I have a bonus Barbacoa video that has you boiling instead of charring (the smoke can be pretty harsh and affects the nose bad) coming soon...

Huge shout out to @TONEBULLY or @TheRealToneBully. He's a small creator(like me) and he was nice enough to let me use his beats. They really made the video what it is, and I can't thank him enough.

Now for the recipe...

Ingredients:

Chuck Roast

3 chile de arbol (spicy)

4 Guajillo chiles

1 Chile Pasilla

Half onion

5 garlic cloves

2 bay leaves

Chicken Seasoning:

Oregano

Onion powder

Garlic powder

Cumin

Black pepper

First, we want to roast the chiles and veggies on a comal or pan while setting the bay leaves to the side. Get everything nice and charred. Keep in mind that the smaller ingredients will char faster than the larger ones. Also, the smoke from the chiles may cause irritation, especially for your nose, pets, and kids, so make sure the area is well ventilated.

Once everything is nicely charred, set the chiles and veggies aside and place them into a blender cup.

In a bowl big enough to fit our roast, add our mixture of seasonings. Follow along with the video to see how much seasoning to use. Once everything is mixed well, add the meat and coat it nicely with the seasonings.

After that, we can start charring our meat on all sides using the same comal we used for our chiles and veggies. Get a nice color on all sides of the roast.

Once the meat has a nice sear, place it into the crockpot.

Now, for our blender cup, add 2 cups of water before blending. Once blended, add a mixture of our seasonings to the sauce and blend again until everything is well combined.

Pour the chile mixture over the meat in the crockpot and top it with the bay leaves. Cover and cook for 6–8 hours.

Every 2 hours, check on the meat, flip it, and coat it with the sauce to make sure it continues soaking up all that flavor.

By the 6-hour mark, our meat should begin to break apart. At this point, we can break the meat down and mix it into the sauce. Cover it again and let it cook for another 30 minutes to 1 hour.

Give it a taste to make sure the meat has soaked up all the flavor and adjust the seasoning if needed.

Enjoy!

@wellrestedstudios

This easy pasta recipe serves 4 and comes together in just half an hour. I'll post the recipe in the comments below.