Dinner for 8

Pressure Cooker Birria Tacos

Name: Pressure Cooker Birria Tacos
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 3 lb beef; 2 tbsp vegetable oil; 3 dried ancho chilies; 3 dried guajillo chilies; 1 new mexican dried chiles; optional: 1 dried chile de árbol; 1 onion; 6 cloves garlic; 2 bay leaves; 1/2 cinnamon stick cinnamon powder; 2 tsp dried mexican oregano or oregano; 1 1/2 tsp cumin seeds; 1 tsp coriander; 2 tsp tomato paste; 2 cups unsalted chicken stock or high-quality unsalted beef stock; 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar; optional: 1 tablespoon regular soy sauce; optional: 1 tablespoon fish sauce; salt & ground black pepper; 10 corn tortillas; good melting cheese; white onion; cilantro; lime slices

$19.64for 490 minServes 8

Beef cooks under pressure with dried chiles and spices before filling cheesy corn tortillas with the tender meat.

Photo: pressurecookrecipes.com

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Beef chuck roast, 3 lb$6.99/lb typical	3 lb	$20.97Typical price
	Onions, 0.5 lb$1.29/lb typical	0.5 lb	$0.65Typical price
	Garlic, 0.5$0.75 each typical	0.5	$0.45Typical price
	Mint, a little$1.99 each typical	a little	$0.08Typical price
	Fresh herbs (cilantro, 0.25$1.49 each typical	0.25	$0.39Typical price
	Canned tomatoes, 0.25 oz$0.08/oz typical	0.25 oz	$0.03Typical price
	Broth, 17 oz$0.07/oz typical	17 oz	$1.16Typical price
	Tortillas, 10$0.30 each typical	10	$3.00Typical price
	Swiss, 1 oz$0.40/oz typical	1 oz	$0.40Typical price
	Lemons and limes, 0.5$0.60 each typical	0.5	$0.30Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$39.28

Swaps

Swap beef chuck roast for pork roastabout $4.50/lb less at typical prices
Swap onions for red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
Swap tortillas for pitaabout $0.25/each more at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Olive and cooking oilDried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsVinegarSalt and pepper

Not included in the cost.

90 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
8servings as written
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Typical price

$4.91 per serving$19.64 for 4

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Ingredients

3 lb beef
2 tbsp vegetable oil
3 dried ancho chilies
3 dried guajillo chilies
1 new mexican dried chiles
optional: 1 dried chile de árbol
1 onion
6 cloves garlic
2 bay leaves
1/2 cinnamon stick cinnamon powder
2 tsp dried mexican oregano or oregano
1 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp coriander
2 tsp tomato paste
2 cups unsalted chicken stock or high-quality unsalted beef stock
2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
optional: 1 tablespoon regular soy sauce
optional: 1 tablespoon fish sauce
salt & ground black pepper
10 corn tortillas
good melting cheese
white onion
cilantro
lime slices

Steps

Remove the stems and seeds from the dried chiles, then soak them in hot water for 15 minutes.
Cut the beef into large chunks and season it with salt and pepper.
Heat the vegetable oil in a pressure cooker and brown the beef in batches.
Add the softened chiles, onion, garlic, bay leaves, cinnamon, oregano, cumin, coriander, tomato paste, stock, and vinegar.
Cook at high pressure for 45 minutes, then let the pressure release naturally for 15 minutes.
Shred the beef and return it to the cooking liquid, checking that it reaches at least 145 F.
Fill warm tortillas with beef and cheese, then top with white onion, cilantro, and lime.

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