Description
Switch up your taco night with flavorful Birria Tacos. These delicious beef-filled delights feature crispy tortillas, melty cheese, and tender slow-cooked beef, all served with a rich consommé for dipping. Perfect for gatherings or family dinners, everyone will love customizing their own tacos. With bold spices and easy preparation, they’re sure to become a favorite at your table.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 pounds beef chuck roast
- 10 guajillo chiles
- 5 ancho chiles
- 3 arbol chiles
- 2 Roma tomatoes
- 1 white onion
- 6 garlic cloves
- 2 cups low-sodium beef broth
- 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- Corn or cassava flour tortillas
- Oaxacan cheese
Instructions
- Prepare the Chiles: Remove stems and seeds from the chiles. Toast them in a skillet for 1–2 minutes until fragrant, then soak in hot water for 15 minutes.
- Blend the Sauce: In a blender, combine soaked chiles, tomatoes, onion, garlic, vinegar, and spices along with one cup of soaking liquid. Blend until smooth.
- Cook the Beef: Place beef in a slow cooker or Dutch oven. Pour sauce over meat and add broth. Cook on low for about 8 hours or high for 4 hours until tender.
- Assemble Tacos: Heat tortillas on a skillet, add cheese to one half, top with shredded birria meat, garnish with onion and cilantro, and fold.
- Serve: Ladle consommé into bowls for dipping alongside tacos.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 8 hours
- Category: Main
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 tacos (approximately 250g)
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 850mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 6g
- Protein: 28g
- Cholesterol: 90mg