Mexican beef barbacoa made easy! This recipe features tender beef and a spicy sauce made with three different hot peppers and is served shredded. It will melt in your mouth in the best way possible!

This slow-cooker barbacoa is simmered in lime juice, chipotle and cumin for a tender, flavorful beef dish. Top it with cilantro and a spritz of lime. Serve it with rice, tortillas or salad greens.

Barbacoa sitting on a plate with lime slices - Sri Widyowati/Getty Images To be honest, I'm not even sure I really knew what barbacoa was, and definitely didn't know where it came from before ordering ...