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Birria Tacos

Birria Tacos

A delicious and traditional Mexican dish made with tender beef, spices, and flavorful broth, served in crispy corn tortillas.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours 30 minutes
Total Time 3 hours
Course main dish
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 25 tacos
Calories 320 kcal

Equipment

  • large saucepan
  • heavy based pot
  • blender
  • non-stick pan

Ingredients
  

Chili Preparation

  • 45 g Ancho chillies, dried (~2-3 pieces, 1 cup once chopped)
  • 6 g Chillies de arbol, dried (~6 pieces, 2 tablespoon once chopped)
  • ½ cup Chili soaking water (reserve after simmering)
  • 5 cloves Garlic peeled
  • 1 small Onion (roughly sliced, ~tennis ball size)
  • 1 medium Tomato (roughly sliced, 180g)
  • 2 teaspoon Dried oregano
  • 1 teaspoon Ground cumin
  • ⅛ teaspoon Black pepper

Birria Braising

  • 5 tablespoon Vegetable oil (or canola oil)
  • 1.3 kg Chuck beef (cut into 6 large pieces)
  • 2 cups Beef stock / broth (low sodium)
  • 1 stick Cinnamon (substitute ¼ teaspoon powder)
  • 3 leaves Bay leaves (preferably fresh)
  • 2 ½ teaspoon Cooking salt / kosher salt (halve for table salt)

Beef Seasoning

  • ½ teaspoon Cooking salt / kosher salt

Birria Tacos Assembly

  • 20 – 25 pieces Corn tortillas (14.5cm/6" wide)
  • 1 white onion Diced
  • ½ cup Finely chopped coriander / cilantro leaves
  • 3 ½ cups Shredded cheese (Colby, Monterey Jack or Oaxaca cheese)
  • Lime wedges (optional)
  • Your favorite salsa or hot sauce (optional)

Instructions
 

Preparation

  • Simmer chopped chillies for 10 min. Strain, blitz Adobo paste.
  • Brown beef, cook off adobo paste, slow-cook beef for 2 ½ hrs (lid on).
  • Remove meat, shred, skim fat off braising liquid ('Birria Oil').
  • Toss beef in skillet with 1 cup braising liquid (aka Consomme).
  • Heat 1 teaspoon Birria oil over low heat, wipe pan with tortilla, remove, repeat x2 with ½ teaspoon oil each.
  • Top tortilla with cheese, beef, onion, coriander, fold over, pan fry until crisp.
  • Serve with Birria Consomme for dunking!

Notes

Best to pan fry fresh so they're crispy. Leftovers keep for 4 days in the fridge, freezer for 3 months.

Nutrition

Serving: 1tacoCalories: 320kcalCarbohydrates: 36gProtein: 20gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 60mgSodium: 780mgPotassium: 380mgFiber: 2gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 100IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 250mgIron: 2mg
Keyword Beef Tacos, birria tacos, comfort food, Mexican Tacos, Spicy Tacos, Street Food
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