Beef Birria Pizza
Most standard “Mexican” pizzas that I’ve seen look like a taco salad with ground beef. They’re typically really boring and uninspiring. My Mexican is the opposite of that. This pizza features a homemade nacho cheese sauce; topped with beef birria meat, mozzarella and quesadilla cheeses, green onion, white onion, cilantro, and cotija cheese; served with birria consommé for dipping. If birria isn’t your thing, you can add any protein of your liking such as carnitas, shredded chicken, chorizo, al pastor, carne asada, lengua, or even tripa. Additional toppings could include jalapeños, black olives, roasted corn, cactus, black or pinto beans; just to name a few.
Equipment
- pizza pan or stone
Ingredients
- 1 pizza dough recipe or half the recipe for thin crust
Nacho Cheese Sauce
- 1 tbsp butter
- 1 tbsp flour
- 1/2 cup whole milk
- 1/2 cup mild cheddar cubed
- 2 tbsp red salsa
Pizza Topping
- 1 cup mozzarella shredded
- 1 cup quesadilla cheese shredded
- 1 cup birria meat
- 1/2 cup white onion finely chopped
- 1/2 cup green onion finely chopped
- 1/2 cup cilantro finely chopped
- 1/4 cup cotija cheese finely crumbled
- birria consommé for serving
Instructions
- Melt the butter in a small pot over medium low heat. Whisk in the flour and cook for 1 minute.
- Whisk in the milk.
- Whisk in the cheese and hot sauce.
- Let thicken; about 2 minutes. Turn off the heat.
- Stretch out your pizza dough to your desired thickness. Spread out the nacho cheese sauce; leaving a 1/4” of crust.
- Top with the mozzarella and quesadilla cheese; followed by the birria meat, green and white onion.
- Bake in a 475° preheated oven for 12-15 minutes.
- Top with cilantro and cotija cheese. Serve with a side of birria consommé for dipping.
