Turkey birria tacos with guacamole

Try Poppy O’Toole’s easy turkey birria tacos with a rich, chilli-spiked dipping gravy. A whole turkey leg or thigh cooks till it falls off the bone, and is shredded for filling corn tortillas.

Ingreadient

  • 2 tbsp soft light brown sugar
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 bone-in turkey thigh or leg (about 750g/1lb 10oz)
  • 190g/6¾oz ancho chilli paste
  • 100g/3½oz chipotle paste
  • 5-7 garlic cloves, peeled
  • 4 large tomatoes, quartered
  • 2 onions, quartered
  • 7cm/2¾in cinnamon stick
  • 1 tbsp tomato purée
  • 3 dried guajillo chillies (optional)
  • 500ml/18fl oz chicken stock
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 avocado, stone removed, peeled and mashed
  • ½ red onion, finely chopped
  • 1 lime, zest and juice
  • 1–2 red chillies, finely chopped
  • 2 tbsp finely chopped fresh coriander
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 3 plum tomatoes, finely chopped
  • small handful fresh coriander, finely chopped
  • ½ red onion, finely chopped
  • 1–2 green chillies, deseeded and finely chopped
  • 1 lime, juice only
  • pinch caster sugar
  • sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • splash vegetable oil
  • 8–16 small soft corn tortillas
  • 200g/7oz cheddar, grated
  • 200g/7oz mozzarella, grated
  • 1–2 onions, finely chopped
  • few handfuls fresh coriander leaves