Description
This Birria Tacos recipe features tender beef chuck roast simmered in a flavorful blend of dried chilies, spices, and beef stock, served in warm corn tortillas with cilantro, onion, lime, and melted Oaxaca cheese.
Ingredients
Scale
Birria de Rez:
- 2 lb beef chuck roast, cut into chunks
- 1 tbsp grapeseed oil
Consumme:
- 7 dried ancho chilies, trimmed and de-seeded
- 5 dried guajillo chilies, trimmed and de-seeded
- 4 dried chilies de arbor, trimmed and de-seeded
- 1 onion, peeled and halved
- 6 garlic cloves
- 4 tomatoes on the vine
- 1 tbs black peppercorns
- 1/2 cinnamon stick
- 1 tbs Mexican oregano
- 4 cups beef stock
- 2 tbs Bayou City Garlic Pepper
- Salt and pepper to taste
Tacos:
- Cilantro for garnish
- Minced onion, for topping
- Lime, for topping
- Corn tortillas
- Oaxaca cheese or your favorite cheese
Instructions
- Prepare the Birria de Rez: Brown the beef chunks in grapeseed oil, then blend the dried chilies, onion, garlic, tomatoes, spices, and beef stock to make a sauce. Simmer the beef in the sauce until tender.
- Assemble the Tacos: Fill warm corn tortillas with the beef, cilantro, minced onion, lime, and cheese.
Notes
- For added flavor, consider marinating the beef in the sauce overnight before cooking.
- Adjust the spiciness by adding more or less chilies to the sauce.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 taco
- Calories: 320 kcal
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 600 mg
- Fat: 15 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 20 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 25 g
- Cholesterol: 70 mg