Birria and Birria Tacos Recipe
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Carlsbad Cravings · by Jen★ 5.0 (11)

Birria and Birria Tacos Recipe

NUTRITION · PER SERVING240M COOK
CAL 24%·PRO 64%
CARBS 22G19% OF CAL
4G FIBER4G SUGAR15G OTHER
FAT 30G56% OF CAL
11G SAT18G UNSAT

BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV

Beef braised in a bold chili sauce until fall-apart tender, then wrapped in crispy broth-battered corn tortillas with cheese. Rich, savory, and deeply flavored.

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Nutrition & ingredients

Ingredients

serves 12
  • 3 pounds boneless chuck roast
  • 2 teaspoons kosher salt
  • ½ teaspoon pepper
  • vegetable oil for searing
  • 1 tablespoon black peppercorns
  • 1 tablespoon cumin seeds (may sub 1 tsp ground)
  • 1 tablespoon coriander seeds (may sub 1 tsp ground)
  • 6 whole cloves (may sub 1/4 teaspoon ground)
  • 4 bay leaves
  • 1/2 cinnamon stick (broken up)
  • 1 yellow onion, (chopped)
  • 8 cloves garlic, (minced)
  • 6 dried guajillo chiles (stems and seeds removed)
  • 4 dried ancho chiles (stems and seeds removed)
  • 1 chili de arbol (stems and seeds removed)
  • 4 vine-ripe tomatoes, roughly chopped
  • 1 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon granulated beef bouillon or better than bouillon
  • 1 tablespoon dried oregano
  • 1 tsp EACH smoked paprika, dried thyme
  • 6 cups reduced sodium beef broth, divided
  • 12-16 corn tortillas ((I like La Tortilla Factory))
  • 12 ounces Oaxacan cheese (or Mozzarella, separated into strings)
  • ½ white onion, chopped
  • ¼ cup cilantro, minced
  • 1-2 tablespoons lime juice
  • pinch of salt
PREP
30M
SODIUM
1184MG
ESTIMATE
COMPLETE

Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.