Birria de res

Name: Birria de res
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 8 lbs beef (chuck/diesmillo); beef bones; 1 whole garlic head; 1/2 whole onion; to taste beef bouillon; to taste chicken bouillon; 4 whole bay leaf; 12 whole guajillo chile; 3 whole pasilla chile; 6 whole puya chile; 4 whole chile de árbol; 2 whole tomato; 1/2 whole garlic head; 1/4 whole onion; 1 inch ginger; 1 tbsp oregano; 1 tbsp cumin; 1 tbsp peppercorns; 1 tbsp thyme; 1 tbsp allspice; 1/2 tbsp clove; 1/4 cup vinegar

Serves 1

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Birria de res

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Serves 1

Directions

1Cut the beef into smaller pieces.
2Place meat and bones in a pot, then add whole garlic head, half onion, beef and chicken bouillon to taste, and 4 to 5 bay leaves.
3Remove stems and seeds from the guajillo, pasilla, puya, and chile de árbol chiles, then rinse them.
4Place the chiles and 2 tomatoes in a pan with water and bring to a boil.
5Once softened, add boiled chiles and tomatoes to a blender with half a garlic head, 1/4 onion, 1 inch of ginger, spices, vinegar, and water.
6Blend until smooth.
7Strain the sauce into the pot with the raw meat.
8Mix everything together, bring to a boil, then cover and simmer.
9Occasionally skim the gunk and excess fat off the top of the simmering birria.

Ingredients

8 lbs beef (chuck/diesmillo)
beef bones
1 whole garlic head
1/2 whole onion
to taste beef bouillon
to taste chicken bouillon
4 whole bay leaf
12 whole guajillo chile
3 whole pasilla chile
6 whole puya chile
4 whole chile de árbol
2 whole tomato
1/2 whole garlic head
1/4 whole onion
1 inch ginger
1 tbsp oregano
1 tbsp cumin
1 tbsp peppercorns
1 tbsp thyme
1 tbsp allspice
1/2 tbsp clove
1/4 cup vinegar

Equipment

cutting boardknifepotblenderstrainerwooden spoontongs

Tips

Add bones to the beef to make the birria tastier.
The skimmed fat can be used to make quesabirria tacos crispy.
You can use the birria meat for tamales.

Birria de res

Serves 1

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Birria de res

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Serves 1

Directions

1Cut the beef into smaller pieces.
2Place meat and bones in a pot, then add whole garlic head, half onion, beef and chicken bouillon to taste, and 4 to 5 bay leaves.
3Remove stems and seeds from the guajillo, pasilla, puya, and chile de árbol chiles, then rinse them.
4Place the chiles and 2 tomatoes in a pan with water and bring to a boil.
5Once softened, add boiled chiles and tomatoes to a blender with half a garlic head, 1/4 onion, 1 inch of ginger, spices, vinegar, and water.
6Blend until smooth.
7Strain the sauce into the pot with the raw meat.
8Mix everything together, bring to a boil, then cover and simmer.
9Occasionally skim the gunk and excess fat off the top of the simmering birria.