# Cheesy Birria Arayes

A delicious and cheesy twist on traditional Arayes, featuring seasoned ground beef and melted cheese inside pita bread, grilled to perfection.

- Cuisine: Mexican
- Category: Baked Goods
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- Birria chilies
- Hot water
- Olive oil
- Onion
- Garlic
- Oregano
- Paprika
- Cumin
- Ground beef (85/15)
- Salt
- Pita bread
- Jalapeño cheese
- Birria spice rub

## Instructions

1. Grab the birria chilies, rip off the stems, and remove all the seeds.
2. Toss the peppers into a bowl and submerge them in hot water, letting them soak for about 10 minutes.
3. Oil up a hot pan with olive oil.
4. Toast down some onion and garlic in the pan.
5. Quickly throw the toasted onion and garlic into a blender cup.
6. Add the hydrated chilies into the blender cup.
7. Add oregano, paprika, and cumin to the blender cup for seasoning.
8. Blitz the ingredients until a nice paste is formed.
9. Take 85/15 ground beef and salt it directly.
10. Add the birria marinade paste to the ground beef and massage it all in.
11. Grab a pita, cut it in half the short way.
12. Open up the pita to make a pocket.
13. Grab the seasoned meat and shove it into the pita pocket.
14. Flatten out the meat to make a decently thin layer inside the pita.
15. Optionally stuff each pita with some Monterey Jack cheese.
16. Mix birria spice rub with a little bit of olive oil in a small bowl.
17. Brush the spice oil mixture onto the stuffed Arayes.
18. Place the Arayes onto a hot grill pan to toast, ensuring both sides get grilled.

## Equipment

- Plate
- Bowl
- Kettle
- Pan
- Wooden spoon
- Blender cup
- Immersion blender
- Grill pan
- Brush
- Knife
- Cutting board

## Tips

- Always salt the meat directly for the perfect amount of seasoning.
- Do not stuff the pita too thick or too thin to ensure the meat cooks evenly and isn't raw in the middle.
- Brush both sides of the Arayes with the spice oil mixture for even flavor and char.

## Source

- Original video: https://youtube.com/shorts/vLfCsUR0zYE?si=6wIZ6f1SqIneTd19
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/de1c16c2-5fae-44e2-bf48-3b0c1896ee2b
- Extracted: 2025-10-14

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