




Beef tacos accompanied by a beef stew for dipping.
Prep time: PT40M
Cook time: PT60M
Total time: PT120M
4 stars (6 reviews)
beef, birria, Mexican, stew, tacos
- Remove stems and seeds from both guajillo and pasilla chilies.
- Place chilies into a pot with two large cloves of garlic and the quarter chopped onion.
- Cover with boiling water and bring to a boil on the stovetop.
- Turn off heat, cover, and allow to steep for 20 minutes (or until the chilies are super soft.)
- Pour chilies and liquid into a blender.
- Liquify and then strain to remove the skins. Set aside.
- Add three and a half pounds of beef, half an onion, and four cloves of garlic to your Instant Pot.
- Add a teaspoon of salt, a few sprigs of fresh thyme, a few bay leaves, and one whole clove.
- Now add a teaspoon of Mexican oregano; a smidgen of cinnamon; and all of the chili paste.
- Add half a teaspoon of beef bouillon stock paste (or equivalent powdered beef bouillon.)
- Add water until all beef is covered.
- Set the valve on the Instant Pot to "sealing" and "pressure cooker," setting it to "high pressure."
- Cook for one hour.
- When it has finished cooking, taste and add salt if desired.
- With a fork, shred the beef, so it is consistent throughout.
- Add some of the beef fat from the top of the stew to a frying pan.
- Place corn tortilla in beef fat.
- Add beef, Monterrey Jack cheese, cilantro, and chopped onions, then fold tortilla over.
- Give folded tortilla a little press. Flip to brown both sides.
- Repeat steps to make more tacos.
- Serve with lime wedges, radishes, cilantro, onion and a side of stew for dipping.