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Quesabirria Tacos (Birria Quesadillas)

June 11, 2021

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Plate of Quesabirria Tacos (Birria Quesadillas) with onion, cilantro, and lime garnish. Side of dipping sauce, or consomé, with quesabirria being dunked into it. Beer on side

These Quesabirria Tacos (Birria Quesadillas) have been a pandemic sensation! Everywhere you look you can find quesabirria tacos which are a blend of beef birria tacos and quesadillas. These are the perfect dish to make with birria leftovers and I highly recommend you use by birria recipe found here. Birria is a little bit of a labor of love but 100% worth it. The flavors from the dried peppers, herbs, and spices used to make the birria are so complex and make for the perfect dipping sauce, or consomé. Yes, you absolutely need to dip these tacos in the sauce, it’s what makes these quesabirria tacos shine!

Quesabirria Tacos (Birria Quesadillas), or whatever you want to call them, are often sold at birrierias. These birrierias are just restaurants or little markets specialized in making birria. As I mention in my birria post, birria is traditionally made with goat meat but I am not about that life. So for my birria I recommend using chuck roast because it has just the right amount of fat to make very tender shredded meat. You can use other cuts or types of roast but it may not be as tender. However, the flavor is absolutely from the sauce. You all know I love using dried peppers but there’s so much more to it. The cinnamon adds some depth to the sauce and the bay leaves are crucial in making this birria taste like traditional birria. Don’t let the sauce intimidate you, it seems like a lot but I guarantee it will be easier than you think and the result will be worth it. When you serve the quesabirria tacos top the side of sauce, or consomé, with chopped onions and cilantro and a squeeze of lime juice. Now it’s ready to dip and your mouth will be bursting will all the delicious flavors! Enjoy!

Plate of quesabirria tacos with onion and cilantro on top, lime garnish, and beer on side

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5 from 1 vote

Quesabirria Tacos (Birria Quesadillas)

Birria quesadillas, also known as quesabirrias. Corn tortillas dipped in birria broth and filled with cheese and birria.
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Mexican
Keyword: beef birria, birria, birria tacos, quesabirria, quesadilla
Servings: 8 tacos

Ingredients

  • 8 corn tortillas
  • 1 (8 oz) pkg shredded cheese or 2 cups; *see notes
  • birria **see notes
  • ¼ cup cilantro chopped; more to taste
  • ¼ cup onion chopped
  • limes

Instructions

  • Strain birria and set consomé/birria sauce aside in large bowl.
  • Place large skillet or griddle over medium high heat.
  • Dip tortilla into sauce and place on griddle. Sprinkle shredded cheese onto entire tortilla, add shredded birria and chopped onions and cilantro to one half of the tortilla.
  • Fold tortilla in half over birria side and slightly press down with spatula.
  • With a spoon drizzle a little sauce, about ½ tbsp, onto taco and flip.
  • Cook for a couple of minutes, drizzle sauce onto taco and flip one more time. Cook for 1-2 minutes just to enough for tortilla to absorb sauce. Set aside.

Notes

*You can use mozzarella but highly recommend oaxaca or chihuaha or asadero cheeses. These can be found in a lot of stores in the Mexican grocery section. These melt beautifully but any white cheese that melts easily will work. 
 
**For 8 tacos use my half batch of my birria recipe. Keep in mind if making a whole batch of birria for this you will need to double the ingredients for these tacos/quesabirrias.
Birria Recipe HERE

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Comments

  1. Amy Matta says

    August 25, 2021 at 12:22 am

    5 stars
    I made this recipe for the first time today. There were a few techniques (including in the birria recipe) that I hadn’t tried before. The directions were clear and it turned out to be absolutely delicious. My picky daughter who I can barely get to eat had 5 tacos herself! Everyone in my family wants this to become part of our regular meal rotation. So happy to have this recipe to show me how to do it!!

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    • Jess says

      September 2, 2021 at 7:38 pm

      Thanks Amy! I am so glad you loved this recipe (and the rest of your family loved it also!). Thanks for sharing!

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Hola! I'm Jess, a full-time oncology nurse who loves to cook and create flavorful and delicious food. I enjoy re-creating recipes to make them healthy and keep them full of flavor with some spice! You will find many Whole30 recipes here but also plenty of delicious recipes to indulge in because life's too short, right?!

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