuce that night.  Tuesday, make burrito bowls with all of your favorite toppings.  Wednesday, make crisp taco salads with the leftover burrito bowl ingredients.  If there’s anything left on Thursday, whip up some quesadillas, with an avocado salad on the side.
BOOM.  One crock pot. Five minutes of prep. Almost a week of delicious, easy (oven-free!) meals.  You really can’t beat it!
Slow Cooker Barbacoa
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Prep time
5 mins
Cook time
8 hours
Total time
8 hours 5 mins
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Beef Barbacoa made in the slow cooker is tender, spicy, and the perfect no-fuss meat for your tacos, burritos, and salads. Recipe inspired by Gimme Some Oven.
Author: Basil and Bubbly
Serves: 8 servings
Gather:
- 2.5 to 3 lb chuck roast, cut into 2-inch chunks
- 5 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 chipolte peppers in adobo sauce, chopped
- 1 (4-ounce) can chopped green chiles
- 1 small onion, finely chopped (about 1 cup)
- ¼ cup fresh lime juice ( about 3 limes of juice )
- 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 3 bay leaves
- 1 Tablespoon ground cumin
- 1 Tablespoon dried oregano
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- ¼ tsp ground cloves
- ½ cup beer
Make:
- Put all of the ingredients, except for the beer, into the crockpot.
- Toss to coat.
- Pour beer on top of everything.
- Put the lid on the crockpot, set to low, and cook for approximately 7 to 8 hours.
- Shred the meat, and leave in the crockpot for at least 15 minutes, or until ready to serve. I left mine shredded in the pot with the cooker set on "warm" for almost an hour and a half and it was still delicious.
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