Jessica Nguyen's Birria Quesa Taco Recipe

Ingredients

• 2kg of your choice of protein: beef, lamb or even goat(traditional)
• 1ky chuck beef
• 1kg of beef ribs (bones provide flavour)
• 2 tablespoons of salt
• 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil for frying
• 1 tablespoon of Chilli Oil
• 8 dried chillies of your choice
• Ancho
• Guajillo
• Chipotle
• Arbol
• 2 brown onions, roughly chopped
• 6 cloves of garlic roughly chopped
• 2-3 tablespoons of tomato paste
• 2 tablespoons of your choice of spices
• Cumin
• Coriander seeds
• Ginger powder
• Mexican oregano
• Normal oregano
• Marjoram
• Thyme
• Cinnamon powder or stick
• Peppercorns
• Cloves
• Bay leaves
• 2 litres of beef stock or water
• 3 limes
• 250g of Oaxaca cheese. Mozzarella is a good substitute if you can’t find this.
• 1 small bunch of coriander
• 1 white or red onion
• 15-20 tortillas or to make them yourself using my