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Venison Barbacoa
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Venison Barbacoa

Delicious venison barbacoa!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time8 hours
Total Time8 hours 10 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Mexican
Keyword: Barbacoa, Mexican, Venison
Servings: 4 lbs
Author: Sophie May

Ingredients

  • 4 lbs venison roast I used two different rounds but you can use whatever you want
  • 1 large onion halved
  • 5 garlic cloves
  • 2 chile de arbol
  • 2 guajillo chiles
  • 1 T Mexican oregano dried
  • 1/2 T cumin ground
  • 3 bay leaves
  • 7 black peppercorns
  • 1 T salt salt meat as well, to taste

Instructions

  • Toast your garlic, chilies, and 1/2 of your onion. Your peppers should only take ~2 minutes while your onion and garlic might take a little bit longer ~3-6 minutes.
  • Put your toasted ingredients in the blender together with your oregano, cumin, salt, and one cup of water. Blend well.
  • Put your meat, marinade, bay leaves, and other 1/2 of your onion (sliced) into your crockpot.
  • Set your crockpot on low and cook for ~8 hours or until done.
  • Baste and flip meat every two hours until done.
  • Shred meat when tender.