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Chicken Birria Tacos
Crispy chicken tacos served with a tasty chicken birra sauce for dipping!
👥 4 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 2h 15m⏳ Prep: 15 min🔥 Cook: 2h👤 kevin📖 closetcooking
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- pan
- blender
- food processor
- skillet
- bowl
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Soak the dried chiles in the just boiled water until tender, about ⏱️ 20-30 minutes.
water, just boiled1 cup
2
Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large pan over medium heat, add the onion and cook until tender, about ⏱️ 7-10 minutes.
oil1 tablespoonmedium onion, diced1cup onion, diced1/4
3
Add the garlic, cumin, coriander, black peppercorns, cinnamon, cloves, paprika and cook until fragrant, about a minute.
garlic, chopped4 clovesground cumin2 teaspoonsground coriander1 teaspoonpaprika1 teaspoon
4
Add the tomatoes and simmer for ⏱️ 5 minutes, breaking the tomatoes apart as they simmer.
tomatoes1 (14.5 ounce) can
5
Add the soaked chilies to the sauce, and puree in a food processor, or blender, or using a stick blender, optionally adding enough of the water that the chiles soaked to puree smoothly.
water, just boiled1 cup
6
Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large pan over medium-high heat, add the chicken, seasoned with salt and pepper to taste, and cook until the skin is golden brown on both sides, about ⏱️ 7-10 minutes per side, before setting the chicken aside.
oil1 tablespoonsalt and pepper to taste
7
Add the pureed chili sauce to the pan that the chicken was cooked in, mix in the broth, oregano, and bay leaves.
oregano2 teaspoonsbay leaves2
8
Add the chicken, bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer, covered, until the chicken is falling apart tender, about ⏱️ 45-60 minutes.
9
Mix in the vinegar and season with salt and pepper to taste.
salt and pepper to taste
10
Skim the fat/grease off of the top of the sauce and set aside for the tacos.
11
If making tacos, remove the meat from the bones, shred and mix in some of the birria sauce.
12
Heat fat/grease and/or oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
oil1 tablespoon
13
Working in batches, add the tortillas, sprinkle on the cheese and chicken birria, and cook until the cheese starts to melt before folding the tortillas over to form tacos.
14
Cook until the tortillas are golden brown and crispy on both sides, about ⏱️ 2-4 minutes per side.
15
When all of the tacos have been cooked, serve garnished with onion and cilantro with a side of lime pieces for squeezing along with a bowl of the birria sauce to dip the tacos in!
medium onion, diced1cup onion, diced1/4cilantro, chopped2 tablespoonslime, sliced1
Nutrition Facts
calories
Calories 488
fat Content
Fat 30g
fiber Content
Fiber 10g
sugar Content
Sugars 8g
sodium Content
Sodium 861mg
protein Content
Protein 31g
trans Fat Content
Trans 0
cholesterol Content
Cholesterol 97mg
carbohydrate Content
Carbs 52g
saturated Fat Content
Saturated 10g
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