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Fire Roasted Beef Barbacoa with Charred Tomatillo
Our test-kitchen take on beef barbacoa -- charred tomatillo and finished the way Mexican cooks actually do it at home.
50 minTotal time
25 minPrep
2Servings
MediumLevel
4.6Rating
Recipes / Mexican / Fire Roasted Beef Barbacoa with Charred Tomatillo
Method
How to make it
- Pat the beef barbacoa dry and season well with salt, pepper, and a little of the spice mix.
- Heat the vegetable oil in a heavy skillet over medium-high and roast the beef barbacoa until deeply colored.
- Add the aromatics with the jalapeno and poblano peppers; cook until fragrant and just tender.
- Build the charred tomatillo sauce in the pan and simmer until it clings to everything.
- Fold it back together, taste for salt, and finish with the fresh herbs.
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