How to Make the Most Delicious Mexican Street-Style TACOS DE BARBACOA AL VAPOR at Home!

barbacoa meat

🥗Healthier: lean beef

💰Cheaper: pork shoulder

Pork shoulder is often more affordable and lean beef is a healthier option.

Begin by making the adobo sauce in a blender with chipotles, garlic, lime juice, apple cider vinegar, ground cumin, oregano, black pepper, and salt until smooth.

Season the chuck pot roast and beef short ribs with salt and black pepper.

Fill a pot with water and place a steamer rack inside, using banana leaves or foil to cover the bottom.

Add the seasoned meat to the pot and coat it with the adobo sauce, adding a little water to get all the sauce.

Add the onion cut into large strips and bay leaves, then cover the pot and bring to a boil on high heat.

After 10 minutes, reduce heat to medium-low and cook for 2.5 hours.

While the meat cooks, prepare the red salsa by grilling Roma tomatoes and Fresno peppers until roasted, then blend with garlic and salt.

For the green avocado salsa, boil tomatillos with half a serrano pepper and onion, then blend with avocado, garlic, cilantro, salt, and black pepper until smooth.

After 2.5 hours, check the meat for tenderness, then chop it and mix it with the juices in the pot.

Warm the tortillas and fill them with the meat, topping with onion, cilantro, avocado salsa, and red salsa.

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