Slow Cooker Short Rib Barbacoa Tacos Recipe

We love tacos and we love short ribs, and this recipe conveniently combines the two into one delicious meal. Now, you probably think of short ribs as a braised comfort food, maybe served with mashed potatoes and a rich gravy, and that's a super yummy, awesome meal. However, short ribs can be so much more This recipe sears the ribs for crunchy outside bits, and then slowly cooks them in a flavorful, smoky sauce with a touch of heat. After cooking, the meat is ready to fall off the bone and easily shreds for taco meat. We love being able to start this meal in the morning and come back home to the amazing smell of perfectly cooked beef Barbacoa tacos are traditionally made by slowly roasting meat over an open fire, or over coals in a pit in the ground. Traditional recipes often use beef heads or cheeks (check out our beef cheek taco recipe here) or even goat. Today, you'll commonly see a boneless beef chuck roast used for barbacoa tacos and instead of an open fire or pit, a slow cooker or dutch oven is used. If you like, you can adapt this recipe to a dutch oven braised recipe, or use boneless beef chuck roast instead of short ribs. We think the short ribs add a bit more of savory flavor than chuck roast, so if you have short ribs available, we definitely recommend using them What do you think of these tacos? Did you make any tweaks to the recipe? Let us know in the comments below