Beef Barbacoa Tacos

Name: Beef Barbacoa Tacos
Prep time: 2 h 45 min
Cook time: 2 h 45 min
Total time: 2 h 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 2 bay leaves; 907 grams beef chuck, cut into 1- to 2-inch pieces; 6 servings Freshly ground black pepper; 0 teaspoons cayenne pepper; 6 servings Corn tortillas, warmed, and assorted toppings, for serving; 0 teaspoons dried thyme; 237 milliliters roughly chopped fresh cilantro (leaves and stems); 8 cloves garlic, unpeeled; 1 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoons ground cumin; 8 dried guajillo chiles, stemmed and seeded; 6 servings Kosher salt; 2 plum tomatoes, quartered; 1 small white onion, quartered

Beef Barbacoa Tacos is a gluten free and dairy free main course. One portion of this dish contains roughly 32g of protein, 19g of fat, and a total of 363 calories. This recipe serves 6. This recipe covers 24% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe is typical of Mexican cuisine. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 2 hours and 45 minutes. If you have garlic, cayenne pepper, pepper, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

Heat a large cast-iron skillet or Dutch oven over medium-high heat.

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Dutch Oven

Frying Pan

Add the chiles and cook, pressing them down with a spatula, 10 seconds per side; transfer to a plate.

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Chili Pepper

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Spatula

Add the tomatoes, onion and garlic to the skillet and cook, stirring once or twice, until the vegetables are charred in spots, about 10 minutes.

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Vegetable

Tomato

Garlic

Onion

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Frying Pan

Peel the garlic and transfer to a blender along with the tomatoes and onion (reserve the skillet). Tear the chiles into pieces and add to the blender along with 1/2 cup water and 1 teaspoon salt; pulse until smooth. Strain the mixture through a fine-mesh sieve into the skillet, pressing it through with the back of a spoon.

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Tomato

Chili Pepper

Garlic

Onion

Water

Salt

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Blender

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Sieve

Add the beef to the skillet and turn to coat in the chile sauce using tongs. Cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until a crust starts to form on the meat, about 10 minutes.

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Chili Pepper

Sauce

Beef

Meat

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Frying Pan

Tongs

Sprinkle in the cumin, cinnamon and cayenne pepper and cook 1 more minute. Meanwhile, puree 2 1/2 cups water, the cilantro and thyme in the blender; add to the skillet along with the bay leaves.

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Cayenne Pepper

Bay Leaves

Cilantro

Cinnamon

Cumin

Thyme

Water

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Blender

Frying Pan

Reduce the heat to low. Cover and gently simmer until the meat is very tender, about 2 hours, adding up to 1 1/2 cups water if the sauce gets too thick.

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Sauce

Water

Meat

Remove the bay leaves and season with salt and black pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Bay Leaves

Serve in tortillas with assorted toppings.

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Tortilla

Photograph by Andrew Purcell

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Ingredients

Servings:

bay leaves 907grams

beef chuck, cut into 1- to 2-inch pieces 6servings

Freshly ground black pepper 0teaspoons

cayenne pepper 6servings

Corn tortillas, warmed, and assorted toppings, for serving 0teaspoons

dried thyme 237milliliters

roughly chopped fresh cilantro (leaves and stems)8cloves

garlic, unpeeled 1teaspoons

ground cinnamon 1teaspoons

ground cumin 8

dried guajillo chiles, stemmed and seeded 6servings

Kosher salt 2

plum tomatoes, quartered 1small

white onion, quartered

Recommended wine: Pinot Noir, Riesling, Sparkling Rose

Pinot Noir, Riesling, and Sparkling rosé are my top picks for Mexican. Acidic white wines like riesling or low-tannin reds like pinot noir can work well with Mexican dishes. Sparkling rosé is a safe pairing too. The Teutonic Gamay Pinot Noir Blend 1787 AD with a 4.6 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 30 dollars per bottle.