# Birria Quesa Tacos

This recipe shows how to make delicious birria quesa tacos in an Instant Pot.

- Servings: 6 servings
- Total time: 60 min
- Cuisine: Mexican
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2.5 lbs chuck tender roast
- 4 cups beef broth
- 7 guajillos or New Mexico chile pods
- 2 pasilla chiles
- 4 chile de árbol
- 5 garlic cloves
- 4 bay leaves
- 0.5 inch cinnamon stick
- 2 tbsp vinegar
- 8 cloves
- 1 tbsp salt
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1 tsp whole pepper
- 0.5 tsp whole cumin
- 0.5 tsp thyme
- 0.25 tsp ground ginger
- 6 corn tortillas
- 6 Oaxaca or Monterey Jack cheese
- 6 fresh chopped onion
- 6 fresh cilantro
- 6 lime

## Instructions

1. Remove the stem and seeds from the chiles.
2. Place the chiles in a saucepan and cover with water. Add two tomatoes if desired.
3. Bring the chiles to a boil on the stove.
4. Drain the water and transfer the chiles to a blender.
5. In a blender, crush all the spices, cinnamon, and bay leaves.
6. Add the chiles and garlic to the blender.
7. Add three cups of broth or water and the vinegar to the blender.
8. Blend until smooth.
9. Make sure your Instant Pot is off and add 1 tbsp of olive oil.
10. Press the sauté setting on high.
11. Brown the meat for a couple minutes on each side.
12. Cancel the sauté setting.
13. Pour the blended sauce into the Instant Pot.
14. Add the remaining broth and stir.
15. Add the two bay leaves.
16. Close the Instant Pot and set it to pressure cook for 55 minutes. Make sure the valve is set to sealing.
17. Carefully release the steam.
18. Shred the meat and add the top layer of broth from the Instant Pot.
19. Heat up a comal or flat griddle.
20. Dip a tortilla into the oil and place it on the heated griddle until it blisters.
21. Flip the tortilla and add queso Oaxaca or Monterey Jack cheese.
22. Add the shredded meat, chopped onion and cilantro.
23. Close the taco and serve. For consomé, squeeze lime or lemon juice and add onion and cilantro.

## Equipment

- Instant Pot
- blender
- saucepan
- comal or flat griddle

## Source

- Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1YfIiFO_PE
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/fe5bb870-180f-4c86-93fa-f8ffddd108ef
- Extracted: 2025-02-22

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