Barbacoa con Papas

When you think of barbacoa, your mind probably goes straight to tacos—slow- cooked beef cheek piled on warm, pillowy flour tortillas, topped with salsa verde or cilantro and onion. What you don’t think of is a dish that could be served at a celebrity dinner, or in a Michelin-starred restaurant, which is exactly what this is. I most recently served barbacoa con papas at Taylor Sheridan’s ranch house for a dinner where guests wanted something beyond traditional barbecue, whic