Fall Apart Tender Barbacoa Tacos
Wake up to the most amazing breakfast ever! Barbacoa cooked overnight in your crockpot will produce the most amazing fall apart tender meat and consome broth for the perfect weekend treat!
Equipment
- slow cooker or crockpot
Ingredients
- 2.5 lbs Beef Cheek Meat
- 1 ts salt plus additional to taste to taste
- ½ ts pepper plus additional to taste
- 12 flour or corn tortillas to serve (for 6 people, or allow 2 tortillas per person or adjust as necessary)
Garnishes
- onion diced, for garnish
- cilantro for garnish
- chili peppers optional, for garnish
- 1 lime squeeze lime over the cooked meat for the perfect finishing touch!
Instructions
- Remove the beef cheek meat from the package and rinse under water. Add the beef check meat to your crockpot and season with 1 ts salt and ½ ts pepper.
- Set the crockpot on low, and cook for at least 8 hrs.
- Remove the meat and season to taste with additional salt and pepper. Add to tortillas and serve with garnishes. Enjoy!
Notes
You can trim the meat of some or all of the excess fat if you like. However, I tend to leave the fat when cooking for extra flavor.
The meat is very fatty so just pick through and get rid of the fatty parts once cooked. The meat should be fall apart tender! The broth that results is also so flavorful! Be sure to try the broth.
Enjoy this as a special treat at the weekend, or anytime! Great for breakfast, lunch or dinner! You can also add a squeeze of lime juice if you like for the perfect finishing touch!
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