Cachete, Slow Cooker
also called cachete · cabeza · taco de cabeza · tacos de cachete · beef cheek · barbacoa de cachete · cachetes de res · slow cooker beef cheeks · crockpot cachete
- The Slow Cooker
- serves 6
- recipe says 8 hr 20 min
- Stews & Braises
Also written for Instant Pot (1 to wash), the plain way (1 to wash).
Three ways to read this recipe
The table
| Three quarters of a cup of water where the oven takes two. The cheeks make their own by hour three | |||
| 3 lb(1.4 kg; trimmed of the tough silverskin)beef cheeks | sear 10 min in a skillet, both faces | braise on low, 8 hr | shred coarse, salt |
| 1 Tbskosher salt | |||
| 1 tspcoarse black pepper | |||
| 1 Tbsvegetable oil | |||
| 1(quartered)white onion | |||
| 6 clovesgarlic | |||
| 2bay leaves | |||
| 1 tspdried Mexican oregano | |||
| 3whole cloves | |||
| 2 Tbscider vinegar | |||
| 2(optional, toasted)avocado leaves | |||
| 3/4 cup(180 mL)water | |||
| 1 tspkosher salt | |||
What to lay out
Everything the recipe asks for, sitting under the step that eats it. Tick each one as you measure it.16 things to get out.
Pans and tools
Before anything else
2sear 10 min in a skillet, both faces
3braise on low, 8 hr
goes in with what step 2 made
4shred coarse, salt
goes in with what step 3 made
Cooking it
Tap a step when it is done; the next one lights up.
The clock
- Start to finish
- at least 8 hr 10 min1 of 3 steps gives no time
- Needs you
- about 10 min
- If you get it wrong
- Forgiving — this pot cannot boil hard enough to overshoot a cheek, so the only way to lose it is to stop early
- What you'll wash
- Two things — the slow cooker crock, the skillet
- Does it keep
- 4 days — the cheeks only soften further and the broth sets to a jelly you spoon straight back in
sear 10 min in a skillet, both faces
10 minneeds youfrom the start
braise on low, 8 hr
8 hrwalk away10 min in
shred coarse, salt
not timed8 hr 10 min in
- needs you
- you can walk away
- never timed
You'll need skillet · slow cooker
Goes with
See how it is written
>> title: Cachete, Slow Cooker
>> category: Stews & Braises
>> tags: beef, cheek, mexican, braise, tacos, slow cooker, crock pot
>> counters: The Slow Cooker
>> dish: cachete
>> kit: Slow Cooker
>> aka: cachete, cabeza, taco de cabeza, tacos de cachete, beef cheek, barbacoa de cachete, cachetes de res, slow cooker beef cheeks, crockpot cachete
>> pairs-with: corn-tortillas, salsa-verde
>> servings: 6
>> time: 8 hr 20 min
>> slack: forgiving — this pot cannot boil hard enough to overshoot a cheek, so the only way to lose it is to stop early
>> washing-up: the slow cooker crock, the skillet
>> keeps: 4 days — the cheeks only soften further and the broth sets to a jelly you spoon straight back in
Three quarters of a cup of water where the oven takes two. The cheeks make their own by hour three.
>> step: sear 10 min in a skillet, both faces
Sear @beef cheeks{3%lb}(1.4 kg; trimmed of the tough silverskin) seasoned with @kosher salt{1%Tbs}, @coarse black pepper{1%tsp} in @vegetable oil{1%Tbs} in a #skillet{} for ~sear{10%min}, both faces.
>> step: braise on low, 8 hr
Slow cook @&(~1)seared cheeks{} with @white onion{1}(quartered), @garlic{6%cloves}, @bay leaves{2}, @dried Mexican oregano{1%tsp}, @whole cloves{3}, @cider vinegar{2%Tbs}, @avocado leaves{2}(optional, toasted), @water{3/4%cup}(180 mL) in a #slow cooker{} on low for ~slow cook{8%hr}, lid on.
>> step: shred coarse, salt
Shred @&(~1)braised cheeks{} coarsely with two forks, moistening them with their own liquor, and salt with @kosher salt{1%tsp}.