Birria Tacos

Name: Birria Tacos
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 4 h
Total time: 5 h
Cuisine: Mexican, Latin American, American
Ingredients: 5 lbs chuck roast; 1 large onion; 8 cloves garlic; 1 tbsp peppercorn; 1 tbsp coriander; 6 gaujillo chile; 3 Chiles del Arbol; 5 ancho chiles; 5 bay leaves; 3 bay leaves; 5 garlic cloves; 4 whole cloves; 1 tsp peppercorn; 2 tsp oregano; 2 tsp cumin; 2 tsp thyme; 1/3 cup white vinegar; 2 tbsp paprika; Salt; 2 boiled and pureed tomatoes; Corn tortillas; Shredded Oaxaca cheese; Diced onion; Cilantro chopped

7 steps

Prep:1hCook:4h

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 05:08:34 GMT

Ingredients

8 servings

8 clovesgarlic

1 Tbspcoriander

Blender ingredients

3bay leaves

5garlic cloves

4whole cloves

1 tsppeppercorn

2 tsporegano

2 tspcumin

2 tspthyme

⅓ cupwhite vinegar

2 Tbsppaprika

salt

2tomatoes

boiled and pureed

Basics

corn tortillas

Shredded Oaxaca cheese

Instructions

Step 1

Add all ingredients into a big pot and pill with enough water to cover the meat. (Add an extra cup or two or water if you feel you need more for the broth)

Step 2

Add a hefty pinch of salt. Skim the top of broth to get rid of foam, cover and cook for 1 hour.

Step 3

After an hour take out chiles, onions, garlic and some broth from the pot and add to blender.

Step 4

Add all the extra blender ingredients and mix for 1 to 2 minutes until smooth. Add mix back into the beef broth

Step 5

Boil 2 tomatoes and puree them. Add them to pot with rest of ingredients and cook for another 2 hours.

Step 6

Take meat out of broth and strain broth

Step 7

Place meat into a bowl (not back in broth) and assemble tacos. Dip corn tortillas into consume, fill with meat, cilantro, onion and cheese and fry lightly on medium heat