Dutch Oven Barbacoa
This Dutch Oven Barbacoa recipe is bound to be your new obsession. The beef is seasoned and cooked low and slow in the oven until perfectly tender. You can use the meat to make tacos, quesadillas, salads, burritos, or even nachos. All that is required is to sear the meat, add the seasonings, and the oven does the rest!
Servings: 8
Calories: 328kcal
Ingredients
- 3 lbs Beef Chuck Roast
- Sea Salt
- Pepper
- 1 Onion sliced
- 1 tablespoon Oregano dried
- 1 tablespoon Cumin
- ¼ teaspoon Cloves
- 4 cloves Garlic chopped
- 2-3 whole Chipotle in Adobo Use 3 to make it spicier!
- 4 oz Green Chilies canned
- 3 tablespoon Apple Cider Vinegar
- 1.5 cups Beef Broth
- 3 Bay leaves dried
- 1 Lime to squeeze on top after cooked
Instructions
- Preheat a large dutch oven over medium-high heat. Preheat your oven to 325 degrees.
- Pat the Chuck Roast dry and season with sea salt and pepper. Drizzle the dutch oven with Olive Oil and sear the beef for 3-4 minute per side, or until browned.
- Remove the beef from the dutch oven, and reduce the heat to low.
- Add the onion along with a pinch of salt and saute for about 5 minutes or until the onions have softened.
- Add the garlic, oregano, cumin and cloves and cook for thirty seconds or until fragrant.
- Next, add the chipotle in adobo and green chilis and cook for 1 minute.
- Add the broth and apple cider vinegar, and bring to a boil. Taste for seasonings, and add ¼-1/2 teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon pepper, if needed.
- Reduce the heat, and add the beef back into the dutch oven along with the bay leaves. Put the lid on the dutch oven and place in the oven for 3.5-4 hours.
- Once the meat is fork tender, remove it from the dutch oven and shred.
- Pour the liquid from the dutch oven into your blender and blend on high speed until smooth.
- Place the shredded beef and blended liquid back in the dutch oven and combine. Top with a squeeze of fresh lime juice.
Notes
Expert Tips And Notes
- Halfway through the cooking process, spoon some of the cooking liquid over the meat to help keep it moist.
- If you want extra sauce, add a little more broth to your sauce before you blend it up.
Nutrition
Calories: 328kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 34g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 117mg | Sodium: 309mg | Potassium: 676mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 66IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 63mg | Iron: 5mg
