Dinner for 12

Barbacoa Short Rib Tacos

Name: Barbacoa Short Rib Tacos
Total time: 450 min
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 1 tbsp vegetable oil; 6 lb beef short ribs; 4 chiptole peppers in adobo sauce; 1 white onion; 1 tbsp garlic; 1/3 cup barbecue sauce; 1/4 cup lime juice; 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar; 2 bay leaves; 1 tbsp ground cumin; 1 tbsp salt; 1/2 cup beef broth; 12 corn tortillas; 1/2 cup cilantro leaves; 1/2 onion; 2 avocados; 1 tsp sour cream

Short ribs cook with chipotle, onion, barbecue sauce, lime, vinegar, and cumin before being pulled into warm tortillas.

Typical price

$19.13for 4 servings

$4.78 per serving$19.13 for 4

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450 minstart to table
Involveddifficulty
12servings as written
$$$typical cost tier

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What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
Beef brisket, short ribs, oxtail$7.49/lb typical	6 lb	$44.94Typical price
Canned chiles and chipotles in adobo$0.35/oz typical	4 oz	$1.40Typical price
Onions$1.29/lb typical	0.6 lb	$0.77Typical price
Garlic$0.75 each typical	a little	$0.08Typical price
BBQ sauce$0.12/oz typical	3 oz	$0.36Typical price
Juice, soda and mixers$0.04/oz typical	2 oz	$0.08Typical price
Broth or stock$0.07/oz typical	4.25 oz	$0.29Typical price
Tortillas$0.30 each typical	12	$3.60Typical price
Fresh herbs (cilantro, parsley, basil)$1.49 each typical	0.25	$0.37Typical price
Avocados$1.29 each typical	2	$2.58Typical price
Sour cream or plain yogurt$0.14/oz typical	a little	$0.02Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$57.38

Pantry staples you likely have

Olive and cooking oilVinegarDried herbs, spices and seasoning blends

Not included in the cost.

Ingredients

1 tbsp vegetable oil
6 lb beef short ribs
4 chiptole peppers in adobo sauce
1 white onion
1 tbsp garlic
1/3 cup barbecue sauce
1/4 cup lime juice
2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
2 bay leaves
1 tbsp ground cumin
1 tbsp salt
1/2 cup beef broth
12 corn tortillas
1/2 cup cilantro leaves
1/2 onion
2 avocados
1 tsp sour cream

Steps

Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat and brown the short ribs for 8 minutes.
Place the ribs in a 6-quart slow cooker with the chipotle peppers, onion, garlic, barbecue sauce, lime juice, vinegar, bay leaves, cumin, salt, and broth.
Cover and cook on high for 30 minutes, until the beef reaches at least 145 F.
Remove the bay leaves, discard the bones, and shred the beef into the sauce.
Warm the tortillas in a dry skillet over medium heat for 1 minute per side.
Fill the tortillas with beef, cilantro, onion, avocado, and sour cream.

Swaps

Onions for Red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
Sour cream or plain yogurt for Yogurtabout $0.02/oz less at typical prices
Tortillas for Pita or naanabout $0.25/each more at typical prices