Barbacoa Beef

This last weekend while we were in the valley we ate at Chipotle and just for kicks and giggles I tried the barbacoa beef to see how similar mine was to this and Justin and I were in shock. The taste was almost identical, the only difference was Chipotles was a little more saucy and creamy, but I guess that's because mine is the "light" version. I got this recipe off Skinnytaste.com I love that website, she is awesome! We have it with cilantro lime rice and corn salsa (Justin likes it burrito form)


Servings: 9 • Serving Size: 4 oz • Old Points: 4 pts • Points+: 4 pts
Calories: 161.4 • Fat: 5.0g • Protein: 24.9 g • Carb: 2.8 g • Fiber: 0.7 g

Barbacoa Beef 

• 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

Directions:
Place garlic, onion, lime juice, cumin, oregano, chiptoles, cloves in a blender.


I put mine in the crock pot with all the seasonings and water for a couple hours. Take it out of the crock when it's done and shred and put it back in the juicy juice and let it warm for an hour or so longer. At this time you may need to add more salt and cumin or chipotle juice (from the peppers). The chipotle peppers are spicy so add accordingly!