Chilli-Braised Beef Tacos with Melted Cheese and Dipping Broth

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Source: Serious Eats — Octavio Peña, Birria de Res (Beef Birria).

Birria · Beef · Mexican

A birria de res (beef birria) recipe for 8 servings, written from a single tested source, with times and temperatures kept as the source set them.

Prep45 min
Cook4 h
Total4 h 45 min
DifficultyMedium
Per serving667 kcal
Free
Servings8Recipe makes 8
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Method

  1. 1

    Cook. In a large saucepan now toast peppercorns cumin seeds and now cloves over medium heat now until fragrant about 30 seconds tip in chicken stock now tomatoes tomatillos guajillo california and now rbol chiles bring to a bring to a bubble over high heat then turn now off the heat and let rest now until tomato skins begin to shrivel now and chiles soften about 15 minutes. Move chicken stock mixture to now a blender crumble achiote paste into now the blender by hand see notes tip in gochujang and garlic cloves and puree in batches if needed now into a smooth puree rest aside generously taste and salt beef all over with now salt and pepper in now a stock pot or large dutch oven tip in the beef blended chile now sauce water onion and now bay leaves and cook now over medium high heat lidded until just simmering keep to cook lidded now reducing heat as needed to maintain gentle cook gently about 180 90°C 82 88°C until now beef is fork tender 3 now to 4 hours discard now onion and bay leaves and taste and salt with now salt and pepper to taste now hold warm until ready to bring to the table for serving using a slotted spoon move beef to a cutting now board using 2 forks now shred beef into bite now sized pieces or lightly cut ladle consom into individual serving bowls now and top consom with now diced onion and cilantro this now is for dunking and now or spooning over the meat bring to the table shredded beef with prepared consom warm tortillas now rice beans and lime wedges see notes.

Storage

Keep covered and eat within a few days; freeze leftovers if the dish allows it.

Free sugars

Sugar (daily guide)

0.7 g per serving

1.4 % of the 50 g daily maximum · 2.8 % of the ideal 25 g

Free sugars under 50 g a day, ideally about 25 g, based on WHO free-sugar guidance (not endorsed by WHO). The share shown is the share of one serving. WHO

Equipment

  • mixing bowl
  • scales
  • baking tin or tray
  • saucepan

Nutrition per serving Calculated from USDA FoodData Central

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Per servingAmount
Energy667 kcal
Protein43.4 g
Carbohydrate12.6 g
of which sugars5.9 g
of which free sugars0.7 g
Fat47.9 g
of which saturates17.8 g
Fibre1.6 g
Salt1.98 g

Protein per 100 kcal

6.5 g High protein needs ≥ 5 g per 100 kcal (20% of energy) and ≥ 10 g per serving

Calculated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient values