Who doesn’t love tacos? Barbacoa tacos are made with beef and are so tasty! The total cooking time takes 4 hours, but the prep time is only 40 minutes and they’re totally worth it!
Ingredients:
- 6 1-lb English-cut bone-in beef short ribs
- 4 large ancho chiles, stemmed and seeded
- corn tortillas
- 3 chopped celery ribs
- 8 bay leaves
- 2 tablespoons dried oregano
- 15 garlic cloves, crushed and peeled
- 2 chopped medium carrots
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- finely chopped white onion
- 1 large onion, halved and thinly sliced
- 4 dried chipotle chilies, stemmed
- cilantro sprigs
- lime wedges
- kosher salt
- salsa verde cruda
- pepper
Instructions:
- Set the oven to 325 F degrees and get a medium skillet.
- Cook the ancho chilies for 2 minutes then tear them into pieces.
- Start braising the meat in the meantime.
- Cook the chipotle, ancho chilies, and celery together in a roasting pan.
- Add the garlic, onion, bay leaves, and carrots. Mix the ribs with cumin, oregano, and 2 tablespoons salt. Place them on top of the ingredients in the pan.
- Pour 2 cups of water, add foil on top, then let the ingredients braise for 3 1/2 hours in the oven.
- Take out the ribs and place them on a baking sheet. Strain the liquid using a colander, and place it on top of a heatproof bowl.
- Remove the fat and the bay leaves.
- Place the chilies and vegetables back in the liquid. Transfer everything together in a blender.
- Blend until you get a smooth mixture, then add salt and pepper.
- Grill the meat for 5 minutes. Divide the meat into chinks and you can assemble the barbacoa tacos.
- Top them off with lime wedges, sauce, cilantro, salsa verde cruda, and chopped onion.
