Slow Cooker Birria Beef Tacos Recipe

Birria tacos are popular for a reason. They are delicious, packed with spices and herbs, and savory. Did you know you can easily make them using your crockpot? Yes, you can. This slow cooker birria beef tacos recipe by The Magical Slow Cooker will show you how to do it. The meat is incredibly juicy, tender, and flavorful. Serve it with rice, corn, beans, pineapple salsa, tortillas, or salad.

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This fiesta food is one of the most famous Mexican dishes around the world. The birria is a beef or goat stew that is slowly cooked with seasonings, chilis, vegetables, and herbs until tender and juicy. Then, the beef mixture is stuffed inside a taco with fresh onions, cilantro, and sauce. Give this recipe a try–I am sure you will love it.

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Easy Birria Beef Tacos Ingredients

• 3 lbs of boneless chuck roast
• 1 tablespoon of cooking oil (vegetable, canola, or avocado)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons of coarse ground pepper
• 1 1/2 teaspoons of salt
• 4 dried Guajillo chiles
• 7 to 8 dried arbol chiles
• 5 to 6 Chipotle chiles in adobo (from a can)
• 1 white onion (thinly sliced)
• 8 whole cloves of garlic (peeled and smashed)
• 32 oz of beef stock
• 2 tablespoons of tomato paste
• 14.5 oz can of fire-roasted diced tomatoes
• 2 tablespoons of lime juice
• 1 tablespoon of ground cumin
• 1 tablespoon of dried Mexican oregano
• 1 teaspoon of dried thyme
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 2 dry bay leaves
• 1 teaspoon of ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon of smoked paprika
• 1 teaspoon of ground coriander
• 1 teaspoon of dried minced onion (or 1/2 teaspoon of onion powder)

How to Make Birria Beef Tacos Using Slow Cooker

Step 1:

Start by seasoning the chuck roast with salt and pepper on all sides. Preheat a cast iron skillet over medium-high heat.

Step 2:

Once the oil is hot, add the meat and sear for 4 to 5 minutes on all sides.

Step 3:

In the crockpot, add all the remaining ingredients and stir to combine.

Step 4:

Add the chuck roast into the crock pot and place the lid to cover. Let it cook for 9 to 10 hours on low setting.

Step 5:

Remove the chuck roast from the crock pot and place it in a bowl. Using 2 forks, shred the meat.

Step 6:

Remove the bay leaves, cinnamon sticks, and pepper stems and discard them.

Step 7:

Blend the sauce until smooth using an immersion blender. You can also use a food processor or stand blender.

Step 8:

Pour one cup of the sauce over the shredded meat and stir to coat.

Step 9:

Assemble the tacos. Place a frying pan over medium-high heat. Once hot, add cooking oil to the pan. Dip each side of the tortilla into the sauce using a pair of tongs, then double them for frying. Place into the frying pan flatly and fry for about 2 minutes, then flip. On one half of the tortilla, spread a bit of sauce, meat, onions, and cilantro. Fold it in half and fry each side for 2 minutes.

Step 10:

Spoon some sauce over each side of the tortilla after frying.

Step 11:

Serve on a plate with a bowl of the pureed sauce for dipping.

Slow Cooker Birria Beef Tacos Recipe