Birria Tacos Recipe

Ingredients

  • 1.5 lb beef shank
  • 1 lb cab sirloin or other roast/steak

Marinade

  • 3 dried guajillo peppers see notes
  • 1 can chipotle peppers in adobo
  • 1/4 cup vinegar
  • 1/2 cup crushed tomatoes
  • 5 cloves garlic
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1 tsp cumin

Stew

  • 1 medium onion chopped
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 6 whole cloves
  • chicken stock to cover sodium free, about 1 quart

Tacos

  • 4″ corn or flour tortillas as needed, 12-16
  • 1 medium onion chopped, optional
  • 1 bunch cilantro chopped, optional
  • 1 cup mexican cheese blend grated, optional

Special Equipment

  • instant pot or slow cooker

method

Heat an enormous pot of water to the point of boiling and afterward eliminate from heat. Douse your dried guajillo peppers for 15 minutes. In the mean time, block your taxi sirloin, then season both the steak and the knife with salt and pepper. Put away.
Add marinade fixings to the blender. At the point when the peppers are finished dousing, hold them by the tip over the sink and use scissors to remove the stem and permit the seeds to drop out, then add to blender. Mix the marinade into a smooth glue. Marinate the meats for at least two hours or up to expedite.
Set your Moment Pot on saute high or utilize a skillet over medium intensity. Add 1-2 tbsp oil, then saute the onions until brilliant and clear (6-8 minutes).
Add the meats, marinade, cove leaves, cinnamon stick, and cloves to the pot. Cover with chicken stock, then set to high tension for 45 minutes. On the off chance that utilizing a sluggish cooker or burner, set to low intensity for 4-6 hours.
At the point when the moment pot is done, permit a characteristic delivery, then eliminate the meat. Shred, put away, and dispose of the bones.
Warm up certain tortillas, then dunk the tortillas in the stew. Construct your tacos, top with any discretionary fixings, then, at that point, broil over medium intensity on a nonstick skillet. Appreciate right away, ideally with a margarita or cold Mexican lager.

Notes

On the off chance that you can’t find dried guajillo peppers, sub any dried mexican/southwestern peppers you can find, for example, ancho, new mexico, california, or pasilla.

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