Instant Pot Beef Barbacoa Tacos
Tender, shredded Instant Pot barbacoa in a smoky chipotle sauce. This easy beef barbacoa is perfect for tacos, burritos, and bowls.
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 352kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 3 lb eye of round beef or chuck roast
- 2 teaspoon oil
- 4 cloves garlic
- 2 tablespoon lime juice
- 3 teaspoon cumin
- ½ teaspoon cloves
- 1 cup chicken broth
- ¼ cup apple cider
- 1 small onion coarsely chopped
- 3-5 tablespoon chipotles in adobo sauce
- 3 teaspoon oregano
- 3 bay leaves
- cilantro
- pico de gallo
- freshly sliced limes
- tortilla shells
- guacamole
Instructions
- In a food processor, blend together the garlic, lime juice, cumin, cloves, chicken broth, apple cider, chipotles, and oregano until smooth.
- Trim fat from the beef and cut into 6 chunks of meat.
- Add oil to the Instant Pot and set it to SAUTE.
- Saute all sides of the beef until browned.
- Scrape bottom of the inner liner so remove anything sticking (will prevent burn notice).
- Top the beef with chopped onions.
- Pour in the blended mixture and lay 3 bay leaves on top of the beef.
- Close the lid and set to MANUAL for 65 minutes.
- Allow a Natural Release for 15 minutes.
- Discard bay leaves.
- Remove beef from the Instant Pot and shred.
- Add back into the pot, stir the beef into the juices and serve with a slotted spoon.
Notes
- Browning the beef adds deeper flavor, but you can skip it for a faster dump-and-go version.
- To make it milder, use 2 tablespoons of chipotles. For more heat, add up to 5 or more.
- Do not skip scraping the inner liner, anything stuck to the bottom can cause a burn notice.
- Serve with pico de gallo, guacamole, limes, and cilantro, or over rice and in lettuce wraps.
- Nutritional information is an estimate based on third-party calculations and should be used as a guide only.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 352kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 33g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 12g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 118mg | Sodium: 1407mg | Potassium: 644mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 65IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 65mg | Iron: 5mg
