Beef Barbacoa in Authentic Salsa Borracha

Mayte Rueda
A traditional Mexican dish, barbacoa is prepared with sheep, goat, or beef steam cooked in an underground oven. This beef barbacoa recipe gives a twist to the traditional preparation by marinating the meat in a unique salsa borracha prepared with pulque and a pasilla and árbol chiles combo. Easy to prepare at home, this beef barbacoa in authentic salsa borracha will surely delight your family every weekend.
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Ingredients
10
Portions
  • 8 pasilla chiles, for the salsa borracha
  • 4 pasilla chiles, for the salsa borracha
  • 4 árbol chiles, for the salsa borracha
  • 3 cups pulque, plain, for the salsa borracha
  • 2 garlic, roasted, for the salsa borracha
  • 1/4 onions, roasted, for the salsa borracha
  • 1 teaspoon oregano, for the salsa borracha
  • coarse salt, for the salsa borracha
  • 1 kilo beef chuck, with fat
  • 1 kilo beef chump
  • 1 cup chickpeas, crude
  • 1 cup carrot, cut into cubes
  • 1/4 onions
  • 1 clove garlic
  • some water
  • some maguey leaf
  • onion
  • cilantro
Preparation
30 mins
1h
Easy
  • For the salsa borracha: In a bowl, mix pasilla and árbol chiles. Pour in pulque and soak for about 30 minutes.
  • Transfer the pulque and chile mixture, roasted garlic, roasted onion, oregano, and salt to a blender and blend to a coarse purée.
  • Marinate meat with pulque sauce and soak for at least 30 minutes.
  • For the barbacoa: In a pressure cooker, place chickpeas, carrots, onion, garlic, and water. Insert the pressure cooker rack. Place agave leaves on a rack, cover with meat and pulque sauce, and layer agave leaves on top. Secure the lid of the pressure cooker and cook for 60 minutes once it comes to pressure.
  • Remove meat from the pressure cooker, cut it and serve the consommé.
  • Serve the barbacoa in tacos topped with cilantro, onion, and a squeeze of lime juice.
  • Serve the barbacoa consommé garnished with onion, cilantro, and a squeeze of lime juice.

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* * Information per 100g serving, percent daily values based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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