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Slow Cooker Birria Tacos

Easy Slow Cooker Birria Tacos

Simple ingredients and steps to make amazing birria tacos
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4.7 from 11 votes
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 8 hours
Course Main Course
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 4
Calories 504 kcal

Equipment

  • Slow Cooker
  • Frying Pan
  • Hand Blender

Ingredients
  

For the slow cooker

  • 4 Beef short ribs approx. 1kg
  • 1 Small white onion Roughly chopped
  • 2 Small tomatoes Roughly chopped
  • 4 Cloves garlic Roughly chopped
  • 2 tsp Chipotle paste
  • 1 tsp Oregano
  • 1 tsp Paprika
  • 2 tbsp Apple cider vinegar
  • 500 ml Beef stock
  • 2 Bay leaves
  • 0.5 tsp Chilli flakes optional
  • 1 Cinnamon stick

Also

  • 2 tbsp Vegetable oil

For later

  • 8-10 Small tortilla wraps
  • 100 g Grated chedder and mozzarella
  • Diced red onion Optional, to serve
  • Chopped coriander Optional, to serve

Instructions
 

Slow Cooker

  • Combine all of the slow cooker ingredients listed above, apart from the beef short ribs. Stir well.
  • In a hot pan with a little oil, brown the beef short ribs for a couple of minutes on each side.
  • Place the browned beef short ribs in the slow cooker, meaty side down.
  • Cook on low for 7-8 hours or on high for 4 hours.
  • Carefully remove the beef short ribs and place into a bowl. Remove the bones and shred the meat with two forks.

Tacos

  • Remove the bay leaves and the cinnamon stick from the slow cooker. With a hand blender carefully blend the rest of the ingredients in the slow cooker to make your consommé. Set the slow cooker to warm.
  • Put a little vegetable oil in a pan on a medium heat. Carefully dip tortillas into the consommé and fry for 1 minute on each side.
  • Place shredded beef and grated cheese on one half of the tortilla, carefully fold and fry for a further 1-2 minutes. Optionally add diced red onion and coriander.
  • Spoon extra consommé into a bowl for dipping the tacos into and enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 504kcalCarbohydrates: 8gProtein: 42gFat: 33gSaturated Fat: 13gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gMonounsaturated Fat: 11gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 127mgSodium: 577mgPotassium: 1038mgFiber: 2gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 757IUVitamin C: 10mgCalcium: 233mgIron: 5mg
Keyword 4 hour, 8 hour, Beef, Birria, Ribs, Shredded, tacos
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