Homemade Birria

Name: Homemade Birria
Total time: 7200 s
Yield: Serves 5 servings
Ingredients: 1 2/3 lbs beef shank (about 750 grams); 1/2 lb beef chuck (about 250 grams); 8 guajillo chiles; 6 pasilla chiles; 3 cloves garlic; 1 pinch thyme; 1 pinch cumin; 1 pinch oregano; 5 whole cloves; 5 black peppercorns; 1 splash vinegar; 1 stick cinnamon; 10 large tomatoes; 1 can beer; 1 beef bouillon cube; 1/2 onion; salt to taste; 3 avocado leaves

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Homemade Birria

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Ingredients

120 minutes

Serves 5 servings

1 2/3 lbsbeef shank (about 750 grams)
1/2 lbbeef chuck (about 250 grams)
8guajillo chiles
6pasilla chiles
3 clovesgarlic
1 pinchthyme
1 pinchcumin
1 pinchoregano
5whole cloves
5black peppercorns
1 splashvinegar
1 stickcinnamon
10large tomatoes
1 canbeer
1beef bouillon cube
1/2onion
salt to taste
3avocado leaves

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Steps

120 minutes

1

Remove the seeds and veins from the chiles. Place them in water and bring to a boil until the chiles are soft.
2

Roast the tomatoes and garlic cloves in a skillet.
3

Add the chiles, half the onion, garlic cloves, and tomatoes to a blender. Blend with a pinch of thyme, cumin, oregano, the cloves, and black peppercorns.
4

Place the meat in a container, add salt and the juice of one orange, then pour the blended chile mixture over it. Let it marinate in the refrigerator for one hour.
5

After one hour, transfer everything to a pressure cooker. Add the cinnamon stick, 1/2 cup vinegar, the beef bouillon cube, avocado leaves, half an onion, and 2/3 cup beer (about 160 ml). Cook over heat for 50 minutes.
6

Serve with chopped onion, cilantro, and lime.