If you love quesadillas and birria, you've got to try this delicious and clever Chipotle Quesabirria Tacos recipe. Start by preparing the meat ahead of time, add in the delicious chili flavor by including GOYA® Chipotle Peppers in Adobo Sauce, which will infuse that smokiness into the dish. Once the meat is ready, assemble the quesadillas in minutes with GOYA® Corn Tortillas and creamy GOYA® Quesadilla Shredded Cheese, a delight! Serve these quesadillas with consommé and all your favorite toppings.
Beef:
1 ½ lbs.
beef chuck roast
¼ cup
GOYA® Vegetable Oil
2 cups
diced onion (about 2)
3 tsp.
GOYA® Minced Garlic
2
peppers (from 1 can 7 oz.) GOYA® Chipotle Peppers in Adobo Sauce + 2 tbsp. sauce
1
dried GOYA® Ancho Chile pepper
1
dried GOYA® Guajillo Chile pepper
3 cups
diced fresh tomatoes (about 4)
2 packets
¼ cup
plus 2 tbsp. GOYA® Lime Juice, divided
Assembly:
1 cup
diced onion (about 1)
¾ cup
chopped cilantro
12
GOYA® Corn Tortillas
1 ½ bags
(each 8 oz.) GOYA® Quesadilla Shredded Cheese
12
lime wedges
Step 1
Preheat SAUTÉ function on slow cooker.
Step 2
Beef: In medium bowl, toss beef chuck roast with oil and 1 1/2 tsp adobo all-purpose seasoning with pepper. Transfer to slow cooker and cook, searing each side, for 12 to 18 minutes or until evenly browned all over. Transfer to medium plate.
Step 3
Add onion, garlic, chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, adobo sauce, ancho chili and guajillo chili to slow cooker. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 8 to 10 minutes. Stir in diced tomatoes, 4 cups water, beef bouillon and remaining 1 1/2 tsp. Adobo.
Step 4
Transfer beef back to slow cooker, cover and reduce temperature to LOW. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 2 to 3 hours or until beef is very tender and pulls apart easy with a fork.
Step 5
Gently transfer beef to cutting board. Using 2 forks, shred beef. Transfer to another medium bowl.
Step 6
Strain broth into another medium bowl (reserving onion-tomato mixture) and stir in 1/4 cup lime juice.
Step 7
Transfer onion-tomato mixture to blender and add 1/4 cup broth. Pulse until smooth. Add to beef. Add remaining 2 tbsp. lime juice to beef.
Step 8
In small bowl, toss together onion and cilantro. Transfer 1/4 cup onion mixture to another small bowl and reserve.
Step 9
Assembly: Heat large skillet over medium heat. Dip a tortilla into strained broth and place in skillet. Top with 1/3 cup quesadilla cheese, 1/4 cup beef mixture, 2 tbsp of remaining onion mixture and fold to enclose filling. Cook, flipping once, for 2 to 4 minutes or until tortilla is crispy and cheese has melted. Repeat with remaining tortillas, more strained broth, remaining quesadilla cheese, remaining beef mixture and more onion mixture.
Step 10
To medium bowl of broth, add reserved 1/4 cup onion mixture. Stir to combine and transfer to serving bowl.
Step 11
Arrange quesabirria on serving platter and serve with lime wedges and consommé for dipping.
Note: Any remaining cooking liquid can be used in soups and sauces or for braising pork, beef, or chicken.
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