Instant Pot Barbacoa Beef Recipe
Tender barbacoa beef made in the Instant Pot. Perfect for tacos, burritos, and in sandwiches.
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 small white onion peeled
- 6 cloves garlic
- 3 chipotle chilies in adobo or more, to taste
- 1½ tablespoons ground cumin
- 1 tablespoon dried oregano
- ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
- 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- ¼ cup fresh lime juice
- ¾ cups beef broth or water, or beer
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 3 pounds beef chuck roast all fat trimmed, cut into 8 portions
- 3 bay leaves
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a food processor, combine onion, garlic, chipotles, cumin, oregano, ground cloves, lime juice, apple cider vinegar, and beef broth (or water, or beer). Blend until pureed.
- Season the beef portions with salt and pepper.
- Press on SAUTE on the Instant Pot, and heat vegetable oil. Sear the roasts (in 2 batches) until brown on all sides. Switch off the saute setting, and deglaze the pot with 2 tablespoons of water scrubbing any stuck bits to the bottom of the pot with a wooden spatula or spoon.
- Add the beef back in, cover with the pureed sauce and add the bay leaves. Give everything a quick stir so that the meat is covered in the sauce.
- Secure the lid and set the vent to SEALING. Select the PRESSURE COOK/MANUAL setting and set the cooking time for 60 minutes at high pressure. The Instant Pot will take around 7-8 minutes to come to pressure and start cooking. When the cooking program ends, quickly release the steam.
- Carefully remove the lid, discard the bay leaves, and take the beef out to shred.
- Shred the meat using 2 forks, then put it back in the Instant Pot in the sauce to soak it up.
- Strain liquid from beef, and serve in tortillas with your favorite toppings.
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Notes
- I used 3 chipotle chiles, but if you don't like spicy food you can replace chipotle chiles with 4 teaspoons of mild chili powder.
- I like to use chipotles in adobo as I like a bit of heat. In my recipe, I'm using 3 chipotles without the adobo sauce which gives moderate heat, but feel free to add more chipotles and even adobo sauce if you like more heat.
- Choose fresh marbled beef for the best flavor.
- When cutting the chuck roast into portions, cut into even size pieces against the grain to shorten the fibers as this will help to make the beef more tender, and easier to shred when cooked.
- Store the leftovers in the fridge in a sealed container for up to a week, or freeze for up to a month.
Nutrition
Calories: 359kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 33g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Cholesterol: 117mg | Sodium: 296mg | Potassium: 643mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 328IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 58mg | Iron: 5mg
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