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Big Ben's Beef Machaca

Total Time
54 min
23m prep · 31m cook
Servings
4 people
Rating
Difficulty
Hard
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🌾 Gluten-Free 🥛 Dairy-Free 🥜 Nut-Free ☪️ Halal ✡️ Kosher

This hearty and delicious Mexican slow cooker recipe is so versatile and a hit at my husband's fire station. Shred the meat and create anything from tacos to taquitos, or enjoy it all on it's own!

Ingredients

  • 1 , 4 pound
  • 0.5 cups olive oil
  • 0.25 cups Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 limes , juiced
  • 1 , 14 ounce
  • 1 large sweet onion , diced
  • 0.5 greens bell pepper , diced
  • 4 cloves garlic , minced
  • 1 jalapeno pepper , seeded and minced
  • 0.5 cups beef broth
  • 1 tablespoon dried oregano
  • 1 tablespoon ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • 0.5 teaspoons salt , or more to taste
  • 0.5 teaspoons ground black pepper

Instructions

  1. 1

    Place beef portions into the crock of a large slow cooker. Mix olive oil, Worcestershire sauce, lime juice together in a bowl; pour over the beef. Add diced tomatoes, sweet onion, green bell pepper, garlic, jalapeno pepper, beef broth, oregano, cumin, chili powder, salt, and black pepper to the slow cooker.

  2. 2

    Cook on High for 1 hour. Change setting to Low and continue cooking until the beef is tender, about 6 1/2 hours.

  3. 3

    Remove beef with tongs to a cutting board. Shred with a pair of forks and return to the slow cooker. Continue cooking another 20 to 30 minutes.

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