# Birria Quesadillas

Birria Quesadillas are made with a homemade dough, slow-cooked shredded beef birria, cheese, and spices.

- Total time: 60 min
- Cuisine: Mexican
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 cup Chosen Foods Avocado Oil Shortening
- 2 cups Flour
- 1 cup Water
- 1 cup Cheese
- 1 pound Beef
- 1 medium Onion
- 4 cloves Garlic
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 1 teaspoon Pepper
- 1 handful Dried chilies
- 1 tablespoon Cumin seeds
- 1 tablespoon Black peppercorns
- 3 sticks Cinnamon sticks
- 2 leaves Bay leaves
- 2 tablespoons Chosen Foods Avocado Oil
- 1 cup Beef broth
- 1 handful Cilantro

## Instructions

1. Make the dough using flour, avocado oil shortening and water. Divide the dough into 6 equal pieces, flatten each piece and cook on a skillet.
2. Prepare the birria by chopping the onion and garlic. Season the beef with salt and pepper. Add cumin seeds, black peppercorns and cinnamon sticks to a pan and toast lightly.  Add the dried chilies.
3. Cook the beef with avocado oil in a pot until it's browned. Then remove the beef from the pot and set it aside.
4. In the same pot, sauté onions and garlic. Add beef broth, salt, and the spice mixture, add the beef, and let it simmer.
5. Blend the mixture and strain it. Shred the beef.
6. Assemble the quesadilla by placing a tortilla in a skillet, top it with cheese, add the shredded birria, and cover with another tortilla.
7. Cook the quesadilla until cheese is melted and tortilla is golden brown. Cut and serve with onion, cilantro and birria broth on the side.

## Equipment

- knife
- tongs
- cutting board
- bowl
- wooden spoon
- rolling pin
- cast iron skillet
- small bowl
- measuring cup
- stove
- pot
- spatula
- blender
- cheesecloth

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DDaCmb5yMrr/?igsh=MTh4OXRndDV1Z29qNQ==
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/53109b3e-51e8-4757-a926-4460acca6a99
- Extracted: 2025-04-09

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