Birria Tacos - Beef, Pork or Chicken - PoorMansGourmet

beef

🥗Healthier: lean beef

💰Cheaper: pork

Lean beef has lower fat content, while pork is often less expensive.

corn tortillas

🥗Healthier: whole grain tortillas

💰Cheaper: flour tortillas

Whole grain tortillas offer more fiber, while flour tortillas can be cheaper.

birria spice mix

🥗Healthier: homemade spice blend

💰Cheaper: generic spice mix

Homemade blends can be healthier and tailored to taste, while generic mixes may be more affordable.

Start by preparing the beef barbacoa, which is similar to birria due to the marinade and slow cooking.

Pour the juice from the bottom of the pan over the cooked beef to enhance flavor.

Heat a hot pan on the stove and add a little bit of olive oil.

Take yellow corn tortillas and heat them in the pan for about 20 seconds on each side until crispy.

Remove the tortillas from the heat after crisping them up.

For the first style of taco, oil both sides of a tortilla, heat it up, and add a good portion of barbacoa.

Fold the tortilla in half and cook it like a quesadilla, flipping after 20 seconds on each side until perfect.

For the quesadilla taco, lay down some Monterey Jack cheese and a pinch of barbacoa on the tortilla before folding it in half and cooking for 20 seconds on each side.

For the red tacos, dip one side of a pre-cooked corn tortilla in homemade red enchilada sauce and place it sauce side down in the pan.

Add a chunk of barbacoa and fold the tortilla in half, cooking for 20 seconds on each side, flipping until crispy.

Top off the tacos with freshly chopped cilantro and green onion before serving.

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