Mexican Shredded Beef (Machaca) is beef roast easily made in the crock pot or slow cooker with Mexican seasonings.

Mexican Shredded Beef (Machaca)

By Sue Lau | Palatable Pastime

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As I recall, the first time I ever made beef machaca at home I used a recipe from a cookbook called Mexican Cookery by Barbara Hansen.

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We’d had shredded beef a number of times in different things when dining out at Mexican eateries. Things like chimichangas, enchiladas, burritos, in tacos, etc. So I really was excited when I came across that recipe and tried it.

Barbara’s version is braised on the stove top. Over the years I have simplified the recipe for machaca, stripping it down to a bare-bones version I could throw into the slow cooker, since I didn’t enjoy hanging about the stove for several hours.

Beef Machaca in Soft Tacos

The flavor is basic because this is meant to be put into other things, as I stated above. It is also a basic recipe, and I post it to reference in recipes I will be publishing later on, as we enjoy machaca frequently when I cook Mexican food at home.

I know you will enjoy it, and while you are waiting for specialty recipes to post, feel free to cook this up and throw it on a soft warm tortilla with a sprinkling of chopped onion, cilantro, and spicy home made salsa.

Mexican Shredded Beef (Machaca)

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Mexican Shredded Beef (Machaca)

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Mexican Shredded Beef (Machaca)

Sue Lau

5 from 5 votes

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Prep Time 15 mins

Cook Time 10 hrs

Course Main Dish

Cuisine American, Mexican

Servings 8

Calories 217 kcal

Equipment

• Slow Cooker or Crockpot

Ingredients

  

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• 2 pounds boneless beef chuck roast
• 1 large onion sliced
• 1/2 cup canned roasted green chilies or roasted poblano peppers chopped
• 1 cup beef broth
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 1 teaspoon seasoned adobo seasoning or seasoned salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper

Instructions

 

• Place everything in the crock pot or slow cooker, cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours or until a fork (when inserted into the beef) can be easily twisted.
• Remove meat from crock, and when cool enough to handle, shred meat.

Notes

From the kitchen of palatablepastime.com

Nutrition

Calories: 217kcalCarbohydrates: 2gProtein: 22gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 78mgSodium: 527mgPotassium: 423mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 19IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 29mgIron: 3mg

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Note: Post has been updated from  1.17.15 to reflect fresh photography and  recipe card.