# Birria Tamales

- Cuisine: Mexican
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 beef chuck roast
- 3 beef bones
- 1 dried chili peppers
- 3 bay leaf
- 1 whole peppercorns
- 5 allspice berries
- 1 oregano
- 1 sesame seeds
- 2 garlic bulb
- 1 ginger root
- 1 white vinegar
- to taste salt
- to taste black pepper
- 1 yellow onion
- 9 lbs masa harina
- 4.5 cups lard
- 4 tbsp baking powder
- 3 tbsp salt
- 1 shredded cheese
- 1 corn husks

## Instructions

1. Boil beef bones in water.
2. Sear the beef chuck roast seasoned with salt and pepper on both sides in a pot.
3. Add onion, garlic, spices, bay leaves, and beef stock/water, and simmer until tender.
4. Lightly fry dried peppers in a pan then rehydrate them with water.
5. Blend the peppers, aromatics, and vinegar into a sauce.
6. Strain the sauce and mix into the pot with the beef.
7. Separate the cooked beef, broth, and fat.
8. Mix the masa, lard, beef fat, baking powder, salt, and broth until the mixture is light and fluffy.
9. Assemble the tamales by smearing masa on the corn husk, adding shredded beef and cheese, and folding to close.
10. Steam the tamales.

## Equipment

- pot
- pan
- blender
- strainer
- stand mixer
- steamer

## Tips

- Do not throw away the fat separated from the birria; use it to season the masa for color and flavor.
- Use a cornstarch slurry to thicken the broth for the tamale filling so it does not spill out.
- Serving suggestion: top with chopped onion, cilantro, lime juice, chili oil, and extra consome.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZPLBS83Cd/
- Creator: nanajoe19
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/f94ec7ac-2983-42d5-9d5e-855ec83800ff
- Extracted: 2026-10-12

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