Smoked Beef Birria Tacos
Smoked Birria tacos are a major upgrade to taco night. Smoked then braised beef cheeks and ribs are the star of the show bringing nothin but flavor in each and every bite!
Ingredients
- 2 pounds of beef cheeks
- 2 pounds of beef short ribs
- 1/2 large white onion
- 5 cloves of garlic
- 3 ancho chiles
- 3 guajlo chiles
- 2 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
- 2 roma tomatoes
- 4 cups of water
- 4 cups of beef broth
- 3 cinnamon sticks
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 cup shredded Oaxaca cheese
- 1/4 cup cilantro
- 1/4 cup diced onion
- 8 Yellow Corn Tortillas
Directions
- 1
Trim the excess fat and silver skin off of the meat, then season them with salt, pepper, garlic powder.
- 2
Smoke them at 250°F for 2 hours
- 3
Place the onion, garlic, tomatoes, and peppers in a dutch oven with 3 cups of water. Bring to a boil, then shut the heat off and let them sit for 15 minutes.
- 4
Remove vegetables and place in a blender with 1 cup of braising liquid and blend.
- 5
Place the smoked meat in a dutch oven and pour in the blended vegetables and add in beef broth.
- 6
Simmer on low heat for 2-3 hours until the meat is fall apart tender.
- 7
Remove meat from the dutch oven, shred it and place it in a separate bowl with some consume
- 8
Dip the tortillas in the consume then place in the hot skillet. Add Oaxaca Cheese, smoked meat, cilantro and onion then close the tortilla and cook for 1-2 minutes each side.
- 9
Serve with a bowl of consume from the dutch oven and enjoy!