Barbacoa Meat

Barbacoa meat, also known as beef cheek meat, is slow-cooked with onion and garlic until juicy and tender. Serve on tortillas with hot sauce and cilantro.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 7 hr
• Total Time: 7 hr 10 mins
• Calories: 316 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• ground black pepper to taste
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 3 cloves garlic, chopped
• 2 cups water, or more as needed
• 3 pounds beef cheek meat
• 0.25 cup salt
• 0.5 yellow onion, halved and thickly sliced

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Coat beef cheek meat with olive oil. Rub salt, cumin, and pepper into meat. Wrap meat in aluminum foil and refrigerate, 4 hours to overnight.

Step 2

Pour water into a slow cooker.

Step 3

Arrange onion and garlic around beef cheek meat in the aluminum foil. Wrap foil tightly around meat and vegetables. Add a second sheet of aluminum foil around meat mixture, sealing tightly; place in the slow cooker.

Step 4

Cook on Low, adding more water if it has evaporated, until meat is very tender, 7 to 8 hours. Remove foil packet from slow cooker and shred meat using 2 forks.