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Quesabirria Tacos
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Quesabirria Tacos

Birria tacos coming in your eyes. Melt the cheese on the tortilla first. Dip. I do love a tasty birria.

5 hrs total · 50 min active
Servings6

Chile Magic

  1. 01Toast and soak the chiles 15 minutes.
  2. 02Blend with onion, garlic, spices, vinegar and tomato until smooth.

Meat Mastery

  1. 01Salt the beef. Sear hard in a Dutch oven.
  2. 02Add chile paste, broth and bay. Simmer covered 3–4 hours until it shreds.
  3. 03Skim the red oil off the top of the consomé — that fat is for frying the tortillas.

Taco Time

  1. 01Dip a blue corn tortilla in the red fat.
  2. 02Lay it in a hot pan. Melt Oaxaca cheese on it first.
  3. 03Add shredded birria, fold, fry until both sides crisp.
  4. 04Serve with onion, cilantro, lime, and a bowl of consomé.

King's notes

  • Ever melted the cheese on the tortilla first? Do that. Every time.
  • Blue corn if you can find it. Regular corn if you can't. Just fry it in the fat.

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