Beef Barbacoa Recipe & History whatscookingamerica.net/Beef/Beef-Barbacoa.htm If you’re a fan of Chipotle’s restaurant Beef Barbacoa, then you will love this easy-to-make recipe to enjoy in your tacos, burritos, or even served over rice. Traditionally barbacoa is slow roasted meat over an open fire. In this recipe, we will provide easy-to-make slow-cooker (crock pot) directions. This recipe has a wonderful heat that slowly sneaks up on your taste buds. My son-in-law, who loves spicy foods, gave this recipe a big thumbs ups! Barbacoa style of cooking found its way to Mexico which was further developed by the Chichimeca Indians of Northern Mexico. With their method, they would dig a hole in the ground and build a fire pit. In the pit they would place volcanic rocks over the fire to help distribute the heat. The meat is salted, then wrapped in leaves from the maguey cactus plant (also known as agave), and placed on top of the hot rocks. The leaves are then covered with dirt to trap the heat. Slowly the meat will cook underground for several hours in a hot, steamy, oven-like environment. The results of this slow cooking process makes the meat fall off the bone, tender and moist. Moles or Salsa were used as the sauces to accompany the meat which would be considered the first barbeque sauces. For many Mexican families, the process of cooking barbacoa is like a religious ceremony. Due to the long cooking times and setup, barbacoa is usually cooked for special occasions and fiestas. When Mexican’s think of barbacoa, they are reminded of happy family and community celebrations. Today, barbacoa is often found at Roadside stands or small open restaurants all over Mexico and the flavors will vary by regions. Pin for later: pinterest/pin/279645458087138354/ Please click LIKE, Comment or Share if you would like to continue to keep great recipes like these in your newsfeeds. Find us on Instagram as: whatscookingamerica ; on Twitter as: @whatscookingUSA and on Google+ as: +whatscookingamericaNet
Posted on: Thu, 01 May 2014 13:00:03 +0000
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