How To Make Birria Tacos

Andrés Galindo of Nene’s Deli Taqueria in Brooklyn, NYC is in the MUNCHIES Test Kitchen making Quesabirria Tacos. He braises beef until tender in a rich chile broth and then crisps it in a corn tortilla with cheese. The result is a savory and cheesy cross between a quesadilla and a taco, served with a bright consommé dip.


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[Unonuffinjonsnew]

Let me tell y’all... made it today with his technique and the family all agreed, best birria taco they’ve had. And I’m hella insecure with what I cook but this shit came out perfect.

[inksuckeye]

Man seeing the popularity of birria rise randomly these last couple of years is really wild. Still prefer it in non taco form for the hangover.

[ELSnow]

I literally NEVER comment on anything, but my wife and I made this recipe tonight and it was absolutely amazing. Way too much food for two people, but holy shit! Cant wait to make this for my next family gathering. From the bottom of my heart, THANK YOU!!!!

[Denise_MX]

Andres is such a great guy! We’ve been visiting his restaurant since it was next to a barbershop in Bushwick. As a Mexican, I was really happy to have authentic homemade birria near by. We no longer live in Brooklyn and we still think about his food and his wonderful service. Te mereces todo el éxito del mundo. ❤️❤️❤️

[ItsMikeArre]

A Mexican in NY making birria your pure goal my guy

[jeffmackey]

This guy is great in front of the camera! We need more recipes with him please :)

[LaBucci]

I’ve made this exact recipe and it was some of the best birria I’ve ever had, definitely worth the prep time

[kinngrimm]

Made these myself and it was unbelievable good and did it several times since
Things i changed a little, onions i minced them into a lot smaller pieces, mixed them up already with the minced celantro and lime juice and then put them directly into the taco before closing itup instead of putting it into the consume. Also to make the meal a bit quiker and easier to stomach i switched out beef for chicken, which was cooked in chickenstock with the paste.

greetings and love from germany

[jocelynvaldez]

Came back to this recipe for my second round . It’s definitely very flavorful and I had tried many

[danamahood]

I just made this and let it simmer on medium (4-5)for an hour and then brought it down to low (1-2) for two hours. It made the beef soft enough to shred with a fork, DELICIOUS RECIPE! Love it

[AnaAlvarez-gsqh]

Andre's my cousin so proud of him!!! It runs in the family.

[Dontlookification]

I started off looking for healthy dinner ideas and this is where I end up. This will be dinner tonight.

[furiousstyles]

These are my favorite tacos in the world hands down.

[joshuasparks]

I recently moved to Tucson from the midwest so this style of cooking is quite new to me. I used this recipe and brought them into where I work, and I received a lot of praise from my Mexican co-workers about not screwing up Birria and actually making some of the best tacos that they have ever had. I am a believer!! Andres is my new god.

[kattdaddyable]

Every time I make birria for the family I refer back to this video. Very thankful

[SKRUBLRD]

it's the most amazing thing in mexico and a lot of other countries with well known cuisines that certain dishes are only made in certain regions but in america it all comes together everything available from all these far away places and it's really special. living in arizona all my life it's mostly sonoran but there's a lot of other regions available and mixed in and birria just became popular in the last decade and it's just nice how many different dishes mexico has it's not just the same stuff all the time like most americans outside of the southwest think.

[liljdub]

this recipe is so much more simple than some of the other ones. i'm not trying to spend 4 hours in the kitchen. thank you!

[justindrums]

I am a white cook my suegra is from Mexico I showed her this video one night & she was like okay cool yeah whatever the next day I made it for her and she was OBSESSED and now she is having me cook a huge batch for her birthday party next week. Thanks for the recipe🙏

[KarieAnnSmith]

I used to go to Tijuana back in 1999-2005 just for these tacos. Love seeing how they’ve made it back still looking delicious.

[wtfomg]

Birria is great people, the cheese the salsa the toastiness, it's all good. But try it as well as a simple bowl with the meat onions cilantro and lime. If you have some ground up chile de arbol then you take it to another level

Edit: I also really like Goat Birria