The Tex-Mexplainer series explores the ingredients, techniques, history, and culture of Mexican food in Texas. Two hours north of Mexico City, in the state of Hidalgo, is Actopan, commonly considered ...

Barbacoa beef, or pork or lamb or goat, is by definition slowly cooked meat. The word is Mexican, and originally referred to a cooking method by which parts of an animal were wrapped in leaves, and ...

Explore the origins of barbacoa and how to make it at home. You probably love barbacoa and can order it with confidence, but you may not understand what it actually is other than an exceptionally ...

Instead of braising barbacoa all day, toss the ingredients into the Instant Pot and you’ll have tender, sweet and savory shredded beef ready to tuck into tacos in a little over an hour. While Mexican ...

The humble taco offers an endless array of options for fillings, but if you're grabbing some from your local stand, you've probably got your eye on the three big classics of carne asada, barbacoa, and ...

Like many beloved cuisines of Texas, barbecue derives from recipes and techniques that used lesser cuts of meats and inexpensive ingredients to serve a working-class population. When we think of these ...

Esaul Ramos is doing prep work for his Sunday barbacoa, as he does every first Saturday of the month. There are 26 hours before the meat will be sold, but still, the time frame is tight. The ...

Martin Ibarra prepares barbacoa in Richardson. It's a Mexican tradition for the Jimenez-Ibarra family. Allison Slomowitz / Special Contributor Dressed with cilantro and onions, drizzled with salsa ...

Editor's note: Nick Zukin owns a Mexican restaurant in Old Town called Mi Mero Mole, which does not serve barbacoa. Despite his dedication to traditional Mexican cuisine—he spent the past few weeks ...