# Authentic Birria Tacos

This is an easy recipe to make authentic Birria Tacos in just 45 minutes.

- Total time: 45 min
- Cuisine: Mexican
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 lbs chuck roast
- salt
- pepper
- 3 dried guajillo chiles
- 3 dried ancho chiles
- 1 onion
- 2 plum tomatoes
- 6 garlic cloves
- 5 cups water
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1 tsp cumin
- 4 whole cloves
- 1 tsp black peppercorns
- 2 cups chile water
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 4 cups beef broth
- apple cider vinegar
- tortillas
- Oaxaca cheese
- cilantro
- lime

## Instructions

1. Cut the chuck roast into chunks.
2. Heavily season the meat with salt and pepper.
3. Blast a large pot on high heat, open your windows, and give the meat a nice sear on all sides to build maximum flavor.
4. De-seed the dried chiles using a mixture of Guajillo and Ancho chiles.
5. Toast the dried chiles in the same flavorful pot with chopped tomatoes, onion, and whole garlic cloves.
6. Fill the pot with water and simmer until the chiles are softened.
7. Fish out everything from the pot and blend it all together with Mexican spices (oregano, cumin, cloves, and peppercorns) and some of the chile broth.
8. Add the seared meat back to the pot.
9. Strain the blended sauce into the pot with the meat.
10. Fill the rest of the pot with beef broth, bay leaves, a cinnamon stick, and apple cider vinegar.
11. Pressure cook the mixture for 45 minutes.
12. Remove the cooked meat chunks and shred them.
13. Dip corn tortillas into the top layer of consommé from the pot.
14. Fry the tortillas in a pan on medium heat.
15. Load the tortillas with shredded authentic Mexican Oaxaca cheese, shredded meat (double meat for a hungrier person), and chopped onion and cilantro.
16. Fold the tortillas and crisp them up on both sides until the cheese is melted and bubbly.
17. Serve the birria tacos with a side of consommé, garnished with fresh cilantro and a squeeze of lime.

## Equipment

- cutting board
- knife
- large pot
- tongs
- scissors
- blender
- strainer
- pan

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DG6TjKASiH_/?igsh=eDY2dG9zbXY0N3M2
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/cc5e771a-aef5-414c-9056-d3978acfaf97
- Extracted: 2025-07-20

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