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Chipotle Barbacoa

Dinner 🍽️Lunch 🥪 Mexican High-Protein 💪Low-CarbKeto 🥩

Chipotle Barbacoa features succulent beef chuck slow-cooked with smoky chipotles, cumin, oregano, and a spark of lime for bold, tangy heat. The meat turns fork-tender and juicy, perfect for shredding and soaking up a rich, peppery sauce. Serve for dinner in tacos, burritos, bowls, or alongside rice and beans when you want deep, slow-cooked flavor.

  • Prep25 min
  • Cook6 hr 5 min
  • Serves6
  • DifficultyEasy
Chipotle Barbacoa
  1. 1

    Warm oil in a large skillet over low heat, then slowly raise the heat to medium-high. Sear the beef in the hot oil until browned, about 10 seconds per side. Move the beef to a slow cooker.

  2. 2

    Place chipotle peppers, apple cider, lime juice, garlic, cumin, serrano pepper, cayenne pepper, oregano, black pepper, garlic powder, salt, and cloves in a blender or food processor and blend until smooth. Pour the mixture over the beef in the slow cooker.

  3. 3

    Add broth, onion, and bay leaves to the slow cooker and stir.

  4. 4

    Cook on Low until the beef shreds easily with a fork, 6 to 8 hours. Remove the beef from the slow cooker and shred it using 2 forks. Return the shredded beef to the slow cooker and stir it into the sauce before serving.

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