Slow Cooker Barbacoa Beef

Name: Slow Cooker Barbacoa Beef
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 290 min
Total time: 300 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Indonesian
Ingredients: 4 lbs beef chuck roast (or pot roast); 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 onion (finely diced); ½ cup beef broth; 3 tbsp apple cider vinegar; 1 small lime (juiced); 4 chipotle peppers (in adobo, diced); 5 cloves garlic (minced); 1 tbsp cumin; 1 tsp dried oregano; 2 to 3 bay leaves; ⅛ teaspoon ground cloves

This Beef Barbacoa is perfect with corn or flour tortillas for taco night!

⏱ 300 min 🔨 Prep 10min 🔥 Cook 290min 📊 Hard 🍽 8 servings ⭐ 5.0 (43) 👁 9

Instructions

Cut beef into 4-6 large chunks and generously season with salt & pepper. Brown beef in batches in olive oil.
Add beef to the slow cooker and add remaining ingredients.
Cook on low 8-10 hours or on high 4-6 hours or until fork tender.
Remove bay leaves and discard. Shred beef with forks and add back to the juices in the slow cooker, cover and cook on high at least 30 minutes.
Serve with tortillas.

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Nutrition per serving

Protein45g

Carbs6g

Fat28g

452kcal

45gProtein

6gCarbs

28gFat

💰 Cost Estimate

Total Ingredients
$7643.00

Per Serving
$955.00/serving

🏠 Savings
~$15286.00 vs buying!

📋 Price Breakdown (92% ingredients detected)

Ingredient	Amount	Subtotal
beef chuck roast	4 lbs	$968.00
olive oil	1 tbsp	$21.00
onion	1	$50.00
beef broth	0.5 cup	$37.00
apple cider vinegar	3 tbsp	$16.00
lime	1 small	$103.00
chipotle peppers	4	$1766.00
garlic	5 cloves	$988.00
cumin	1 tbsp	$107.00
dried oregano	1 tsp	$30.00
to 3 bay leaves	2	$3557.00
⅛ teaspoon ground cloves	-	-