New Barbacoa recipe I came up with. Parts are fairly standard, but I put my own touch on it. It's much, much better than a Barbacoa sauce you buy in a jar or something. You can also use Guajillo and Ancho peppers instead of Pasilla and Jalapeno. I like the latter because it's a little spicier (as is the El Pato tomato sauce I use).
Anyway, here it is. I use fresh Pasilla and Jalapenos and roast them myself.
Barbacoa
2-3 pounds Chuck roast or Brisket (it's technically supposed to be made out of beef cheek, but unless you have a cow head around the house, you can just use the above).
1 - 7 oz can chipotles in adobo sauce
Roasted pasilla and jalapeno
12 oz beef broth (You can use a couple bouillon cubes if you want)
1 oz Apple cider vinegar
1 Lime
1 tbsp Oregano
2 tbsp Olive oil
¾ minced onion
3 cloves finely chopped or crushed garlic
Salt and pepper to taste
1 – 7 oz can El Pato spicy tomato sauce
Cut roast into 1 ½ cubes
Fine chop chipotles and mix in with roast
Roast, peel, and mince peppers (Jalapeno for a spicier sauce) and mix in with roast
Sear roast in olive oil in frying pan with salt and pepper, and transfer to pot
Pour broth in frying pan, heat, and add oregano, onion, vinegar, lime juice (fresh squeezed) and garlic.
Let come to a slow boil and pour into pot with roast
Cover and let slow cook. If you have a stove with an extra low setting, you can use that also.
Add El Pato to taste (it’s spicy so if you don’t like spicy, just use a little regular tomato sauce)
Salt and pepper to taste
Let slow cook for one hour and then season to taste
When the meat is tenderized (about 4-6 hours), it’s done
It’s especially great on tacos, nachos, or burritos, but can basically be eaten as is or put on just about anything (sandwiches too).