Birria Tacos

Name: Birria Tacos
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Cuisine: Mexican, Latin American
Ingredients: 4lb Chuck Roast; 4 Dried Ancho Chiles; 2 Dried Guajillo Chiles; 8 Chile De Arbol; 1 tsp pepper; 1 tsp dried thyme; 3 Bay Leaves; 1/2 Tsp Ground Cumin; 1/2 Cinnamon Stick; 5 Cloves Garlic; 1/2 Large Onion; 1 1/2 tbsp Salt; 1/4 cup Apple cider vinegar; 6 1/2 cups Beer; 16 tortillas; 12 oz Queso Oaxaca cheese; 1/2 red onion, chopped; 1 bunch fresh cilantro

4 steps

Prep:15minCook:1h 15min

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Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 14:14:33 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories2045.5 kcal (102%)

Total Fat99.9 g (143%)

Carbs146.2 g (56%)

Sugars5.5 g (6%)

Protein113.3 g (227%)

Sodium3559.8 mg (178%)

Fiber22.4 g (80%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

4 lbchuck roast

4dried ancho chiles

2dried guajillo chiles

8chile de arbol

1 tsppepper

1 tspdried thyme

3bay leaves

½ tspground cumin

0.5cinnamon stick

5cloves garlic

0.5onion

large

1 ½ Tbspsalt

¼ cupapple cider vinegar

6 ½ cupsbeer

For Tacos

16tortillas

12 ozoaxaca cheese

0.5red onion

chopped

1 bunchfresh cilantro

Instructions

Step 1

Remove the seeds and veins from the chiles and simmer for 5-10 minutes. You can substitute beer with water from chiles.

Step 2

Remove Chiles and add all of your ingredients except the chuck roast to a blender to make the sauce. Add beer in there. You can substitute beer with water from chiles.

Step 3

Season Chuck roast with salt and some BBQ rub. Sear the meat for 90 seconds on each side then add to your Pressure Cooker. Pour the sauce all over and cook on charcoal or stove for an hour. Remove the meat from sauce. And pull the meat. You can use slow cooker but cook time will be about 4-5 hours.

Step 4

Poor tortilla into a sauce and fry on vegetable oil, quickly add cheese, meat and some chopped red onion with fresh cilantro. Enjoy.