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The BEST Home-made Birria Tacos!

This classic Mexican dish is bursting with flavor!
Prep Time 8 hours
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 8 hours 15 minutes
Servings 16 Servings
Author Sharlana Johnson

Equipment

  • High Speed Blender
  • Bowl
  • small pot (for boiling water for dates)
  • 16 0z. mason jar

Ingredients

  • 5 lbs 5 lbs chuck pot roast (can also use goat or even oxtail, it will just be more fatty)
  • 2 lbs short ribs
  • 1 head garlic plus 8 cloves
  • 1 white onion
  • 2 Roma tomatoes
  • 2 tsp Onion powder
  • 2 tsp Garlic powder
  • 2 tsp Adobo
  • 1- 2 tsp Chicken bouillon
  • 1-2 T Coconut aminos
  • 1-2 whole carrots (optional)
  • 1 T brown sugar (optional)
  • Salt to taste

For Adobo Sauce

  • 20-22 guajillo Chile pods
  • 3 Pasilla Chile pods
  • 5 Chile de árbol
  • 8 bay (leaves; divided )
  • 6-8 whole cloves
  • 1 inch Ginger
  • 1 small whole Cinnamon stick
  • 1 tsp whole black pepper (peppercorn)
  • 2 tsp sesame seeds
  • 2 tsp Mexican oregano
  • 2 tsp whole cumin
  • 2 tsp thyme
  • 1/4 cup white or apple cider vinegar

For Assembling Tacos

  • 1-2 T Oil (preferably a neutral oil like canola)
  • Corn tortillas
  • Oaxaca Queso
  • 2-3 bunches cilantro (chopped)
  • 1 white onion (diced or chopped)

Instructions

  • 1- start by dry briningyour chuck roast. Generously salt each side and let sit for atleast an hour.
  • 2- lightly sauté a wholewhite Onion and two roma tomatoes and add to a large caldero (atleast 8 quarts)along with your brined chuck, ribs, 4 bay leaves. Chop the top  Of thehead of garlic and add to the pot.Step
  • 3- Add enough water to cover all of the top of the pot. Then add your garlic powder, onion powder, adobo, chicken bouillon, and coconut aminos to the water and bring to a boil. Let simmer for about an hour and a half.
  • 4- Clean your guajillo pods, Pasillas pods, and Chile dè arbol chili's very well and remove the seeds. If you want your tacos to be a bit spicy you can opt to leave a little bit of seeds in but they are very hot. CAUTION!  Be careful not to touch your eyes or mouth when cleaning and Be aware that the chili's are very hot and if you are not used to it it might cause you to cough, so be careful.
  • 5 - Add guajillo and pasilla pods, along with the Chile dè arbol to a pot of water and bring to a boil.
  • 6- Toast your sesame seeds until lightly toasted and golden in color and add to a high-speed blender along with the boiled pods and chiles.
  • Step 7- Lightly toast your Mexican oregano, black peppercorns, thyme, whole cumin, remainder bay leaves and cinnamon stick (broken up) in a pan until fragrant and add to the blender with the other ingredients.
  • Step 8-  Add Some of thewater from the pot with your meat into the blender and remove the head ofgarlic and onion from the pot. ( You can also add half of the boiled onion if you want to add a bit more flavor but is is not needed). WARNING! Be VERY careful when blending hot liquids To make sure that too much pressure is not added in the blender and the blender explodes, you can even add a bit of ice to cool it down or wait a little bit until cooler.
  • 9- Blend all  Of the ingredients that you added to the blender along with the vinegar and knob of ginger to the blender and blend until smooth. Add to your simmering pot of meat and  Let simmer for another hour and a half to 2 hours.  You can add your carrots at this point or weight halfway through and then add them.
  • 10-  Towards the endof the cooking process taste to make sure it is season to your liking, Add saltif necessary or any other seasonings you feel is needed.
  • 11- Remove your meat from the pot and chop or shred And then add back into the pot into a bowl with some of the consumè.
  • 12-  Add a bit ofoil to a skillet and dip your tortillas in the consumè sauté on one side and then flip.
  • 13- spread your cheese all over the tortilla and add  You're threaded me to half of the tortilla. Add your chopped onion and cilantro on top of the meat and then fold the tortilla over to finish cooking on both sides.
  • Step 14- Plate your tacos,then take a small bowl and add some consumè from the pot into the bowl andgarnish with Chopped onion and cilantro.Step
  • 15- Enjoy!