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Barbacoa Tacos

Barbacoa tacos with broiled tomatillo salsa, pico de gallo, shredded red cabbage, and fresh cilantro.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time5 minutes
Total Time15 minutes
Servings: 8 tacos

Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 2 cupsbarbacoa meat click for recipe
  • 8 small flour tortillas
  • 1/2 cupred cabbageshredded
  • 2 limescut into wedges
  • Fresh cilantrofor serving
  • 2 cupspico de gallofor serving click for recipe
  • 3 tomatillos
  • 1/4 white onionchopped
  • 3 clovesgarlic
  • 2 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
  • 2 tablespoonschopped cilantro
  • 1 teaspoonground black pepper
  • 1 teaspoonA1 steak sauce
  • 1 1/2 limesjuiced

Instructions

Instructions

  • Measure out 2 cups prepared barbacoa meat and set aside.
  • Preheat the broiler (high). Cut the 3 tomatillos in half and place them cut-side down in an oven‑safe baking dish about 5" from the broiler.
  • Broil the tomatillos 7 minutes, flip them, then broil 7 more minutes. Let the tomatillos cool about 5 minutes.
  • While the tomatillos cool, peel and roughly chop ¼ white onion and peel 3 cloves garlic. Chop 2 tablespoons cilantro. Juice 1½ limes. Have 2 limes cut into wedges for serving.
  • Add the cooled tomatillos plus the chopped onion, garlic, 2 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro, 1 teaspoon ground black pepper, 1 teaspoon A1 steak sauce, and the 1½ limes juice to a food processor. Pulse about 15 seconds, or until the mixture is smooth. Transfer the tomatillo salsa to a bowl.
  • Preheat the oven to 350°F. Arrange an oven-safe taco rack or place 8 small ramekins on a baking sheet to hold tortillas upright.
  • Warm the 8 small flour tortillas slightly if desired, then place each tortilla upright on the rack/ramekin. Divide the 2 cups barbacoa evenly among the 8 tortillas (about ¼ cup per tortilla). Squeeze a lime wedge (from the 2 limes cut into wedges) over the barbacoa on each taco.
  • Bake the tacos in the 350°F oven for 5 minutes, or until the tortillas are slightly crispy but still pliable.
  • Remove the tacos from the oven. Top each taco with tomatillo salsa, 2 cups pico de gallo divided among the tacos, ½ cup shredded red cabbage, and fresh cilantro to taste. Serve immediately.

Equipment

  • Broiler
  • Oven-safe baking dish
  • Food Processor
  • Oven
  • oven-safe taco rack or ramekins
  • Baking Sheet

Notes

Barbacoa Beef Recipe:Here is my favorite recipe forbarbacoa beef.
If you don’t want to use barbacoa meat, you can use other types of meat, including pulled chicken prepared the same way.
Use fresh lime juice, not bottled.
Add some cheese on top for a little something extra.
Both hard and soft shell tortillas work well.
You can use store-bought tomatillo salsa.