Beef Birria
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Braised beef simmers low and slow in a homemade red chile consomé broth with warm spices like cinnamon and cumin. This deeply flavorful stew can be served as-is or used to fill crispy tacos. Rich, complex, and satisfying.
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Nutrition & ingredients
Ingredients
serves 6- 3 lb beef chuck roast*
- 4 bone-in beef short ribs*
- 8 dried guajillo chile peppers*
- 3 dried pasilla chile peppers
- 2-3 dried arbol chile peppers*
- 5 roma tomatoes (, quartered (about 1.5lb))
- 1 white onion (, roughly chopped)
- 1 head garlic ((10-12 cloves))
- 1 Tablespoon whole black peppercorns
- 1 Tablespoon whole cumin seed ((or 1 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin))
- 1 Tablespoon Dried oregano
- 1 Tablespoon dried thyme
- ½ teaspoon whole coriander seeds ((or 1/4 tsp ground coriander))
- 4 or 5 whole cloves
- 1 teaspoon fresh minced ginger root
- 1 inch piece Mexican cinnamon stick* (or 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon)
- 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar (, or white)
- 5 cups water (, divided)
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 Tablespoon kosher salt
- 1 white onion (, finely chopped)
- 1 bunch of cilantro (, chopped)
- 2 limes (, sliced)
- Corn tortillas
At a glance
PER SERVING · TIME 185M
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
Complete estimate · 100% of estimated mass resolved
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- Prep
- 10m
- Cook
- 2h 55m
- Sodium
- 1176mg
- Total sugar
- 7g
Added sugar is not shown when one or more ingredients lack reliable added-sugar evidence.
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.
Vitamins & minerals
- Potassium
- 1738mg
- Calcium
- 152mg
- Iron
- 13mg
Estimated from ingredients; USDA coverage varies by food.
- PREP
- 10M
- SODIUM
- 1176MG
- ESTIMATE
- COMPLETE
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.