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quesabirra tacos recipe

Quesabirra Tacos

Easy recipe for quesabirria tacos. Ingredients include chuck roast beef, chilies, tomatoes, onion, garlic, spices, broth, and corn tortillas. Oh, and don't forget the cheese!

Course Main Course
Cuisine Mexican
Keyword beef, crockpot, quesabirria, slow cooker, tacos
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 5 hours
Total Time 5 hours 30 minutes
Servings 4 people
Author jettskitchen.com

Ingredients

  • 3 pounds chuck roast
  • 1 Tablespoon lard
  • salt and pepper to season roast
  • 32 ounce beef stock
  • 2 cups water
  • 4 dried Guajillo chilies
  • 6 dried adobo chilies
  • 1 small white onion quartered
  • 6 garlic cloves smashed
  • 1 Tablespoon ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon ground coriander
  • 14.5 ounce diced tomatoes
  • 1 Tablespoon apple cider vinegar
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • corn tortillia's
  • Oaxaca cheese or very think mozzarella cheese slices
  • Optional ingredients: avocado, red radishes, green cabbage and limes

Instructions

  1. Prepare Beef

    Start by seasoning the chuck roast on both sides with salt and pepper. Place the meat in a hot skillet with melted lard and sear the meat on all sides.

  2. Prepare Chilies

    Devein and remove seeds from chilies. Place chilies in a blender along with 1 cup of water, and diced tomatoes. Blend on high until smooth. Run liquid through a strainer and place the liquid in the crockpot or slow cooker.

  3. Prepare Crockpot or Slow Cooker and Cook

    Place seared meat into crockpot or slow cooker, cover with beef stock and 1 cup of water. Add cumin, coriander, quartered onion, garlic, and apple cider vinegar. Cook on high for four hours. Lower heat to medium, add cinnamon stick and cook for an additional hour or until meat is pull apart tender. Remove onion, garlic, and cinnamon stick from broth and discard. Remove cooked meat from crockpot and use a fork to shred apart or pull meat apart into bite-sized pieces. Shredded meat can be placed back into the broth until ready to make tacos.

  4. Build Quesbirria Tacos

    Prepare skillet by placing a small amount of consume into pan. Lay tortilla flat on counter surface. Add shredded meat and add a hearty amount of cheese on top of meat. Fold tortilla in half and place in skillet and cook on both sides until cheese melts and tortilla becomes crispy. Serve with a side of consume, radish slices, avocado slices, cabbage and limes.