Beer Braised Beef Tacos with Chipotle
These beer-braised beef taco boats are the perfect way to spice up your Taco Tuesday! 🌮🍺 Beef is slow cooked with chipotle then served in a corn tortilla and topped with cheese, onion and tomatoes. This chipotle beef tacos recipe is super easy and feeds six.
These Beer Braised Beef Tacos with Chipotle are a flavor-packed, easy-to-make dish perfect for feeding a crowd. Slow-cooked beef shoulder roast, infused with the smoky heat of chipotle peppers and braised in beer, is shredded and served in crispy corn tortilla shells. Topped with vibrant garnishes like red onion, tomatoes, Cotija cheese, and cilantro, these tacos deliver a Tex-Mex punch with minimal effort, ready in just over 4 hours for 6 servings.
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These flavorful chipotle tacos are made with shredded beer braised beef in a slow cooker. They are just spicy enough to not need salsa or pico unless your wish for more spiciness.
Braised beef is a way to lock in and add flavor to a simple piece of beef. Braising is simply browning the beef and then cooking it in a liquid, in our case beer, until very tender. We made this easy by using a our old Ninja 4 in 1 cooking system but you could use a hot skillet and a slow cooker. Plus we used packaged crispy tacos shells to make this amazing recipe even easier.
Beer Braised Beef Taco Recipe:
Ingredients:
- 2 pound beef shoulder roast
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 12 ounces of beer
- 3 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
- 2 Tablespoons adobo sauce
- 18 Taco Shells (we used the Stand N’ Stuff Old El Paso shells
Beer Taco Toppings:
- Chopped red onion
- Chopped tomatoes
- Crumbled Cotija Cheese or Shredded Monterey Jack Cheese
- Chopped Cilantro
Equipment Needed:
- Slow Cooker and Cast Iron Skillet (We used our Ninja 4 in 1 Cooking system so we could sear and slow cook in the same appliance)
- Meat Claws (for shredded the beef)
- Cutting Board
- Sharp Knife
- Baking Sheet
🥣 Recipe Tips
- Choose the Right Beer: Opt for a medium-bodied beer like a lager or amber ale to complement the chipotle’s smokiness without overpowering the beef. Avoid overly hoppy beers, as they can add bitterness that clashes with the adobo sauce.
- Shred While Warm: Shred the beef immediately after cooking while it’s still warm and tender, as it’s easier to pull apart and absorbs the braising juices better. Use meat claws or two forks for quick, even shredding.
- Crisp Taco Shells Perfectly: To enhance the texture, bake the taco shells on a baking sheet for an extra minute or two beyond package instructions, ensuring they’re golden and sturdy enough to hold the juicy beef and toppings.
How to make beer braised chipotle beef tacos:
Add the beef roast and olive oil to your Ninja slow cooker and select stovetop and set to high. Or heat a cast iron skillet and place roast in it and pour on the olive oil.
Season the meat with salt and black pepper. And sear the roast in the oil for 2-3 minutes per side until the entire roast is brown.
Place three chipotles on a cutting board with the adobo sauce.
Use a sharp knife, mince all the chipotles into the sauce
Pour the beer over the roast beef, smear the chipotles with the adobe sauce on top.
Place lid on slow cooker and cook on high for 4 hours until the beer braised beef is tender.
Use meat claws or two forks and shred the chipotle beef into the beer braising juices.
Heat taco shells per package instructions. Place a generous amount of chipotle beef in each taco shell. Top with all your favorite toppings and enjoy!
These Beer Braised Beef Tacos with Chipotle are a total game-changer for taco night! The tender, flavorful beef, infused with smoky chipotle and beer, pairs perfectly with the crispy taco shells and fresh toppings. Easy to make and a hit with everyone, this recipe is sure to become a go-to for gatherings or a fun family dinner. Save it to your favorites—you’ll want to make these again!
Other Mexican Recipes:
- Beef Taquitos in Air Fryer
- Baja Fish Tacos with Creamy Chipotle
- Steak Tacos
- Green Chile Chicken Enchilada Casserole
- Green Chile Pork Carnitas
🥣 Recipe
Equipment
- Meat Claws for shredding the beef or use forks
- Ninja 4 in 1 Cooking System Or Cast Iron Skillet and Slow Cooker
- Cutting Board
Ingredients
- 2 pound beef shoulder roast
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 12 ounces beer
- 3 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
- 2 Tablespoons adobo sauce
- 18 Taco Shells
Beer Taco Toppings:
- Chopped red onion
- Chopped tomatoes
- Crumbled Cotija Cheese or Shredded Monterey Jack Cheese
- Chopped Cilantro
Instructions
- Add the beef roast and olive oil to your Ninja slow cooker and select stovetop and set to high. Or heat a cast iron skillet and place the roast in it and pour on the olive oil.
- Sear the roast in the oil for 2-3 minutes per side until the entire roast is brown. And season the meat with salt and black pepper.
- Place three chipotles on a cutting board with the adobo sauce. Use a sharp knife, mince all the chipotles into the sauce
- Pour the beer over the roast beef, smear the chipotles with the adobe sauce on top.
- Place lid on slow cooker and cook on high for 4 hours until the beer braised beef is tender.
- Use meat claws or two forks and shred the chipotle beef into the beer braising juices.
- Heat taco shells per package instructions on a baking sheet pan. Place a generous amount of chipotle beef in each heated taco shell. Top with all your favorite toppings.
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OMGosh! These look so, so good! These will definitely be making appearance on my menu plan soon. 🙂
This sounds delicious ~ pinned!!
Tacos! We loved these tacos at our house!
These tacos were definitely a hit in my family. I'm definitely going to make these again. Thanks so much!
GET IN MAH FACE.I love tacos and these look amazing!
Hi Evelyn,What a great plate of Tacos, they look awesome! Hope you are having a great weekend and thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday.Come Back Soon!Miz Helen
I always go away hungry after visiting you! Good thing there is dinner in the oven but wow does that sound yummy! Thanks!
This looks perfect for a fiesta! Thanks for sharing!
Oh my gosh this meat was amazing, tender and flavorful with a touch of spiciness.
These tacos look amazing!! Cannot wait to try these. I'm a sucker for a taco. 😀 Pinned!