And all that gets dipped in an unbelievably delicious sauce. That’s the consomé. It’s just diabolical. Think I’m overselling? I don’t. Birria tacos are a thing for a reason. A very good reason.
Birria tacos start with birria de res con consomé
I love all Mexican food. But I don’t think there’s anything that can quite touch a good birria de res. Barbacoa comes close. Cochinita pibil does too. A really good mole is hard to beat. But a well executed birria de res con consomé is a cut above. Serious, serious business. If you’ve never tried it think about the best chili you’ve ever had. Now think of the best stew you’ve ever had. Put those concepts together and you’ll start to have an idea what birria de res is all about. It’s a fairly demanding recipe. But so worth it. Ever eat something that made you lick the plate? This is in that class. Lick the plate. Lick the spoon. I’d stick my head in the pot if I could make it fit. The beef is wonderfully seasoned. But it’s the consomé that makes it what it is. A mix of guajillo, ancho and morita chilies. Really good beef stock. Tomatoes. And the flavour of the beef. Now imagine if you took that and make birria tacos? That’s magic in a tortilla.
The quesa taco is some kind of genius
Birria tacos came out of Tijuana. Made it big in Los Angeles. And now the word is spreading around the world. They call it the quesa taco. Because it’s somewhere between a taco and a quesadilla. Regular birria tacos takes everything nice and slam it into one bite. One glorious, wonderful bite. I’m a huge fan. When you put the whole quesa taco thing on top though? That’s a culinary experience. Imagine for a second. Take a nice fresh corn tortilla. Dip it into the chili broth from the birria de res. The sauce I’d lick off your plate in front of my mother. Fry that dipped tortilla. So it’s a bit crispy. Add some cheese. Gooey melted cheese. I could stop here and it would rock my world. But it’s just getting started. Top the cheese with beef. Drizzle it with bit of sauce. Fold it over and fry it a bit longer. So it gets that perfect – not quite crunch – toothy goodness. Think that’s off the scale? Read on. There’s more. Told you this was diabolical.
It’s the consomé dip makes this one crazy taco
Take that crispy, beefy wonderful taco. Dip it in the consomé. And put that in your mouth. The sauce runs all over your hands. Down your face maybe. You lick your fingers. Maybe even the back of your hand. Not elegant. But so good. Go ahead. Do it. Live large. It’s good for the soul. At the end you have a bowl of consomé. It might have a few sheds of beef in it from the taco. Or a bit of cheese. That bowl of consomé is the final glory. The thing that pushes this right over the top. You drink the consomé. Truly decadent. Absolutely wonderful. Birria tacos. Messy. Fun. Incredibly delicious. Everyone needs to try these. Buy them. Or make them. Just find a way to eat them. Your mouth will thank you.
