and barbacoa de chivo (goat barbacoa) common in Oaxaca State. The place most associated with traditional Mexican barbacoa is Hidalgo State. Many say Hidalgo is where you’ll get the best barbacoa ...

The restaurant's lamb barbacoa recipe starts with wrapping lamb in long maguey leaves, and cooking it overnight for 11 hours to create a tender barbacoa full of sweet and smoky flavors.

Cristina prepares her sauces in traditional molcajetes, sautéing the tomatoes with the chile and seasoning them with typical condiments of the Mexican cuisine. Photo: Courtesy of South Philly ...

A traditional Mexican barbacoa is cooked in a hole in the ground, the meat wrapped in agave leaves and left to cook slowly for around 12 hours. Every region has its own way of making it ...