Dinner for 10

Birria Tacos

Name: Birria Tacos
Total time: 110 min
Yield: 10 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 2 1/5 lb taco meat; 1/4 cup onion; 3 cups mozzarella cheese; 8 tomatoes; 1 whole head garlic; 1 tbsp cumin; 1 tsp whole cloves; 2 stick cinnamon stick; 1 1/3 cups cooking oil; 1 tbsp salt; 2 2/7 oz guajillo chiles; 1 2/5 oz pasilla chiles; 1 1/2 tbsp chipotle chile; 1 1/8 oz ancho chiles; 1 pinch black pepper; 1 tbsp dried oregano; 2 cup water; 1 tbsp beef bouillon powder; 10 6 inch corn tortilla

Tender taco meat simmers in a chile, tomato, garlic, and spice sauce before filling crisp, cheesy corn tortillas.

Typical price

$14.25for 4 servings

$3.56 per serving$14.25 for 4

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110 minstart to table
Involveddifficulty
10servings as written
$$$typical cost tier

Mexican High-protein Budget Family Lunches Dinners

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
Ground beef$5.49/lb typical	2.2 lb	$12.08Typical price
Onions$1.29/lb typical	a little	$0.10Typical price
Mozzarella$0.30/oz typical	12 oz	$3.60Typical price
Fresh tomatoes$1.99/lb typical	2.5 lb	$4.97Typical price
Garlic$0.75 each typical	1	$0.75Typical price
Canned chiles and chipotles in adobo$0.35/oz typical	0.75 oz	$0.26Typical price
Poblano and other fresh chiles$0.60 each typical	1	$0.66Typical price
Broth or stock$0.07/oz typical	0.5 oz	$0.04Typical price
Tortillas$0.30 each typical	10	$3.00Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$35.62

Pantry staples you likely have

Dried spices (cumin, paprika, chili powder, oregano)Dried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsCooking spray, shortening, ghee, coconut and sesame oilSalt and pepper

Not included in the cost.

Ingredients

2 1/5 lb taco meat
1/4 cup onion
3 cups mozzarella cheese
8 tomatoes
1 whole head garlic
1 tbsp cumin
1 tsp whole cloves
2 stick cinnamon stick
1 1/3 cups cooking oil
1 tbsp salt
2 2/7 oz guajillo chiles
1 2/5 oz pasilla chiles
1 1/2 tbsp chipotle chile
1 1/8 oz ancho chiles
1 pinch black pepper
1 tbsp dried oregano
2 cup water
1 tbsp beef bouillon powder
10 6 inch corn tortilla

Steps

Toast the guajillo, pasilla, ancho, and chipotle chiles in a dry large pot over medium heat for 3 minutes.
Add the tomatoes, garlic, onion, cumin, cloves, cinnamon, oregano, pepper, bouillon, salt, and water, then simmer covered for 20 minutes.
Blend the softened chile mixture until smooth, adding water if needed.
Brown the taco meat in 2 tablespoons oil in the large pot over medium-high heat for 10 minutes, breaking it apart until it reaches 160 F.
Stir in the blended sauce, cover, and simmer over low heat for 50 minutes.
Dip each tortilla in the meat sauce, fry in oil in a large skillet for 1 minute per side, then fill with meat and mozzarella and cook until crisp and melted, about 15 minutes total.