# Birria Mandilona

A very easy birria recipe made with tough cuts of beef, chiles, and spices, pressure cooked until tender, and served with quesabirrias and consomé.

- Total time: 90 min
- Cuisine: Mexican
- Category: Dinner
- Language: es

## Ingredients

- carne dura (costilla y aguja de res)
- sal
- manteca
- chile guajillo
- chile ancho
- chile morita
- tomates guaje
- cebolla
- ajos
- orégano
- comino
- mejorana
- pimienta Tabasco
- canela
- agua
- tortilla de harina
- queso Chihuahua
- cilantro crudo
- cebollita cruda
- limoncito

## Instructions

1. Season tough cuts of beef, like short ribs and chuck, with salt.
2. Sear the salted beef in lard until browned, then remove from the pot.
3. Chop chile guajillo, chile ancho, and chile morita.
4. Toast the chopped chiles in the same pot until fragrant, then remove.
5. Fry guaje tomatoes in the pot until their skin is charred.
6. Add onion and garlic to the pot and fry.
7. Add spices: oregano, cumin, marjoram, Tabasco pepper, and cinnamon.
8. Return the toasted chiles to the pot with the fried vegetables and spices.
9. Cover the mixture with water and boil for 10 minutes.
10. Blend the mixture until incredibly smooth.
11. Strain the blended sauce.
12. Place the seared beef in a pressure cooker, cover with the strained sauce and more water.
13. Cook under pressure for 1 hour and a half.
14. Once cooked, the bones should easily separate from the meat; shred the meat.
15. Use the birria's fat to heat a flour tortilla with Chihuahua cheese and shredded birria until the cheese melts.
16. Serve the quesabirria with fresh cilantro, raw onion, and a squeeze of lime.
17. Serve a generous bowl of consomé with more birria and vegetables for dipping the quesabirria.

## Equipment

- olla a presión
- cuchillo
- licuadora
- colador
- sartén

## Tips

- Seal the meat with salt in lard.
- Toast chiles quickly to avoid burning.
- Sauté vegetables until skin is charred.
- Boil chiles and spices for 10 minutes before blending.
- Strain the blended sauce for a smoother texture.
- Cook in a pressure cooker for 1 hour and a half for tender meat.
- Use the birria fat to heat tortillas for quesabirrias.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/182jHCmvxc/?mibextid=wwXIfr
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/d59ee1a4-0396-48d5-bcd4-b6e4491f0acf
- Extracted: 2026-02-14

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