The video is about making barbecue without a grill or oven. The cook uses a combination of beef cheek and a leaner cut of beef (called "cyclone") to achieve a balance of flavors. The meats are cooked in a steamer with maguey leaves, garlic, epazote, and bones with marrow for added flavor. The cook also prepares pickled chili peppers and a green sauce to accompany the barbecue. The video ends with the cook assembling a barbecue cake with avocado, onion, and the pickled chili peppers, and noting that the cake is a simple but strong complement to the taco.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The speaker is using approximately 4.5 kilos of meat for beef barbecue.
2. The speaker is using cyclone cut meat because it was available in the freezer.
3. Cyclone cut meat is a low-fat meat.
4. The speaker recommends using ribs for more flavor.
5. The speaker only adds salt and black pepper to the meat for traditional barbecue flavor.
6. Beef cheek is a part of the head that can be used for barbecue.
7. Beef cheek is a strong-tasting meat that can be combined with leaner meats like cyclone cut.
8. Beef cheek has a lot of excess fat.
9. The speaker is using a steamer to cook the meat because it's storming outside.
10. The speaker is using maguey stalks to add flavor to the meat.
11. Maguey stalks can be replaced with banana leaves.
12. The speaker is cooking the meat for 3.5 to 4 hours.
13. The speaker is making pickled chili peppers as an accompaniment to the barbecue.
14. The speaker is using garlic, bay leaves, dried oregano, and vinegar to make the pickled chili peppers.
15. The speaker is also making a green sauce with habanero, tomatillo, garlic, and onion.
16. The speaker is making tacos with the barbecue meat, marrow, and green sauce.
17. The speaker is also making barbecue cakes with avocado, onion, and pickled chili peppers.
18. The speaker is using caramelized onions as a topping for the barbecue cakes.
19. The speaker recommends serving the barbecue cakes with a knife and pickled chili peppers on the side.