Slow Cooked Beef Barbacoa-Barbacoa de Res
Sunday's was the day to enjoy Barbacoa Tacos!
Servings 6 Servings
Ingredients
Ingredients For Barbacoa
- 1 large white onion sliced into rings
- 6 cloves of garlic, sliced
- 4 bay leaves
- 2 1/2 pounds beef cheek trim excess fat
- salt, to taste
- pepper, to taste
- 1 1/2 quarts water
Garnish & Plating
- Warm corn tortillas
- 1 c onion, finely diced
- 1/2 c cilantro, finely chopped
- 2 large limes, sliced into 8 small wedges each
- 1 c your favorite salsa
Instructions
Directions
- To the bottom of the slow cooker, add the onions, garlic and bay leaves.
- Trim extra fat from beef cheek. Season , to taste, with salt, pepper. Place in slow cooker.
- Fill with water halfway. Cook on high for 6 hours or on 8 hours on low overnight. Remove from crock pot and place into a serving dish. It should shred easily with two forks.
- For more flavor, mix in the onions and garlic to the beef cheek. Also mix in 1/2 cup of the broth to the meat. Serve with warm corn tortillas, diced onion, chopped cilantro, your favorite salsa and lime wedges.