Birria Tacos

These tacos are messy, they are juicy and they are absolutely bursting with flavor! These are definitely one of my favorite types of tacos!

Ingredients:

• 5 lbs chuck pot roast

• 2 white onions

• 4 roma tomatoes

• 1 bunch cilantro

• 12 New Mexico chile pods

• 10 guajillo chile pods

• 2 Pasilla chile pods

• 5 chile de árbol

• 6 bay leaves

• 17 garlic cloves

• 5 whole cloves

• Ginger (around an inch piece)

• Cinnamon stick (around 1 inch piece)

• 2 tsp toasted sesame seeds

• 1/2 tsp whole black peppercorns

• 2 tsp oregano

• 2 tsp whole cumin

• 2 tsp thyme

• 1/4 cup white vinegar

• Salt

• Tortillas

• Cheese (Please use Oxaca cheese if possible)

Directions:

• Cut your beef into 4 equal(ish) sized pieces

• Add meat, one whole onion 7 garlic cloves and 2 bay leaves to a large pot and 2 tablespoons of salt ( I used an 8 quart pot)

• Fill pot with water until the meat is completely submerged. (I filled my pot about 3/4 of the way up with water)

• On medium high heat, bring the water to a boil. (It will take around 2-2.5 hours before you are done boiling the meat)

• Remove the stems and deseed all of your chilies

• Rinse them very well and then add them to a pot

• Add enough water to cover the chilies

• On medium high heat boil the chilies until they become soft (around 20 to 30 minutes)

• When they are softened, remove from the water and set aside to let cool for 20 minutes

• Add all the chilies, remaining garlic, cloves, beef broth, cinnamon stick, pealed ginger, remaining bay leaves, seasame seeds, oregano, whole cumin, white vinegar, thyme, 1/2 tablespoon of salt, and pepercorns.

• Blend until smooth, if you don’t have a powerful blender use a strainer to remove any large chunks.

• Remove onion and bay leaves from the pot with the meat in it

• Add the sauce you just made in the blender to the pot with the meat and water

• Boil together for 20-30 minutes or until the meat is easily pulled apart and tender

• Remove the meat and set aside to cool

• Reserve 1 cup of the liquid in the pot for coating your tortillas later

• Boil your tomatoes for around 3-5 minutes

• Blend your boiled tomatoes unit smooth

• Add the blended tomatoes to the sauce in the pot

• Let simmer for 5 minutes

• After the meat has cooled and can be safely handled, shred with your hand. Remove any fat or inedible pieces

• Add the shredded meat back to the pot and let simmer on medium low for 10 minutes

ENJOY!!!!

For assemble of the Birria Tacos please watch the video.