Barbacoa Beef

Barbacoa Beef 

Ingredients 

3 lbs beef eye of round or bottom round roast, most of the fat trimmed*

5 cloves garlic

1/2 medium onion, cut into chunks

1/2 lime, juice

2-4 chipotles in adobo sauce**

1 tbsp ground cumin

1 tbsp ground oregano

1/2 tsp ground cloves

salt and pepper

3 bay leaves

1 Tbsp oil

1 cup water

*Skinny Taste called for removing all of the fat, but what's the fun in that? ;) I left a little of the fat and I think it helped to maintain the moisture in the beef and make it tastier. 

**Use less for less heat/spice and more for more heat/spice. I used 3 and probably could have handled the heat of 4. 

Directions 

Preheat oven to 275 degrees.

Add, garlic, onion,  lime juice, chipotles, cumin, oregano, and cloves to the bowl of a food processor or blender. Process until liquified.

Heat oil in a dutch oven over high-heat. Cut beef into 4 large chunks and season with salt and pepper. Add the chunks to the dutch oven and brown each side. Add the liquified seasonings, bay leaves, and water. Put a lid on the dutch oven and cook in the oven for 4-5 hours, or until the meat easily shreds.

Discard the bay leaf and shred the beef in the dutch oven. Taste and add additional seasoning if necessary. Place the dutch oven over medium heat and cook at a low simmer for 10 minutes. 

Serve with cilantro-lime rice, black beans, pico de gallo, cheese, sour cream, tortilla chips and lime wedges.

Slightly adapted from Skinny Taste