For anyone not familiar with the word birria it is a fantastic traditional dish from Mexico. Today we are going to show you how to make smoked pulled beef birria tacos that are going to blow your mind. When birria first started it was made using goat meat. Over time this has developed to include veal, beef, lamb and pork. You can serve birria either as a taco filling or in a stew.
Making these tacos is not a quick process as you need the meat to be falling apart so that it doesn’t taste chewy in your taco. You also need to make the consommé to go with the meat. The consommé we will be showing you today will use traditionally Mexican ingredients.
Because of the long process it is perfect if you can start this recipe the day before you need to eat it. If that is not possible don’t stress but make sure you get started early morning. Lets get on with the recipe.
Ingredients
- 5 lbs Chuck Roast
- Tortillas
- Medium White Onion, finely chopped
- Cilantro.
- Limes cut into quarters
- Grated cheese. You can use a low moisture mozzarella or a Mexican cheese of your choice
Marinade for the Meat
- 1 tbsp. Garlic Crushed
- 1 tbsp. Dried Oregano
- 1 tsp Cumin
- Salt
- Pepper
- 1 Can Chopped Tomatoes
- 2 tsp Tomato Paste
Dry rub
- 3 tbsp. Black Pepper Cracked
- 3 tbsp. Kosher Salt
- 1 ½ tbsp. Garlic Salt
- 1 tsp Cumin
- 1 tsp Dried Thyme
Consommé Ingredients
- ½ Onion
- 4 Fresh Roma Tomatoes Chopped
- 2 tbsp. Chipotle in Adobo Sauce
- 8 Peppercorns
- 3 Cloves
- 1 tsp Dried Thyme
- 1 tsp Dried Oregano
- ½ tsp Ground Ginger
- 1 tsp Ground Cinnamon
- 1 Whole Garlic with all the Parts Peeled
- 1 ½ tbsp. Salt
- 1 Can Whole Peeled Tomatoes
- ¼ Cup Cider Vinegar
- 2 Cups Water
- 3 tbsp. Tomato Paste

Smoked Pulled Beef Birria Tacos Method
We spoke at the top of the article about starting this recipe the day before you want to eat these amazing pulled beef birria tacos. We did this because ideal you are going to want to marinate your meat and leave it overnight in the refrigerator. If you are doing this then you should mix all of your marinade ingredients together. Keep mixing until they form a paste. Take your meat and cover it completely with the paste mix. Overnight is best but if that is not an option leave as long as you can.
Once the meat has been nicely marinated you want to run the meat under some water to clean off all the paste. With this done pat the meat until it is dry. It is now time to get the meat covered in our dry rub. Take a small bowl and add all of the ingredients together and mix well. Cover the meat very lightly in oil and start applying the dry rub all over. It is really important that you cover all of the meat so give it a good turn to make sure all sides are covered and no gaps are left.
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If you love these Tacos we would love to hear from you in the comments. When yo have made these you are really going to want to pair them with our BBQ Smokey Margaritas!
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