Shredded Beef Tacos

5 from 2 votes

One of my favorite Mexican dishes are Birria style shredded beef tacos! The mouth watering flavor of the well seasoned tender beef in a crispy taco shell just makes my day.

Prep Time10

Cook Time6

Course: Main Course, Snack

Cuisine: Mexican

Keyword: shredded beef tacos, taco recipes, brira tacos, beef recipes, chuck roast recipes, briria style tacos, grill recipes, grilling recipes, grillin with dad recipes, grilling with dad recipes.

Servings: People

Author: Maciek Zurawski

Ingredients

3 lbs Chuck Roast
1 tbsp Hot Sauce
2 tbsp Taco seasoning
12 oz Salsa
6 oz Pickled Jalapeños
8 oz Shredded Cheddar
1 White Onion

Instructions

Beef Instructions

Coat the chuck roast with hot sauce to create a binder for the seasoning
Season the chuck roast with your choice of taco seasoning
Heat up the grill to 250 degrees indirect heat.
Place the seasoned chuck roast directly on the grates for 3 hours
Next, transfer the meat into a dutch oven
Add in salsa, pickled jalapeños - with all the liquids and beer then then place back on the grill for another 3 hours or until the beef is nice and tender.
Shred the beef and set aside

Taco Instructions

Fire up the griddle to med/high heat. If you do not have griddle, use any type of flat cooking surface on the grill or stove top.
Dip some flour tortillas in the beef juices and throw them on the griddle.
Add a layer of shredded cheese, a handful of the shredded beef, fold over and let the cheese melt.
Reopen the taco, add some chopped onions, cilantro, close again to get those tacos nice and crispy.

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