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How to make The BEST REAL Mexican Tacos de Cabeza recipes | Tender Beef head tacos

Ingredients Corn tortillas Water 2.5 Litters (10 cups water- Tip below) 4 Pound Beef cheek (Cachete de res) 4 Pounds Beef Lips...

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Cabeza literally means “head” in Spanish. In Mexican cooking, cabeza refers to an entire, cooked head of an animal, usually of a cow though sometimes of a pig. For tacos de cabeza, the entire cow's head is slow-roasted until the meat that surrounds the skull becomes fall-apart tender.
  • Step 1Coat beef cheek meat with olive oil. Rub salt, cumin, and pepper into meat. ...
  • Step 2Pour water into a slow cooker.
  • Step 3Arrange onion and garlic around beef cheek meat in the aluminum foil. ...
  • Step 4Cook on Low, adding more water if it has evaporated, until meat is very tender, 7 to 8 hours.
In Mexican cuisine, cabeza (lit. 'head'), from barbacoa de cabeza, is the meat from a roasted beef head, served as taco or burrito fillings. It typically refers to barbacoa de cabeza or beef-head barbacoa, an entire beef-head traditionally roasted in an earth oven, but now done in steamer or grill.
Tacos de Cabeza are Sonoran and Mexico City specialty. Traditionally the meat from a whole head of beef is used. However, I prefer to use beef cheeks, which are more readily available.
1 taco of cabeza taco (King Taco) contains 130 Calories. The macronutrient breakdown is 40% carbs, 35% fat, and 25% protein. This is a good source of protein (14% of your Daily Value).
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