Beef birria tacos

Servings

4-6

Prep Time

30 minutes

Cook Time

4.30 hours

Cuisine

Mexican

Not so simple. Very tasty! One of my new favorite foods to eat and I know for sure it will be the same after you have tried it! 

Beef birria tacos

Ingredients

  • 1.5 kg Chuck roast
  • 3 bay leaves
  • 1 tsp oregano
  • ½ tsp cinnamon
  • 1 ½ tsp onion powder
  • 1 ½ garlic powder
  • 1 ½ tsp salt
  • 1 tbsp peppercorns
  • 2 rosemary sprigs
  • 2 thyme sprigs
  • 4 cubes beef stock
  • 4 cups water

Sauce

  • 2 tbsp tomato paste
  • 1 tomato
  • 5 garlic cloves
  • 1 onion
  • 1  tsp onion powder
  • 1  garlic powder
  • ½ tsp oregano
  • pinch salt
  • pepper
  • 6 Guajillo peppers
  • 3 ancho peppers
  • arbol peppers
  • 350 ml water

Tortillas

  • Corn tortillas 
  • Cilantro
  • 1 red onion
  • Jalapeño 
  • Cheese
  • Lime

Directions

  1. Deseed the peppers and chop the garlic, onion and tomato
  2. In a pan with some oil, sear the beef, set aside and saute the onion, garlic and tomato. Add the tomato paste, spices, the peppers and water. Simmer for 30 minutes
  3. Blend the sauce
  4. To a pan add the meat and all meat ingredients and strain the sauce into it, let cook for 3-4 hours
  5. Break down the meat
  6. Chop some red onion, jalapeño and cilantro
  7. Build the corn tortillas by dipping them in the sauce, adding some cheese, beef, red onion, jalapeños, cilantro and giving it a sear in a dry skillet
  8. Serve with some of the birria sauce, red onion, cilantro and lime