Quesabirilla Tacos Recipe

Square image of quesabirria on a gray oval platter.

A great way to use up leftover beef birria! Cheesy fried tacos with tender beef, onions, and melted cheese with a crispy on the outside, tender on the inside corn tortilla - all with the most delectable dipping sauce!

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Author Kori Butler

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 20

Total Time 30

Course Main Dish Recipes

Cuisine Mexican

Servings

Calories 445 kcal

Ingredients

▢ 2 cups birria de res meat (plus 2 cups birria sauce (consomme)
▢ 4 tablespoons olive oil
▢ 8 6 inch corn tortillas
▢ 2 cups shredded oaxaca cheese (or a Mexican cheese blend)
▢ ½ cup onion (diced)
▢ 2 limes (quartered)
▢ salt (to taste)
▢ pepper (to taste)
▢ 1 small bunch cilantro

Instructions

Shred the birria meat.
If needed, warm the meat and sauce. Set aside 1 cup of sauce (consomme) to use a dipping sauce for the quesabirria.
Preheat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat.
Dip a tortilla shell in the birria sauce. Do not soak, just dip and remove.
Place the tortilla in the hot skillet and on one half of the tortilla, place birria meat, onion, cheese, a small pinch of salt, and a squeeze of lime.
Fold the tortilla shell over the meat and cheese. Cook until each side until they are golden and start to get crispy. (Note: they will not be fully crispy. They get crispy on the outside but will stay slightly soft on the inside.)
Serve with fresh cilantro, lime wedges, and additional dipping sauce

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Kori's Tips

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VARIATIONS: Use Crockpot Birria De Res or Birria Tacos with Consommé for the meat and save the sauce. Alternatively, you can substitute ground beef taco meat or seasoned shredded chicken or pork.
TOP TIPS: Soften the tortillas by dipping them quickly in the birria sauce. Don't let them stay in the sauce very long or they fall apart while cooking. Keep cooked ones warm in the oven on a baking sheet rack.
SERVING SUGGESTIONS: Serve with lime wedges, fresh cilantro, birria sauce for dipping or salsa.

Nutrition

Calories: 445kcalCarbohydrates: 16gProtein: 26gFat: 31gSaturated Fat: 17gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 62mgSodium: 589mgPotassium: 282mgFiber: 2gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 97IUVitamin C: 6mgCalcium: 72mgIron: 2mg

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