Birria and Birria Tacos Recipe

Name: Birria and Birria Tacos Recipe
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 210 min
Total time: 240 min
Yield: 12, 12 -14 tacos
Cuisine: mexican
Ingredients: 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

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 12 · 4h total

Servings

Calories

25% of a 2,000 cal day

494KCAL

Protein

32g65% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat30g

38%

Saturated11g

56%

Unsaturated18g

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Total Carbs25g

Fiber5g

17%

Total Sugars5g

—

incl. Added Sugars0g

Starch15g

—

Sodium1201mg

52%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

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.

Ingredients

12 SERVINGS

3 lbboneless chuck roast
2 tspkosher salt
½ tsppepper — ground
vegetable oil — for searing
1 tbspblack peppercorns
1 tbspcumin seeds — or ground cumin
1 tbspcoriander seeds — or ground coriander
6whole cloves — or ground cloves
4bay leaves
½cinnamon stick — broken up
1yellow onion — chopped
8garlic — minced
6dried guajillo chiles — stems and seeds removed
4dried ancho chiles — stems and seeds removed
1chili de arbol — stem and seeds removed
4vine-ripe tomatoes — roughly chopped
1 tbspapple cider vinegar
1 tbspgranulated beef bouillon — or Better Than Bouillon
1 tbspdried oregano
1 tspEACH smoked paprika, dried thyme
6 cupsreduced sodium beef broth
12–16corn tortillas
12 ozOaxacan cheese — or Mozzarella
½white onion — chopped
¼ cupcilantro — minced
1–2 tbsplime juice
salt

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Method

4h total

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Nutrition is estimated by Chive from the ingredients above, per serving.

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