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Birria tacos

Dipped in the broth it was cooked in. Bring napkins.

That was somebody else’s answer. Yours takes about twenty seconds: a handful of either-ors, then one dish.

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How to make birria tacos

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The shortcut stew

150 minutes · serves 4 · Worth the wait

What you need

  • 1kg beef shin or chuck, in big pieces
  • 4 dried chillies, stems out
  • 1 onion, halved
  • 4 garlic cloves
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1 tsp oregano
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • Corn tortillas
  • Grated cheese, coriander, lime

What you do

  1. 1Cover the chillies in boiling water for 15 minutes, then blend with the onion, garlic, cumin and oregano and a ladle of the soaking water.
  2. 2Brown the beef hard in a heavy pot. Pour the paste over, add the cinnamon and enough water to almost cover.
  3. 3Lid on, lowest heat, two hours, until it falls apart. Shred the meat and keep the broth.
  4. 4Dip a tortilla in the red fat on top of the broth, griddle it, fill with meat and cheese, fold and crisp both sides.
  5. 5Serve with a bowl of the broth for dipping. That is the whole point.