How To Make Delicious Birria Tacos At Home

Birria may be new to some people, but this dish has been around for decades! Follow Micelle Lainez as she shows you how to make melt-in-your-mouth birria tacos with flavor-packed consomé fit for any special occasion.

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[seerenita]

I was just telling my daughters I was going to make birria tacos because my mom brought me fresh Oaxaca cheese from Mexico. This was a sign for me to get to it lol 😋

[RayMacksKitchenandGrill]

Now this is definitely a must try recipe...

[Dinoraifu]

Some tips as Mexican here: you can blend the chiles before and then mix it with the broth, is not necessary to add them with the meat as it’ll be difficult to find them. Also you can add a little bit more water to the broth so it’s not that thick/dense? (Sorry don’t know which word to use 😅) besides that this is a really good recipe for an original birria 🤩🤤

edit: sorry, as some of you have already noticed, I didn't say that you need to remove the seeds before blending the chiles, you can soft them in hot water or broth, then blend and add to the birria broth!

[milkandhoney]

I made birria de res a few days ago. We ate all the meat. I'm still using the leftover consomme to cook ramen noodles in. Soooo good

[robertbuth]

I was watching at the beginning thinking, "wow I could do this for a fun taco dinner party", then I continued watching and saw it has a lot of hours of prep time. Then by the end of the video, my mouth salivating, I realized...I don't want to throw a party I just want to make that whole pot for myself! 💯🤩👏👏

[johnsyoutube]

Where’s the ‘OH YES!!!’ at the end? This is an outrage!!

[juantamez]

Use a spice bag for the chilles so that y'all don't have to fish out every last one of them. Just place the bag under the meat so that it doesn't float to the top when you simmer them.

[Nicole-jwhc]

I chose to use a crock pot instead of the Dutch oven. Cooked meat and broth for 5 hours. I also did the chilies differently. After removing seeds and stems, I added chilies to a pot of room temp water, brought water to boil and then turned off heat and let them steep for 20min. I then put them in a blender and blended them with the cooked onion, tomato, garlic and spices. In my opinion the Cinnamon, clove, and all spice are so similar in flavor. I found that those 3 spices combined together was too overpowering. Next time I make this I will be choosing 1 of those spices to add to the Birria, not all 3. Kids and husband tore these tacos up! Will DEFINITELY be making this again!

[PsLoveJane]

I’m very thankful for this video. Because of this video I was able to prepare this dish at home for the first time. I didn’t have to drive 35 minutes away and wait 45 minutes to get it.

[Areyoussors]

Made this today and it was fantastic..

Some help on measurements:

Use a whole roast, plus 4 short ribs.
Black peppercorn: 2 tbs.
Allspice: 1 tsp.
Cloves: 3
Dried peppers: 3 of each
Bay leaves: 3 medium sized
Mexican oregano: 2 tbp.

Some tips:

I know. It seems like a lot of salt. Trust the process.
Don't leave out the banana leaves, if you can help it. I made 1 pot with, and one without. It makes a difference. Look in the frozen section of a Mexican grocery, if all else fails.
90-2½ hours is fine.
Overdo it on the garlic.
Use a little oil in your pan, left over from rendering your meat for your onions and tomatoes, as well as for your tortillas. The fat of the consumé won't be enough.
The tortillas are delicate when you're frying them. Be careful and use use a spatula.

[srinethra]

I love how they got in an authentic chef.

[hassanazeayter]

I tried it yesterday and omg it was so tasty. I didn't have all ingredients and switched one or two things to my liking but my husband was so impressed. Definitely something i will try to cook more often.

[pattymcfatty]

I just made this. Possibly the best thing I've ever cooked!!! Thank you

[pywifishingandoutdoors]

I love the complexity and well balanced of sweet spicy savory, and citric fusion of mexican food! I've made a different version of Birria tacos before, but have never tried it Birra all together, so I don't know if I did it right or wrong lol. As the fam loved it and brings everyone together, I have no complaints. The recipe I used, had oranges and lard for basing the meat and seasoning before the broth, I have to try this version, looks delicious! Thanks for sharing!

[kelliontamason]

It really does deserve it's own holiday. It's good. 😍🤤🤤

[DapurBiru]

Thank you for the recipe, love it 👍🏻😍

[jahnvi]

Omg ...my mother and grandmother used to make this all the time... 😘 miss you both ❤❤

[TheRealBuddyJay]

TASTY, please share the specific amounts of spices/ingredients for this recipe. The recipe currently on your site is from a different chef and slightly differs from the one in this video. Please and Thanks!!

[Mammothbronco]

This was the BEST tasty recipe I've ever tried. Thank you so much Michelle

[melissamayer]

I did this!! It was so amazing, a level of flavor nobody will ever know in their life. There’s plenty of heat as well… but you wouldn’t be here if there wasn’t. This right here? Is a different level of life. Period.