Barbacoa Beef- Instant Pot Recipe
Barbacoa beef is spicy, tangy full of flavor! This shredded beef is gets it's melt in your mouth flavor by braising in the Instant Pot with a blended sauce of pureed chipotle adobo, lime, cumin, cloves, garlic and oregano. Barbacoa beef is perfect for tacos, burritos, nachos, or rice bowls!
Ingredients
- 2.5 lbs brisket bottom round roast, or chuck roast
- 1 tsp oil
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1/2 onion
- 1/4 cup lime juice
- 3 chipotles in adobo
- 1 tbsp cumin
- ¼ cup chopped cilantro
- 1 tbsp dried oregano
- ¼ tsp ground cloves
- 1 cup water or stock
- 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 2 tsp kosher salt
- 1 tsp pepper
- black pepper
- 3 bay leaves
Instructions
- Place garlic, onion, cilantro, lime juice, cumin, oregano, chipotles, cloves, water/stock, apple cider, salt and pepper in a blender or food processor and and puree until smooth.
- Trim excess fat, leave some, off meat and cut into about 3-inch pieces. Season with salt and black pepper.
- Press "saute" on Instant Pot and when hot add the oil. Brown the meat on all sides. Do this in batches. Turn Saute off.
- Return all seared meat to Instant Pot with sauce from blender and bay leaves, cover and cook on high pressure for 60 minutes
- Natural release for 10 minutes, then quick release.
- Set oven to "broil"
- Remove the meat and Shred with two forks or with chef's knife by cutting against the grain.
- Place shredded meat on baking sheet. Spoon 1/2 cup of sauce over top and broil for 5 minutes to make meat slightly crispy. This step is not necessary. May be omitted.
- Remove from oven and use Barbacoa beef as desired.
Nutrition
Calories: 321.24kcalCarbohydrates: 4.98gProtein: 39.73gFat: 14.91gSaturated Fat: 4.99gCholesterol: 117.18mgSodium: 1024.91mgPotassium: 685.27mgFiber: 1.49gSugar: 1.16gVitamin A: 401.88IUVitamin C: 4.33mgCalcium: 37.8mgIron: 4.84mg
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