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Classic Birria Tacos

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Classic Birria Tacos

Rich, deeply spiced braised beef tacos served with consommé for dipping. Dipping the tortillas in the reserved fat from the braise before griddling them gives birria tacos their distinctive crisp, deep-red exterior.

Total time
210 min
Prep
20 min
Cook
190 min
Difficulty
hard
Cuisine
Mexican
gluten-freehigh-protein

Ingredients

1.2kgbeef chuck
1 cupdried chili adobo sauce
12small tortillas

Instructions

1

Braise beef in chili adobo sauce and stock for 3 hours until falling apart.

2

Shred beef, reserve the consommé.

3

Dip tortillas in the fat and fill with beef and cheese.

4

Griddle until crisp and serve with consommé.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement. Some ingredients in this recipe couldn't be matched to a reference value, so treat this as a rough estimate.

Calories
980
Protein
85.4g
Fat
47.3g
Carbs
49.4g
Fiber
3.2g
Sodium
647mg

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