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Birria Tacos

Birria Tacos

Delicious and authentic Birria Tacos made with spicy adobo sauce and slow-cooked beef.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours 30 minutes
Total Time 3 hours
Course Main Course
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 25 tacos
Calories 300 kcal

Equipment

  • large saucepan
  • Heavy based pot
  • Stick blender
  • Non-stick pan
  • sieve

Ingredients
  

Birria adobo (paste)

  • 25 g guajillo chillies, dried ~4 pieces, heaped ¾ cup once chopped
  • 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 chilli soaking water reserve after simmering
  • 5 garlic cloves 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
  • 10 cloves whole cloves or ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1 stick cinnamon substitute ¼ teaspoon powder
  • 3 bay leaves preferably fresh else dried
  • 2 ½ tablespoon apple cider vinegar or regular white vinegar, red or white wine vinegar
  • 2 ½ teaspoon cooking salt / kosher salt halve for table salt, +30% for flakes

Beef seasoning

  • ½ teaspoon cooking salt / kosher salt

Birria Tacos

  • 20 – 25 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.
  • 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

Makes 22 – 25 tacos (900g shredded beef once sauced). Can adjust spice levels by reducing chiles.

Nutrition

Serving: 1tacoCalories: 300kcalCarbohydrates: 30gProtein: 25gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 75mgSodium: 600mgPotassium: 250mgFiber: 3gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 15IUVitamin C: 10mgCalcium: 20mgIron: 10mg
Keyword Beef Tacos, Birria Tacos, comfort food, Mexican Cuisine, Spicy Tacos, tacos
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