Birria Tacos

Name: Birria Tacos
Cuisine: Mexican, Latin American, American
Ingredients: 5 lb chuck roast; 8 cups water; 1/2 white onion; 1 head of garlic; 2 tbsp salt; 4 bay leaves; 10-12 guajillo chiles; 3 ancho chiles; 7 chiles de arbol; 6 garlic cloves; 7 whole peppercorns; 5 whole cloves; 2 cups water; 1 tsp oregano; 1/2 tsp thyme; 1/2 tbsp cumin; 3 tbsp beef bouillon; Mexican shredded cheese; White onion

4 steps

Updated at: Wed, 16 Aug 2023 20:00:06 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories5509.3 kcal (275%)

Total Fat380.3 g (543%)

Carbs104.3 g (40%)

Sugars28.9 g (32%)

Protein398.4 g (797%)

Sodium15537.3 mg (777%)

Fiber31.9 g (114%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

0 servings

5 lbchuck roast

8 cupswater

0.5white onion

1 headgarlic

2 Tbspsalt

2 cupswater

1 tsporegano

½ tspthyme

½ Tbspcumin

3 Tbspbeef bouillon

mexican shredded cheese

white onion

Instructions

Step 1

Boil diced chuck roast in a pot with water, onion, garlic, salt and bay leaves for 1 hour. Skim fat off the top.

Step 2

In a separate pan, heat a small amount of oil and add dried chiles and garlic. Toast until fragrant (a few minutes) and then add to a blender along with peppercorns, cloves, water, and onion and garlic from stew pot.

Step 3

Strain blended sauce back into beef stew pot.

Step 4

Add oregano, thyme, cumin and beef bouillon to stew pot and simmer for 2 hours or until tender.