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Crock Pot Barbacoa Beef Tacos

Crock Pot Barbacoa Beef Tacos are easy to prepare and packed with flavor
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time8 hours
Total Time8 hours 15 minutes
Course: Tacos
Cuisine: Mexican
Servings: 6 to 8 People
Calories: 265kcal
Author: Julia

Ingredients

Barbacoa Beef:

For Serving:

  • Corn or flour tortillas heated
  • Microgreens or shredded cabbage optional
  • Salsa

Instructions

Prepare the Barbacoa Beef:

  • Place the beef in your crock pot and sprinkle with salt. Add the broth, chilis in adobo sauce, and ground cumin to a blender and blend until smooth. Pour this mixture into the crock pot and cover. Set on low for 8 to 12 hours.
    adobo sauce for barbacoa beef
  • When the barbacoa beef is ready, transfer the beef roast to a cutting board and use two forks to shred it. Transfer the shreds back to the crock pot for 15 minutes (or more) to absorb the juices.
    Shredded beef on a cutting board.

Prepare the Tacos:

  • If you love crispy barbacoa beef, heat a cast iron skillet to medium-high. Transfer some of the barbacoa beef (just enough for 1 layer) to the hot skillet and allow it to cook, stirring every 2 minutes or so, until the beef is nice and crispy, about 6 to 8 minutes total. Repeat this process until you have enough crispy beef for serving. If you're fine with tender shredded beef, you can skip this step and go straight to taco formation.
  • Heat up your choice of flour or corn tortillas. Load the tortillas up with  barbacoa beef and micro greens, and top them off with store-bought or homemade salsa.

Nutrition

Serving: 1Taco (of 20) | Calories: 265kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 25g | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g