Bring Taqueria-Quality Beef Birria Tacos Home: Cheesy and Flavorful

By Tasty · 240 min

Ingredients

Instructions

1. Cut the chuck roast into 3–4 inch pieces and season them well all over with salt.
2. Heat a Dutch oven or deep skillet over medium heat. Tear the chiles into 1-inch pieces, toast them in the pan for 4 minutes, stirring or shifting them every minute. Move them to a bowl, cover with hot water and set aside.
3. Add 2 tablespoons of the oil to the pan and heat for 30 seconds. Cook the beef in 2 batches for 8 minutes total, turning once halfway. Set the beef aside on a plate, leaving the pan unwiped.
4. Lower the heat to medium-low and add 1 tablespoon oil. Cook the onion wedges for about 2 minutes until they start to soften. Stir in the garlic, oregano, paprika, cumin, thyme and cinnamon and cook for 2 minutes. Pour in the beef broth, scraping the bottom of the pan. Take the pan off the heat.
5. Blend the crushed tomatoes, vinegar, cilantro, drained chiles plus ½ cup of their soaking liquid, and the onion-broth mixture for about 30 seconds until smooth. Stir in a heavy pinch of salt to taste.
6. Return the beef and its juices to the pan. Working in 3 batches, pass the blended sauce through a fine-mesh strainer into the pan, pressing out as much liquid as possible, and discard the solids. Add the bay leaves.
7. Bring to a simmer over medium heat, then lower to low and simmer for about 3½ hours, until the meat is tender and starts to fall apart.
8. Heat the remaining 1 teaspoon oil in a small skillet over medium-low heat. Pour 1 cup of birria sauce into a shallow bowl. Dip a tortilla in the sauce, coating both sides, then place it in the skillet and cook for 30 seconds. Flip it and top with about 1 tablespoon queso blanco, ½ teaspoon diced onion and 1 teaspoon cilantro. Fold in half and cook 30 seconds per side, until the cheese melts. Repea
9. Serve the tacos with the remaining birria sauce for dipping.

Summarized from Tasty's video. Watch it for the details.

More recipes with

GarlicOnionTomatoBeefTortillaCorn tortilla