TCC Beef Cheek Barbacoa

TCC Beef Cheek Barbacoa

TCC Beef Cheek Barbacoa (Instant Pot)

TCC Beef Cheek Barbacoa, a dish that uses bold, authentic flavors. Tender beef cheeks, cooked in an Instant Pot for melt-in-your-mouth tenderness.


SHOP TCC BEEF CHEEKS FOR THIS RECIPE. 

TCC Beef Cheek Barbacoa (Instant Pot)

Ingredients

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    • 2 TCC beef cheeks
    • Salt and pepper to taste
    • 2 T oil
    • 1 yellow onion diced
    • 1 T beef base
    • 1 C water

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    • 3 chipotle peppers in adobo
    • Juice from 1 lime
    • 1/3 Cup apple cider vinegar
    • 2 t. Mexican oregano
    • Salt and pepper to taste
    • 1 t. Cumin
    • 5 cloves garlic
    • 1 T beef base 
    • 1 Cup Water

    Directions

    1. Put all ingredients for sauce in a blender until smooth

    2. Turn Instant Pot on sauté 

    3. Season both sides of beef cheeks with salt and pepper

    4. Add oil to Instant Pot and sear beef cheeks for a few minutes per side

    5. Take beef cheeks out of pan

    6. Add in onion and sauté until translucent

    7. Add in beef base and water to deglaze the pot

    8. Put beef cheeks and sauce back in the pot, secure lid on and set for 60 minutes

    9. When time is up manually release the pressure and shred the meat 

    10. Serve meat in tacos with your favorite toppings 

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    3 comments

    Trying this tonight, looks great so far. Thanks for the recipe.

    Teri Jo

    This looks delicious! Thanks for making it Instant Pot easy!

    Lyndsey

    We’ll put our family recipe up against yours any day and win every time . Yours isn’t authentic ours is and it’s been in our family for decades . And yes I’m sure you won’t post this!

    George

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