How to Cook Authentic Mexican Barbacoa at Home | Cook like a Mexican

beef

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: pork

Chicken is leaner, while pork can be more affordable.

chipotle peppers

🥗Healthier: smoked paprika

💰Cheaper: canned jalapeños

Smoked paprika provides a similar smoky flavor.

Welcome to the channel and introduction to the dish.

Obtain beef cheek, a traditional cut for barbacoa, and explain its availability.

Clean the beef cheek by trimming excess fat and silver skin.

Heat oil in a cast iron skillet and season beef cheek with salt.

Sear beef cheek in the skillet for 3-4 minutes on each side until browned.

Deglaze the skillet with hot beef stock and pour it over the seared meat.

Toast cumin, coriander seed, and peppercorn in a dry pan to release aroma.

Grind the toasted spices in a spice grinder or mortar and pestle.

Prepare chili peppers by removing stems and seeds from ancho, guajillo, and chipotle chilies.

Chop two onions into rough pieces and smash two bulbs of garlic.

Chop cilantro or culantro as a substitute for cilantro.

Add onions, garlic, cilantro, and chili peppers to the slow cooker.

Layer the ground spices on top of the vegetables in the slow cooker.

Place the seared beef cheek on top of the vegetable layer.

Pour the deglazing liquid over the beef cheek and fill with more beef stock until just covering the meat.

Cover the slow cooker and cook for 8-12 hours until the meat is tender.

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