Weight Watchers Slow Cooker Chipotles Barbacoa Beef Recipes

Steps:

• To make the adobo sauce combine vinegar, limejuice, chipotles, garlic, cumin, oregano, black pepper, salt and cloves in a blender or processor on high speed until smooth.
• Remove most of the fat from the roast and then cut into large chunks (approximately 6).
• Pour oil into a frying pan and sear all sides of roast on medium-high heat until browned.
• Place meat into Crockpot and pour adobo sauce over meat.
• Pour in the chicken broth and add bay leaves.
• Cook on high heat 6 hours or on low all day.
• While still in the Crockpot, shred the meat with two forks and turn the heat to warm. Serve with hard or soft tortilla shells when ready.
• Typical sides include tortillas, rice, black or pinto beans, cheese, pico de gallo, guacamole, and sour cream.
• Don't forget to make my 5 Minute Guacamole to go with it.

Steps:

• Place garlic, onion, lime juice, chipotles, cumin, oregano and cloves in a blender until smooth; set aside.
• Trim all fat off meat, and cut into 4 pieces. Season all sides with salt and pepper and brown in a skillet over high heat in 1 teaspoon olive oil just until the outside is brown and seared to seal in the juices.
• Remove meat from skillet and place in the bottom of a slow cooker sprayed with nonstick cooking spray.
• Pour liquefied spices, water and bay leaves on top and cover and cook on high for 4 hours, or low for 6-8 hours.
• Once cooked and the meat is tender, remove the meat and place in a dish. Shred it with two forks, and reserve the liquid for later (discard the bay leaf).
• Return the shredded meat to the pot and mix together with juices in the slow cooker. Let cook on warm for 10 minutes.
• Serve over cooked rice.

Steps:

• Place garlic, onion, lime juice, cumin, oregano, chiptoles, cloves in a blender.
• Trim all fat off meat, cut into 4 inch chunks. Season with salt and pepper and brown on high heat in 1 tsp oil.
• Add liquefied spices, water, bay leaves and place on low for 6-8 hours.
• Once cooked and the meat is tender, remove the meat and place in a dish. Shred it with two forks, and reserve the liquid for later (discard the bay leaf).
• Return the shredded meat to the pot, adjust salt and cumin (you may need to add more) to taste and add some of the reserved liquid back. Continue to cook on low for 30 minutes to let the flavors penetrate.