Beef tacos
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"main dish, beef tacos"
Serves 18 | Prep Time 20 PT20M | Cook Time 40 PT1H | Main DishWhy I Love This Recipe
easy to make
Ingredients You'll Need
6 dried guajillo chile peppers, seeded
4 dried chile de arbol peppers, stemmed and seeded
2 dried ancho chiles, stemmed and seeded
1 tablespoon olive oil, or as needed
4 medium Roma tomatoes
2 tablespoons white vinegar
2 cloves garlic
2 teaspoons ground black pepper
4 whole cloves
1 pinch ground cinnamon
1 pinch ground cumin
1 pinch ground thyme
1 pinch dried marjoram
1 pinch dried oregano
1 pinch salt
Meat:
4 pounds beef chuck roast
salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
Tacos:
18 corn tortillas
1 large white onion, finely chopped
1 bunch fresh cilantro, chopped
1 cup shredded queso asadero (white Mexican cheese) (Optional)
Directions
Gather all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Fill a pot with water and bring to a boil.
Ingredients to make beef birria tacos
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Start the sauce: Add guajillo, arbol, and ancho chile peppers to the boiling water; boil for 5 minutes.
A pot of guajillo, arbol, and ancho chile peppers boiling in water
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Remove pot from the heat and allow peppers to soak until cool. Drain, reserving 1/4 cup of the cooking water.
A bowl of rehydrated dried chili peppers, with a glass measuring cup of reserved cooking liquid
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Meanwhile, sear the meat: Rinse beef and pat dry with paper towels. Cut beef into chunks if desired, and season with salt and pepper.
A cutting board with cubed beef, topped with salt and pepper
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Heat oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add beef and cook until browned on all sides, about 10 minutes. Remove from the heat.
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While the beef is searing, continue the sauce: Line a heavy cast-iron grill pan or griddle with aluminum foil and place over high heat. Arrange tomatoes in a single layer on top. Grill until tomato skin is burned on all sides and begins to peel, 3 to 5 minutes.
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Place cooled chile peppers into a blender. Add grilled tomatoes, vinegar, garlic, 2 teaspoons black pepper, cloves, cinnamon, cumin, thyme, marjoram, oregano, and salt in a blender. Pour in the reserved 1/4 cup of chile water and blend until smooth.
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Strain chile sauce through a mesh strainer and pour over browned meat in the Dutch oven, turning the roast so it is completely covered with sauce; cover with a lid.
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Bake in the preheated oven, basting meat every 45 minutes with sauce, until birria begins to fall apart, 3 to 4 hours. Remove the lid and bake, uncovered, until birria is crispy on top, about 20 minutes. Remove from oven, cover with 2 layers of aluminum foil, and allow to rest in a warm area for 10 minutes.
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Remove meat to a cutting board and strain off any fat from the sauce. Shred meat with two forks, then return meat to the pot and stir with the sauce to combine.
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Assemble and heat tacos: Fill each tortilla with birria and top with Mexican cheese, chopped onion, and cilantro. Warm tortillas on a griddle, flipping until both sides are crispy and cheese is melted.
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Serve with extra sauce on the side for dipping.
looking at a plate of three birria de res tacos with sauce on the side
Pairs Well With
rice
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