Abuela's beef birria recipe
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The birria recipe is a very rich dish that is commonly prepared in Mexico, is originally from the city of Jalisco. Normally this recipe is prepared with goat meat, but lamb or lamb can also be used, depending on how you want to present it.
How to make beef birrias recipe?
Combining meats is very common in places where they prepare birria. Birria is a homemade recipe where multiple ingredients are used that make its characteristic flavor and make it a good dish for lunch. Many people even use it in tacos, fulfilling several functions. In addition, a very nutritious and delicious food
Nutritional information
- 🍽️ Category: Main course
Cuisine: Mexican
- 🔪 Preparation: 15 minutes
- 🍲 Cooking: 60 minutes
- 🔥 Calories: 500 kcal
- 👫 Servings: 8 people
Steps to make Recipe in the United States
Ingredients
- 1 kilo of beef tail
- 1 kilo of beef cheeks or pulp
- salt and pepper
- 4 tomatoes
- 4 cloves of garlic
- Cumin seeds
- Black pepper
- 5 spice cloves
- 1 tablespoon of oregano
- 1 tablespoon marjoram
- two white onions
- 4 ancho chili peppers
- 6 guajillo chilies
- 1 cinnamon stick
- Half a cup of white vinegar
- Salt
Decor:
- half a cup of chopped cilantro
- half a cup of chopped white onion
- lemon to taste
Preparation
- Step 1: First we season the meat with salt and pepper and then put it in a large baking container.
- Step 2: Then we clean the chiles and remove the seeds. We roast them briefly on medium heat.
- Step 3: In a cup of hot water, soak the chilies for at least 20 minutes
- Step 4: The garlic and onion should be roasted and then transferred to the blender.
- Step 5: Toast the cloves along with the seeds, cumin and peppercorns for just a few seconds, and place them in the blender along with the other ingredients.
- Step 6: Once the chiles are already soft, proceed to drain them, then place them in the blender until we make a smooth sauce and add a little water and salt.
- Step 7: We serve the sauce over the meat until completely covered, and cover the baking container with enough aluminum foil and refrigerate overnight or at least 4 hours in advance to allow the meat to absorb all the flavor
- Step 8: Preheat the oven to at least 350o F and bake the meat for at least 4 hours until tender.
- Step 9: Finally we serve the meat with its broth in bowls and decorate with chopped onion and cilantro. We can accompany with tortillas or hot sauce.
Recommendation
You can add 1 inch of ginger root. You can also prepare it in a pressure cooker or electric stove.
