Instant Pot Beef Barbacoa
Once you make this tender, delicious Instant Pot Beef Barbacoa at home, it’ll become a family favorite. It’s perfect for meal prep and freezer meals, too.
- Prep Time: 20 min
- Cook Time: 60 min
- Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
Yield: 10 1x
Ingredients
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For the Sauce:
- 1 cup full flavored beef broth
- 1/4 cup freshly squeezed lime juice
- 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
- 8 cloves garlic, minced
- Half of a sweet onion, minced
- 4 chipotle peppers from a can, seeds removed, minced
- 2 TB adobo sauce from same can as chipotle peppers
- 4 tsp ground cumin
- 3 tsp dried oregano
- 1/4 tsp ground clove
- 3 bay leaves
For the Beef:
- 4 lb chuck roast, trimmed
- 2 tsp kosher salt
- 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 3 TB olive oil
Instructions
- Make Sauce (can be made up to 2 days ahead): In a bowl, combine all sauce ingredients. Stir to incorporate well. If making ahead of time, keep chilled in airtight container until ready to use.
- Slice beef into 2″ x 2″ chunks. Sprinkle kosher salt and pepper evenly onto all sides of beef pieces. Set Instant Pot to sauté mode. Add olive oil; once oil is heated, add sear beef pieces in 2 batches to avoid overcrowding. Once all sides of beef pieces are nicely browned, place all the beef into the bowl of Instant Pot.
- Pour your prepared sauce evenly over the beef. Stir to combine. Cover tightly and set pressure cooker for 1 hour. Use Instant Release method to release pressure when beef is done. Gently shred the beef with forks or tongs, allowing shredded beef to soak up the juices afterwards.
- Serve beef barbacoa over rice, tortillas, salad, or tortilla chips.
Notes
Leftovers can be kept in airtight containers in fridge. Perfect for meal prep or freezer meals!
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- Category: main, beef
- Method: pressure cooker
- Cuisine: Mexican style
- Diet: Gluten Free
Keywords: instant pot beef barbacoa, mexican shredded beef