Description
Delicious slow cooker birria tacos filled with tender meat and flavorful broth.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 lbs beef chuck roast
- 2 cups beef broth
- 4 dried guajillo chiles
- 2 dried ancho chiles
- 1 onion, chopped
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1 tsp black pepper
- Salt to taste
- 12 corn tortillas
- Chopped cilantro for garnish
- Lime wedges for serving
Instructions
- Soak dried chiles in hot water for 15 minutes.
- Remove seeds and stems from chiles.
- In a blender, combine chiles, onion, garlic, cumin, oregano, black pepper, and a bit of beef broth. Blend until smooth.
- Place the beef chuck roast in the slow cooker.
- Pour the blended mixture over the meat.
- Add remaining beef broth and salt. Stir to combine.
- Cover and cook on low for 8 hours or until meat is tender.
- Remove meat, shred it, and return to the broth.
- Heat tortillas on a skillet, fill with meat, and serve with broth.
- Garnish with cilantro and serve with lime wedges.
Notes
- Adjust spice level by adding more or fewer chiles.
- Can use other cuts of beef if preferred.
- Serve with avocado or salsa for extra flavor.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 8 hours
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 tacos
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 30g
- Cholesterol: 90mg
Keywords: Slow Cooker Birria Tacos, Birria Tacos, Mexican Tacos, Slow Cooker Recipes