Barbacoa/Birria Tacos

4h
Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Brown the meat chunks.
  2. 2Add beef stock, bone broth, and water.
  3. 3Add carrots, chili, onion, garlic, bay leaves, and thyme.
  4. 4Leave to cook for 1 hour.
  5. 5Put all the cooked vegetables into a blender.
  6. 6Add two tomatoes, more leaves, chili flake, cumin, cloves, and some of the broth to the blender.
  7. 7Blend everything until smooth.
  8. 8Strain the blended mixture to remove unwanted solids.
  9. 9Leave the meat to cook for another 3 hours, topping up water every hour.
  10. 10Dip the meat in broth, then put it on some more broth.
  11. 11Add cheese, onion, and coriander to the dish.
  12. 12Sizzle the dish.
  13. 13Add lime.
  14. 14Dip them in (presumably tacos or tortillas).

Ingredients

  • huge chunkers of meat
  • 1 whole thing beef stock
  • 1 whole thing bone broth
  • water
  • carrots
  • chili
  • onion
  • garlic
  • bay leaves
  • thyme
  • 2 tomatoes
  • more leaves
  • chili flake
  • cumin
  • cloves
  • broth
  • cheese
  • onion
  • coriander
  • lime

Equipment

platterblenderstrainer

Tips

  • Top up water every hour during the 3-hour cooking period.