Chicken Birria

Name: Chicken Birria
Total time: 5400 s
Yield: Serves 6 servings
Ingredients: 1 whole chicken, cut into pieces; 6 cleaned guajillo chiles; Chile piquín or arbol chiles, to taste; 2 tomatoes; 1 medium onion; 2 garlic cloves; 5 whole cloves; 5 allspice berries; 1 small bunch of herbs (bay leaf, thyme, marjoram, oregano, cumin); 2 cups hot water (about 480 ml); As needed, water; Salt, to taste

KARLA CARDENAS @karlacardenas

Michoacán y Guanajuato

This dish is perfect for a hangover, a rainy day, or just when you're craving something delicious. If you want to reduce the fat, I recommend letting the broth cool, refrigerating it, and then removing all the fat from the top with a slotted spoon, as well as removing the chicken skin. This helps keep more of the chicken's flavor and makes it extra tender.

KARLA CARDENAS @karlacardenas

Michoacán y Guanajuato

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Ingredients

90 minutes

Serves 6 servings

1whole chicken, cut into pieces
6cleaned guajillo chiles
Chile piquín or arbol chiles, to taste
2tomatoes
1medium onion
2garlic cloves
5whole cloves
5allspice berries
1small bunch of herbs (bay leaf, thyme, marjoram, oregano, cumin)
2 cupshot water (about 480 ml)
As needed, water
Salt, to taste

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Steps

90 minutes

1

Toast the guajillo chiles and, if you want it spicy, the piquín or arbol chiles on a griddle or skillet, being careful not to burn them. Remove and soak them in the hot water.
2

In the same skillet, roast the tomatoes, onion, and garlic cloves. Remove from heat and add them to the soaking chiles.
3

While the skillet is still warm (off the heat), add the allspice, cloves, and herbs. Stir for about a minute to bring out their flavor and aroma, then add them to the soaking mixture and let everything infuse as it cools.
4

Once cooled, blend everything on high speed for 2 minutes.
5

Pour the mixture through a strainer into a pot and bring to a boil. When it starts to boil, add the chicken pieces and enough water to make a broth (add as much as you like for your preferred consistency). Cover the pot and let it cook.
6

Halfway through cooking, season with salt to taste. Check and adjust the seasoning at the end.
7

Serve hot, topped with finely chopped cilantro and onion, and a few drops of lime juice. Serve with tortillas.