Chipotle Copycat: Barbacoa

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Saying that Dr. J and I LOVE Chipotle is an understatement.  I think we'd eat it every day if we could.  So I did a bit of research and found these amazing copycat recipes that would allow us to have our very own Chipotle-themed dinner at home!!!  I started out by making Barbacoa in the crockpot, then the cilantro rice, and of course a nice side of chips and guacamole.

I found this Barbacoa recipe on Six Sisters' Stuff-- one of my new favorite blogs! They have so many great recipes and craft ideas-- I constantly find myself going to their site for one thing and ending up with another 10 ideas. It happens...

Crockpot Barbacoa Beef 

(Recipe from: Six Sisters' Stuff)

What's In It?
-3 lbs beef eye of round or bottom round roast, all fat trimmed
-5 cloves garlic
-1/2 medium onion
-1/2 lime, juice
-2-4 chiptoles in adobo sauce (to taste)
-1 tbsp ground cumin
-1 tbsp ground oregano
-1/2 tsp ground cloves
-salt and pepper
-3 bay leaves
-1 tsp oil
-1 cup water

How Do I Make It?
Place garlic, onion, lime juice, cumin, oregano, chiptoles, cloves in a blender (or food processor).

 

Trim all fat off meat, cut  into a few good sized chunks.

 Season with salt and pepper and brown on high heat in 1 tsp oil.

Add liquefied spices, water, bay leaves and simmer on low two hours in a crockpot.Once cooked and the meat is tender, remove the meat and place in a dish. Shred it with two forks, and reserve the liquid for later (discard the bay leaf). Return the shredded meat to the pot, adjust salt and cumin (you may need to add more) to taste and add some of the reserved liquid back. Simmer uncovered for about 10 minutes to let the flavors penetrate.

After everything was done, we made our bowls by putting rice on the bottom of the bowl and then topping it with the barbacoa, salsa, shredded lettuce, shredded Mexican-blend cheese, light sour cream, and of course, our guacamole.  It was outstanding! 

DELICIOUS!

Helpful Hint:  Use leftover leftover barbacoa to make yummy quesadillas! Just heat up some tortillas, put in barbacoa and cheese, and it's done when cheese is melted, then top with salsa, sour cream, and/or guacamole- super easy!

Check out the other Chipotle Copycat recipes here:

Chipotle Copycat: Cilantro Rice
Chipotle Copycat: Guacamole