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5 from 4 votes

Birria - Authentic mexican recipe

Author: Laura Muller

Equipment

  • Air Fryer optional
  • Instant Pot (optional)

Ingredients

  • 10 black pepper
  • 5 cloves
  • 1 tsp of cumin
  • 3 bay leaves
  • ¼ tsp of marjoram
  • ½ tsp of thyme
  • 2 tbsp of oregano
  • ½ tsp of powder ginger
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • ½ cup of vinegar
  • 6 tomatoes
  • 8 garlic cloves
  • ½ onion
  • 1 tsp of cooking oil
  • 2 ½ tbsp of sat
  • 5 chile ancho
  • 7 guajillo
  • 5 chile cascabel
  • 7 pounds goat meat or 7 pounds of beef (chambarete)

Instructions

  • Spread oil around 6 tomatoes, ¼ of an onion, and 8 garlic cloves. There are 2 ways to cook these vegetables. Set the air fryer at 400f and place the veggies and garlic inside, let them fry for 5 minutes. Half the way remember to shake the Air Fryer basket. The second way is to Cook them on a griddle. It will take you about 20 minutes and remember to flip them over so they cook evenly.
  • Take the chiles and get rid o the branches and seeds.
  • Now place the chiles on a griddle at medium heat. This will help us to give more flavor to the chiles. Keep flipping them over and as soon as they start to smell is time to move them to a pot with some hot water. They do not take longer than 10 seconds on the hot grill. It's very importante they do not burn or the sauce will turn out bitter.
  • Leave the chiles soaking in water for about 10 minutes. Make sure that they are really submerged. You can keep them down with the help of a plate. You do not need to cook the chiles just to rehydrate them
  • In the blender add 1 cup of water, half a cup of vinegar, and add all of the other ingredients, chiles, roasted tomatoes, spices, garlic, onion, 1 tablespoon of salt and all the spices. Blend until pulverize.
  • Now rinse the meat and place it inside the Instant Pot.
  • Bath the meat with the salsa we made in the blender and let it cook in the instant pot at the Meat and Bean option.
  • Once the carne or meat is cooked separate it from the broth.
  • Let the meat cold down a little bit and shred with the help of a  knife and fork
  • Pass the broth through a sieve and just keep the broth.
  • Now place the broth inside a pot and add 8 cups of water, 1 tablespoon of salt, and one of oregano. Stir and let it boil for about 15 minutes.
  • Serve the meat and add the broth, sprinkle with some chopped onion, cilantro, and lime on top. 
  • This amigos is an authentic Mexican birria!! what are you making with this birria? quesadillas? tacos? I will love to see what you make with this recipe