Birria de Res

Name: Birria de Res
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 3 h
Total time: 3 h 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 1.5kg beef chuck or short ribs; 4 guajillo chillis, toasted and soaked; 3 ancho chillis, toasted and soaked; 2 chipotle chillis; 4 cloves garlic; 1 white onion, quartered; 1 tsp ground cumin; 1 tsp dried oregano; 1 tsp ground cloves; 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar; 1L beef stock; corn tortillas and cheese for tacos

Jalisco braised beef in a deep red chilli broth — served as a stew or as quesabirria tacos with consomme for dipping.

Total time

210 min

Prep

30 min

Cook

180 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

Mexican

gluten-free

Ingredients

1.5kgbeef chuck or short ribs

4guajillo chillis, toasted and soaked

3ancho chillis, toasted and soaked

2chipotle chillis

4 clovesgarlic

1white onion, quartered

1 tspground cumin

1 tspdried oregano

1 tspground cloves

2 tbspapple cider vinegar

1Lbeef stock

corn tortillas and cheesefor tacos

Instructions

Blend soaked chillis with garlic, onion, cumin, oregano, cloves and vinegar.

Marinate beef in chilli paste overnight.

Place beef and marinade in a pot, add stock.

Braise covered at 160C for 3 hours until very tender.

Remove beef and shred, skim fat from broth.

For tacos: dip tortillas in fat, fill with beef and cheese, fry until crispy.

Serve with a cup of consomme broth for dipping.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement. Some ingredients in this recipe couldn't be matched to a reference value, so treat this as a rough estimate.

Calories

Protein

3.8g

Fat

1.3g

Carbs

8.6g

Fiber

2.3g

Sodium

957mg

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