Slow Cooker Beef Barbacoa

This beef barbacoa can be made in your own crockpot or slow cooker. It is a Mexican-style shredded beef that is slowly cooked in spices and vegetables, then wrapped in a flour tortilla.

Basic Details:

Prep time:

30 mins

Cook Time:

6 hrs

Total Time:

6 hrs 30 mins

Servings:

8

Yield:

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Ingredients

  • 3 pounds boneless beef chuck roast
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 3 bay leaves
  • ½ teaspoon ground black pepper, or to taste
  • 2 tablespoons garlic powder
  • ¼ cup distilled white vinegar
  • 1 (14 ounce) can tomato sauce
  • ¼ cup chili powder
  • salt to taste

Directions

  1. Place roast, onion, bay leaves, black pepper, garlic powder, and vinegar in a slow cooker; cover ingredients completely with water. Cover and cook on High setting until meat is very tender and falling apart, about 4 hours.

  2. Remove meat from the slow cooker and discard liquids. Return meat to slow cooker; shred with fork and knife. Stir tomato sauce, chili powder, and salt into the shredded meat. Cover the cooker, and cook meat and sauce on High for an additional 2 hours.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

Calories

292

Fat

19g

Carbs

9g

Protein

22g