# Quick Birria tacos

This is a quick and easy birria tacos recipe made in an Instant Pot.

- Cuisine: Mexican
- Category: Lunch
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 6 chile guajillo
- 6 chile California
- 2 pasilla anchos
- 4 arbol
- 4 tablespoons oil
- 2 teaspoons cumin
- 0.5 teaspoon clove
- 0.25 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon thyme
- 2 teaspoons oregano
- 2 teaspoons peppercorns
- 3 tablespoons Knorr beef bouillon
- 3 cups water
- 3 tomatoes
- 1 whole onion
- 10 cloves garlic
- 3 pounds chuck roast
- 2 cups water
- 3 bay leaves
- shredded cheese
- lime

## Instructions

1. Put the Instant Pot on sauté mode with a couple tablespoons of oil.
2. Add 6 chile guajillo and 6 chile California into the pot.
3. Add 2 pasilla anchos into the pot.
4. Add 4 arbol chiles into the pot.
5. Fry the chiles in oil for a couple of minutes.
6. Add 2 teaspoons of cumin.
7. Add 1/2 a teaspoon of clove.
8. Add 1/4 a teaspoon of cinnamon.
9. Add 1 teaspoon of thyme.
10. Add 2 teaspoons of oregano.
11. Add 2 teaspoons of peppercorns.
12. Add 3 tablespoons of Knorr beef bouillon.
13. Add 3 cups of water.
14. Add 3 tomatoes, 1 whole onion, and a lot of garlic.
15. Cover the Instant Pot and seal it.
16. Cook on high pressure for 5 minutes for the chile sauce.
17. Transfer the cooked chiles and vegetables to a blender.
18. Blend the mixture until smooth.
19. Add over 3 pounds of chuck roast cut into large chunks into the pot.
20. Strain the chile sauce directly into the pot with the meat.
21. Add 2 cups of water.
22. Add 3 bay leaves.
23. Pressure cook on high for 55 minutes and then natural release.
24. Shred the cooked meat.
25. Add a couple of ladlefuls of consommé to the shredded meat and mix.
26. Dip a tortilla in the consommé.
27. Place the dipped tortilla on a hot griddle.
28. Sprinkle shredded cheese (queso Chihuahua) on the tortilla.
29. Add the shredded meat on top of the cheese.
30. Add cilantro and onion.
31. Fold the taco and cook until golden brown and the cheese is melted.
32. Squeeze lime over the taco.
33. Dip the taco in the consommé and enjoy.

## Equipment

- Instant Pot
- wooden spoon
- blender
- cutting board
- ladle
- bowl
- strainer
- spatula

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMLN9kHR/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/66a54f9e-68ce-44c1-ba6a-156b082b76c7
- Extracted: 2025-09-23

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