Beef Barbacoa Recipe (Tender Mexican Shredded Beef)

This beef barbacoa recipe is an easy slow cooker recipe, giving you fall-apart tender beef with loads of chili pepper flavors! Perfect for barbacoa tacos, burritos, sandwiches, bowls, and more!

CHAPTERS:
0:00 Slow Cooker Beef Barbacoa
0:28 Toast the Peppers
1:20 Remove Stems and Seeds
1:46 Soak the Peppers
1:50 Slice the Beef
2:22 Make the Barbacoa Sauce
3:35 Season the Beef
4:04 Sear the Beef
4:35 Deglaze the Pan
5:04 Remaining Ingredients
5:58 Cook Low and Slow
6:18 About Barbacoa
6:50 Shred the Beef
7:10 Serving Ideas
7:43 The Taste
7:59 YOU ROCK!!

THINGS YOU’LL NEED:
3 pound beef chuck roast, or use beef brisket sliced into 2-inch chunks
2 guajillo peppers
2 ancho peppers
2 tablespoons olive oil
7-ounce can chipotles in adobo optional, for extra saucy and tangy-smoky flavor
12 ounces beef stock
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
Juice from 1 large lime, about 1/4 cup
1 large onion chopped
4 cloves garlic chopped
1 tablespoon Mexican oregano or use oregano
2 teaspoons cumin
1 bay leaf
Salt and ground black pepper to taste

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[ChiliPepperMadness]

How will you serve up your fresh barbacoa?

[danielwilson]

Just to follow up - having now cooked this - I can confirm that it’s divine! What an incredible combination of flavours! I used brisket and sloooow cooked it for 10-11 hours. Absolutely beautiful! And your channel has inspired me to learn more about Mexican food. I’m off to Oaxaca this year, which I’ve heard is the capital of Mexican food 😊

[psychedforlife]

My mouth is salivating!!!! It looks SO good.

[dianehaines]

I'm sure this tastes heavenly! I'm so anxious to try it. Thank you for sharing your amazing recipes.

[at]

We made this last night and It was amazing! Thank you so much for sharing this recipe! It's a keeper!

[dirigoelectric]

I love barbacoa. We’re making this Saturday. Omg! Can’t wait

[aaronw]

I just bought a leg of lamb from my local Aldi. Now I know how to prepare it! Thanks for turning in my light bulb.

[susanconstantino]

Love it i think its yummy, i try to cook that ❤😊

[aaronflohre]

Made this today. Absolutely amazing. It's going to be a staple in my house. The meat was so flavorful it didn't need a lot of toppings. My wife and I literally ate a pound of meat apiece in burritos. So stuffed. 🤤

Now I need to figure out how to effectively use all the juice/consummate. Drizzled over eggs sounds like a start...

[crawdaddct]

Nice recipe. I’m not big on slow cookers, but might give it a try in the pressure cooker. Should work.

[kikstand]

Also, you can sub a can of toreados for the chipotles. If you want more heat and a different flavor profile.

[nastysoda]

I've tried several other recipes and the meat turns out incredibly tough everytime. I'll give your recipe a shot and report back, thank you.

[thebandit]

Awesome recipe, thank you! Do you have any tips or recommendations for doing this in a dutch oven?

[danielwilson]

Looks amazing. I don’t have whole chillis though - just ancho and guajillo powder. Would this matter much?

[rickd]

Great recipe…What brand of fry pan are you using, please?

[MDRU]

oh. my. god. Just asked the girlfriend what we're having for dinner tonight. She said a roast. I watched this, told her that I'm stealing the roast and making this instead... wish me luck in that everyone 😏

[mikehunt]

Would it be traditional to let the beef marinade in the sauce overnight?

[chadbaltzegar]

Can you use granulated chili powder rather than whole dry chilies?

[llewdis]

I'm struggling to understand the reasoning behind pouring the chili puree on the meat before browning. I would expect that browning the meat first would sear it better and avoid steaming (moisture from the puree) it. You could always brown the meat, then add the puree to the pan with the brown bits from the meat and reduce it to get the same effect.

[LisadeKramer]

I just cooked some tough steaks in the instant pot for one hour. I shredded the meat in a processor. I am thinking taco meat. Maybe I can adapt these flavors to this shredded meat.