My beef birria tacos!

I love tacos and decided to try something new. Turned out awesome!

Here was my guide:
https://youtu.be/rExIfMIDTRU

And the recipe:
https://www.thecookingguy.com/cookbook/https/youtube/rexifmidtru





A couple of things I learned:
He used boneless short ribs. I had a cow butchered, so mine came with bones. The bones tore away from the raw meat easily, so I cooked them with out bones, but with connective tissue.
Once the meat is tender, I used a kitchen aid mixer with the bread attachment to shred the meat. Super easy, much better than doing it by hand. The aforementioned connective tissues are quick to remove at this stage and you don’t lose meat like you would trying to trim them before cooking.
Cutting the meat into 3” cubes before cooking helps get everything tender and flavorful.
Spritz of lime into the chopped white onion & cilantro before dressing the taco adds a bit more flavor.

What do y’all think?

 

Looks great.

 

Thank you!

 

I will now be planning the rest of my morning around finding tacos for lunch...

 

On my to do list to make! Looks damn good

 

Yeah, this solidified my lunch plans 100%

 

They even do well camping!

 

Nice! Thats on my list to cook. I also pick up some meat from a butchered cow. My short ribs are in bone as well. why not cook on bone then pull later and cook? Unless that’s what you did?

 

I tore the bones out first. Could have cooked them in, and likely will next time - but the recipe called for boneless and I hadn’t cooked it before.

 

Makes sense. I always leave bone in for anything that will end up shredded but likely would have done the same. how did you cook the beef? I may have missed that ( need to watch the video) sounds like this could be a good instapot recipe

 

Yep, gotta watch the video. Quick sear for flavor, but mostly done in the oven.

 

I'd buy a dozen right now

 

Looks legit! This show is pretty good if you're a taco fan.

https://youtu.be/1zTGntI3OJM

 

Me gusta Birria de cordero, But its a lot of work lol. Haven't made it in a while. Cant find decent prices on lambs around here. Must not be looking in the right places I guess. I usually use whole shanks and shoulders. My dads old school and damn near throws a whole lamb in the pot. I used chivo last time I made it. Found a young one and figured what the hell.

 

Birria Tacos are the best, so are Al Pastor tacos. Another thing easy to make at home are Mulitas, so damn good!

 

Them be a good meal at the shop

 

I can make that happen, especially if I do the peppers at home.

I think @Silverspool has a blackstone flat top.

 

I have a 3 burner blackstone on the back porch.

 

Then I can definitely make this happen.