Uploaded July 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Watch as I cook barbacoa on a rotisserie - not traditional, I know, but still crazy delicious. And the soup being made at the bottom from the drippings? Insane.

Before "that guy" calls it out not being real, let's just put it out there, what barbacoa is. Barbacoa is the method of cooking, not the meat that you use. Traditionally, barbacoa is a preparation of meat (usually sheep, goat, or beef) that is steam cooked in an underground oven until very tender and succulent. I live at sea level - I cannot possibly have an underground oven.

That being said, even that definition of barbacoa is a little ... iffy. All over Mexico, barbacoa is different. Not just in the meat choice, but the cooking method. It's about using what you have, just like any delicious peasant food.

So that's what I did. I have a rotisserie and a hunk of chuck. Barbacoa it is.

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Song Title "Cantina Blues" by Kevin MacLeod
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Uncle Steve's Shake unclestevesshake.com
Papatexas youtube.com/channel/UC9m9sAyTcwppnSUDAz9YFKw
Dad cooks dinner dadcooksdinner.com
Cajun Bandit Rotisserie cajunbandit.com
Weber Kettle amzn.to/2y9Ai3G
73 Forge Knives youtube.com/channel/UC3t5oLIc5VFopCmdMhidzVg/videos

Spice Rub for Barbacoa :
2 Tbs cumin
1/2 tsp ground cloves
1Tbs oregano
1 tsp garlic powder
3 tsp salt
1 tsp black pepper
1 tsp ancho powder

For the soup spices, I used
Uncle steves shake "thick meat" link above (or salt and pepper if you don't have it)

Song title Cantina Blues by Kevin MacLeod
Music is shareware supplied by incompetech.com and is used with their permission.