Braised Beef Cheeks

My childhood weekends in southern Texas were filled with family gathered around the table, enjoying a leisurely breakfast of warm corn tortillas and beef barbacoa. I often tagged along with my grandfather to purchase the barbacoa. These weekend gatherings were filled with laughter and many shared stories over barbacoa tacos. My uncle Junior was one of 17 children and he recalls his family making barbacoa each weekend because it was economical. When the local farmers butchered a cow, the hea