The Taco Cut That Chefs Fight Over
Beef cheeks are small, dense, and full of connective tissue from a lifetime of chewing. Braised for three hours, they transform into impossibly tender, shredded perfection. In Mexican cuisine, cheeks are the authentic barbacoa cut.
Beef cheeks are what barbacoa was always meant to be. Two small muscles containing more flavor per ounce than any other cut.
