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Dinner for 12

Barbacoa Short Rib Tacos

$19.13for 4450 minServes 12

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

Barbacoa Short Rib Tacos with its ingredients

What it costs

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IngredientAmountCost
Beef brisket, 6 lb$7.49/lb typical6 lb$44.94Typical price
Canned chiles and chipotles in adobo, 4 oz$0.35/oz typical4 oz$1.40Typical price
Onions, 0.6 lb$1.29/lb typical0.6 lb$0.77Typical price
Garlic, a little$0.75 each typicala little$0.08Typical price
BBQ sauce, 3 oz$0.12/oz typical3 oz$0.36Typical price
Juice, 2 oz$0.04/oz typical2 oz$0.08Typical price
Broth, 4.25 oz$0.07/oz typical4.25 oz$0.29Typical price
Tortillas, 12$0.30 each typical12$3.60Typical price
Fresh herbs (cilantro, 0.25$1.49 each typical0.25$0.37Typical price
Avocados, 2$1.29 each typical2$2.58Typical price
Sour cream, a little$0.14/oz typicala little$0.02Typical price
Total for the servings shown$57.38

Swaps

  • Swap onions for red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
  • Swap sour cream for yogurtabout $0.02/oz less at typical prices
  • Swap tortillas for pitaabout $0.25/each more at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Olive and cooking oilVinegarDried herbs, spices and seasoning blends

Not included in the cost.

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

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Typical price

$4.78 per serving$19.13 for 4

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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

  1. Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat and brown the short ribs for 8 minutes.
  2. 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.
  3. Cover and cook on high for 30 minutes, until the beef reaches at least 145 F.
  4. Remove the bay leaves, discard the bones, and shred the beef into the sauce.
  5. Warm the tortillas in a dry skillet over medium heat for 1 minute per side.
  6. Fill the tortillas with beef, cilantro, onion, avocado, and sour cream.

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