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Barbacoa Tacos

Tacos de Barbacoa/TAH-kohs deh bar-bah-KOH-ah/
Also known as: Barbacoa, Tacos de Barbacoa
Barbacoa Tacos
About this dish

Beef cheek or lamb slow-cooked until shreddable, traditionally in a pit, piled into tacos with onion and cilantro.

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History & Origin

Barbacoa descends from an indigenous Caribbean cooking method the Spanish encountered and adapted, later becoming a central Mexican tradition of pit-cooking meat wrapped in maguey leaves.

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