# Mexican Birria

This slow cooked meat braised in a red chile sauce is incredibly flavorful and versatile and can be eaten as a stew or used to make tacos, gorditas, tamales, quesadillas, and anything you can think of.

- Total time: 210 min
- Cuisine: Mexican
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- chuck roast
- kosher salt
- black pepper
- olive oil
- guajillo chiles
- ancho chiles
- árbol chiles
- Roma tomatoes
- yellow onion
- Ceylon cinnamon stick
- bay leaves
- whole black peppercorns
- beef broth
- distilled white vinegar
- garlic cloves
- ground cumin
- dried Mexican oregano
- ground cloves
- diced white onion
- cilantro

## Instructions

1. Season some beef chuck roast with salt and pepper.
2. Sear the seasoned beef chuck roast in a hot pot until brown.
3. In a different pot, boil some guajillo, ancho, and árbol chiles with an onion, tomatoes, cinnamon stick, bay leaves, and black peppercorns.
4. Blend the softened chiles with some spices, garlic, and vinegar.
5. Strain the sauce into the pot with the seared meat.
6. Cover and cook for three and a half hours.
7. Remove the beef from the pot and shred it before adding it back in.
8. You can also remove the top layer of fat in the broth with a spoon at this point if you prefer.
9. Serve it with a generous helping of diced white onion and cilantro.

## Equipment

- hot pot
- different pot
- blender
- strainer
- spoon

## Tips

- Birria is traditionally made with goat meat but this beef version is amazing.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C1e3TZ9LKVK/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/d41c3fc1-a4dd-416e-b170-b305e2459894
- Extracted: 2025-08-17

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