Mexican
Birria-Style Beef Tacos
Birria-Style Beef Tacos is Mexican home cooking, eaten at dinner. On the plate it is the dish at the centre. Below is what usually sits beside it, what it does and does not contain, and what else to cook once you have made it.
Ingredients
- 2.5 lb beef chuck roast
- 4 dried guajillo chiles
- 2 dried ancho chiles
- 2 dried arbol chiles
- 3 tomatoes
- 5 garlic cloves
- 1 white onion
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 tbsp ground cumin
- 1 tbsp dried oregano
- 4 cups beef broth
- 12 corn tortillas
- 2 cups shredded Oaxaca cheese
- 1/2 cup chopped cilantro
- 2 limes
- 1.5 tsp salt
How to cook it
- Toast the dried chiles in a dry pot until fragrant, then soak them in hot water until softened, about 15 minutes.
- Blend the drained chiles with the tomatoes, garlic, half the onion, cumin, and oregano into a smooth sauce.
- Season the beef with salt, place it in the pot with the sauce, bay leaves, and broth, and bring to a simmer.
- Cover and braise gently until the beef is fork-tender, about 2.5 hours, then shred the meat and skim the rich consomme.
- Dip each corn tortilla in the consomme, lay it on a hot griddle, and fill with beef and Oaxaca cheese.
- Fold and crisp the tacos until the cheese melts, then serve with cilantro, remaining diced onion, lime, and bowls of consomme for dipping.
Safe at your table
Dinejot tracks ten allergens and tags every one of them by hand, so the absences below are as deliberate as the presences. Birria-Style Beef Tacos carries dairy. It is free of the remaining 9 allergens on that list.
| Allergen | In this dish | Cook this instead |
|---|---|---|
| Peanuts | No | |
| Tree nuts | No | |
| Dairy | Yes | Arroz con Pollo |
| Gluten | No | |
| Shellfish | No | |
| Eggs | No | |
| Soy | No | |
| Fish | No | |
| Sesame | No | |
| Coconut | No |
These tags are set by a person rather than inferred from an ingredient list, and they describe the recipe as written here. Read the labels on whatever you actually buy.
What it brings to the plate
Bands, not numbers. Dinejot does not weigh anybody's food, so it says light, moderate or hearty and stops there. This dish was read and set by hand.
- Calorie band
- Hearty
- Protein
- High
- Protein quality
- Complete
- Food groups it covers
- Grains, Meat or fish, and Dairy
- How this was set
- Hand audited
When to cook it
Birria-Style Beef Tacos takes about 180 minutes from a cold stove to the table, and the cooking itself is a proper project. It is eaten at dinner. It is at its best in winter, which is when what goes into it is worth buying.
More to cook
Cooked from the same things
Other dishes built on beef, tortilla, and cheese.
From the same kitchens
More cooking from the United States.
Does the same job on the plate
Swap any of these in when you want a meal the same shape.
Cook this with your whole family
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