Birria Tacos
Birria Tacos are a thing right now…especially with me! Shredded birria beef is spread over a cheese-topped tortilla and covered with white onions and cilantro. It is folded, fried and served alongside birria broth. Can I just say these are heavenly??!!
I discovered birria tacos a few years ago and have been obsessed! Crunchy, spicy, gooey, saucy…what more could you want??
The shredded beef birria is the key so give yourself time to make that ahead of when you want to make the tacos.
Heat up the tortillas, either in the microwave or over the flame of a gas cooktop.
Working with one tortilla at a time, dip it on both sides in the birria sauce from the beef birria recipe.
Add the dipped tortilla to a hot skillet and top with cheese. On one side of the cheese, spread shredded beef, chopped onion and cilantro. Fold the tortilla and cook for a few minutes per side until the cheese is melted and the tortilla is crispy.
Transfer each taco to a sheet pan and keep warm in an oven until ready to serve.
Repeat with the remaining tortillas.
Serve the tacos with bowls of broth for dipping.
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Birria Tacos
Makes: 8 servings
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes excluding time to make beef birria
Ingredients
- 1 batch Beef Birria, (keep the broth and beef separate)
- 16 to 20 6-inch corn tortillas
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 4 cups shredded Oaxaca or mozzarella cheese
- 1 cup chopped white onion, (from 1 onion)
- 1/2 cup chopped cilantro
Instructions
Wrap the tortillas in a damp paper towel and microwave on high for 30 seconds. Alternatively, using metal tongs, toast each tortilla over the flames of a gas stove.
Heat 1 teaspoon of the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Working one at a time, dip both sides of the tortilla in the birria broth and add to the skillet, sprinkle with 3 tablespoons of the cheese, allowing a little to spill over onto the pan. Top one side of the tortilla with the shredded meat (about 1/4 cup), onion, and cilantro. Fold the tortilla over the filling and cook for 2 to 3 minutes per side, or until the tortilla is crispy and cheese is melted. Repeat with remaining tortillas. Transfer each taco to a plate and cover with a kitchen towel or foil to keep warm. Alternatively, you can add them to a sheet pan and place them in a 200°F oven until ready to serve.
Serve tacos with a bowl of broth for dipping.
Recipe from The Modern Proper
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