Birria Tacos

Name: Birria Tacos
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 210 min
Total time: 240 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 1.2 kg beef chuck, in large chunks; 2 tsp salt; 6 dried guajillo chillies; 3 dried ancho chillies; 1.5 l water; 2 ripe tomatoes; 1 large white onion (half quartered, half finely chopped); 6 cloves garlic, peeled; 2 tbsp cider vinegar; 1 tsp ground cumin; 1 tsp dried oregano; 3 whole cloves; 1 tsp black peppercorns; 1 cinnamon stick; 2 bay leaves; 16 corn tortillas; 200 g mozzarella, grated; 20 g coriander, chopped; 2 limes, in wedges

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Prep30 min

Cook210 min

Total240 min

Jalisco's chilli-braised beef turned street favourite — tortillas dipped in the red fat of the stew, crisped in a pan around melting cheese and shredded meat, and dunked in a cup of the spiced broth.

Ingredients

Serves:6

1.2 kg beef chuck, in large chunks
2 tsp salt
6 dried guajillo chillies
3 dried ancho chillies
1.5 l water
2 ripe tomatoes
1 large white onion (half quartered, half finely chopped)
6 cloves garlic, peeled
2 tbsp cider vinegar
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp dried oregano
3 whole cloves
1 tsp black peppercorns
1 cinnamon stick
2 bay leaves
16 corn tortillas
200 g mozzarella, grated
20 g coriander, chopped
2 limes, in wedges

Nutrition (estimated)

high confidence

1128kcal · per serving

75.2g

Protein

94.6g

Carbs

47.5g

Fat

Recipe total: 6766 kcal · P 450.9g · C 567.4g · F 284.8g

Estimated from 19 of 19 ingredients

Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.

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Steps

1
Season the beef with the salt. Toast the chillies in a dry frying pan for 20–30 seconds a side until fragrant, then pull out the stems and seeds and soak them in 500 ml of the water, heated, for 20 minutes.
2
In the same dry pan, char the tomatoes, the onion quarters and the garlic for 8 minutes, turning, until blackened in spots.
3
Blend the chillies and their soaking water with the tomatoes, onion quarters, garlic, vinegar, cumin, oregano, cloves and peppercorns until smooth. Push the sauce through a sieve for a silky broth.
4
Put the beef in a heavy casserole, pour over the sauce and the remaining 1 litre of water and add the cinnamon and bay leaves. Bring to a simmer, cover and cook over low heat for 3 hours, until the beef shreds easily.
5
Lift out the beef and shred it with two forks. Skim the red fat off the broth into a bowl and keep it; season the broth with salt and keep it hot.
6
Heat a frying pan over medium heat. Dip a tortilla in the red fat, lay it in the pan, cover one half with cheese and beef, fold it over and fry for 2 minutes a side, until crisp and the cheese has melted. Repeat with the rest.
7
Ladle the hot broth into cups and scatter it with the chopped onion and coriander.
8
Serve the tacos with the cups of broth for dunking and the lime wedges.

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Questions and answers

How long does Birria Tacos take to make?

About 240 minutes: 30 min prep and 210 min cooking.

What ingredients do you need for Birria Tacos?

19 ingredients: beef chuck, salt, dried guajillo chillies, dried ancho chillies, water, ripe tomatoes, white onion (half quartered, garlic, cider vinegar, ground cumin, dried oregano, whole cloves and 7 more.

How many servings does this Birria Tacos recipe make?

6 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.

How many calories are in a serving of Birria Tacos?

About 1128 kcal, with 75.2 g protein, 94.6 g carbohydrate and 47.5 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.

What cuisine is Birria Tacos?

Birria Tacos comes from Mexican cuisine.

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