Description
This Authentic Birria recipe is a traditional Mexican dish featuring tender, flavorful beef cooked in a rich, spicy chile sauce. Perfect for serving as a hearty stew or using as a filling for delicious birria tacos.
Ingredients
Scale
For the Birria:
- 3 pounds beef chuck roast (or a mix of chuck and short ribs)
- 3 dried guajillo chiles, stemmed and seeded
- 2 dried ancho chiles, stemmed and seeded
- 2 dried pasilla chiles, stemmed and seeded
- 1 medium onion, quartered
- 4 garlic cloves
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 4 cups beef broth
- 2 cups water
Optional for Serving:
- corn tortillas
- chopped onions
- cilantro
- lime wedges
Instructions
- Prepare the Chile Sauce: Toast dried chiles, then blend with onion, garlic, vinegar, spices, and 1 cup of broth.
- Cook the Beef: Combine beef, chile sauce, bay leaf, remaining broth, and water in a pot. Simmer for 3-3.5 hours until tender.
- Shred and Simmer: Shred the meat, return to pot, and simmer uncovered for 15-20 minutes.
- Serve: Enjoy the birria as a stew or use as taco filling with tortillas, onions, cilantro, and lime.
Notes
- For extra flavor, dip tortillas in the birria broth before heating for tacos.
- This recipe can be adapted for a slow cooker or Instant Pot.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 3 hours 30 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stewing
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 1/2 cups
- Calories: 430
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 580 mg
- Fat: 26 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 14 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 8 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 39 g
- Cholesterol: 120 mg
