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Crockpot Barbacoa

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Dinner is this easy. And delicious. Serve with my Cilantro-lime Rice and enjoy!

Ingredients

  • ⅓ cups Apple Cider Vinegar
  • 2 whole Limes, Juiced
  • 3 whole Chipotle Peppers In Adobo Sauce (no Sauce, Just The Peppers)
  • 4 cloves Garlic
  • 1 Tablespoon (heaping) Cumin
  • 1 Tablespoon Oregano
  • 1-½ teaspoon Ground Black Pepper
  • 1-½ teaspoon Salt
  • ½ teaspoons Ground Cloves
  • 3-½ pounds Beef Chuck Roast
  • 1 cup Chicken Broth
  • 3 whole Bay Leaves
  • 8 whole Burrito-sized Flour Tortillas
  • 2 cups Shredded Colby Cheese
  • 2 cups Shredded Lettuce
  • 2 cups Guacamole

Preparation

In a food processor (or blender), combine vinegar, lime juice, chipotle peppers, garlic cloves, cumin, oregano, pepper, salt and ground cloves. Process on high until smooth.

In a large crockpot, add roast, pepper puree, chicken broth, and bay leaves. Heat on low 6–8 hours. Remove the bay leaves, shred beef and place the beef back in the juice. Serve on a tortilla with cilanto-lime rice, colby cheese, lettuce and guacamole. Enjoy!

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April on 12.28.2012

Hands down, my family’s favorite crockpot meal! I make several batches of the sauce/marinade at a time and freeze it with or without the beef added, so it’s crazy easy to pull out and toss in the crockpot on busy days. Our favorite use for leftovers is to spread the rice on tortilla chips, top with the beef (drained a bit) and some cheese, then popped in the oven long enough to make it nice and bubbly….YUMM!

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lyndseyf26 on 5.15.2011

Barbacoa with cilantro lime rice is my fav from Chipotle…. Can’t wait to try this out!!

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fshsunlimit21 on 5.12.2011

Doodles:
Just found this site. Great site!!!
With that said, I always use beef broth with beef. It really comes down to personnel choice. I use to cook for many years professionally, but being a person on the go, I don’t have the time to do broths. I’ve always saved , and used the broths from meals that have been cooking for well over 8+ hours in my crock pot, and that broth always turns out to be over the top! Because the flavors mesh over time. Once again great site will tell people!
P.S.
I’ve already bookmarked your post.

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Shugary Sweets on 5.12.2011

I always have chicken broth on hand. I suppose you can try beef broth, I just don’t ever use it! Enjoy!

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barb on 5.12.2011

this is the very best way to prepare an inexpensive cut of meat, I do this a lot. My question is why chicken broth and not beef? Thanks

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Jenna on 9.17.2014

This was so yummy. I’ve made a few barbacoa recipes and this was the easiest and most tasty. I was pressed for time and cooked it on high for 4 hours instead of low for 8. It still came out good but I would not recommend it. My mistake. The meat comes out much better slow cooked on low. Great as leftovers, too!

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April on 12.28.2012

This quickly became a family favorite, and my go-to crockpot recipe. I add a few more peppers and dribble in a smidge of the adobo to kick it up a bit. Whrn I make this, I usually mix up 3-4 batches of sauce, the freeze it with or without the beef so that it’s even easier to whip up. We enjoy this as oft tacos, in rice bowls, and especiallty as nachos (drained a bit first).

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Lala A Gogo on 2.23.2012

Easy and yummy… both a win win in my book! Great recipe.

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jeri2455 on 11.15.2011

I had everything except the chipotle peppers, so I subbed a few pickled jalapenos. It was still fantastic and the smell is out of this world. I love LaurelH’s idea of making enchiladas from the leftovers. Thanks for a great recipe!

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Aimee on 10.14.2011

Have made this recipe twice now (once in the crock pot and once in a Dutch oven on the stove) and LOVE it! We’ve eaten it as tacos, then as quesadillas out of the leftovers once and then topped off bean tostados a second time. Definitely a new go to recipe for our family of five.

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