# Birria Tacos

Birria tacos are made by braising beef in a flavorful chile sauce until tender, then shredding the meat and using the sauce to dip and fry corn tortillas with cheese and meat filling.

- Cuisine: Mexican
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 3 lbs beef chuck roast
- to taste salt
- to taste pepper
- 1 tbsp oil
- 3 arbol chilies
- 2 ancho chiles
- 3 guajillo chillie
- 5 garlic cloves
- 1 large white onion
- 2 roma tomatoes
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 0.5 tsp smoked paprika
- 0.5 tsp ground cloves
- 1 bay leaves
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 stick cinnamon
- 2 tbsp white vinegar
- 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- to taste salt
- 4 cups beef broth
- corn tortillas
- chopped white onion
- fresh cilantro
- shredded Oaxaca cheese
- shredded mozzarella cheese
- lime wedges
- reserved birria consommé

## Instructions

1. Cut beef chuck roast into large cubes.
2. Cut the ends off of dried chilies and remove the seeds.
3. Place chilies in a clear glass pot and cover with hot water.
4. Season the cubed beef with salt.
5. Roughly chop a white onion and Roma tomatoes.
6. Smash the garlic cloves to remove the skins.
7. Add the garlic, onions, and tomatoes to a cast iron pan and cook until slightly charred.
8. Add cumin, cinnamon, ground cloves, ginger and oregano to the pan.
9. Add the cooked onion, garlic and tomatoes to a blender.
10. Add tomato paste and beef broth to the blender.
11. Blend the ingredients until smooth.
12. Sear the beef cubes in a pot.
13. Pour the blended sauce over the beef, add rosemary and beef broth.
14. Simmer until the beef is tender.
15. Shred the beef using your hands.
16. Remove the beef from the pot and shred it, then return the shredded beef to the sauce.
17. Finely dice a white onion and chop cilantro.
18. Open the package of Oaxaca cheese and tear it into small pieces.
19. Dip the corn tortillas in the birria sauce.
20. Fry the dipped tortillas in a pan.
21. Add cheese to the tortillas, then add the shredded beef.
22. Top with diced onion and cilantro.
23. Fold the tortillas in half and cook until crispy.
24. Serve with the remaining birria sauce for dipping.

## Equipment

- knife
- scissors
- clear glass pot
- blender
- frying pan
- cast iron pan
- spatula
- measuring glass
- tongs

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/18XzXP1AiS/?mibextid=wwXIfr
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/76a2b03b-7cd3-47b0-a420-a6910277ce86
- Extracted: 2025-05-25

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