Mexican recipe

Birria de Res

Ingredients

• 3 lbs beef chuck roast, cut into large chunks
• 6 dried guajillo chiles, stemmed and seeded
• 3 dried ancho chiles, stemmed and seeded
• 2 dried chiles de arbol, stemmed and seeded
• 1 white onion, roughly chopped
• 6 cloves garlic
• 2 roma tomatoes, quartered
• 0.25 cup apple cider vinegar
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• 0.5 tsp ground cloves
• 0.5 tsp ground cinnamon
• 8 cups beef broth
• Salt and pepper to taste
• Toppings: corn tortillas, chopped white onion, chopped cilantro, lime wedges

How it starts

1. 1

   Prepare the adobo sauce by toasting, rehydrating, and blending the chiles with onion, garlic, tomatoes, vinegar, and spices, then sear the seasoned beef chunks.

2. 2

   Pour the adobo sauce over the seared beef in a large pot, add beef broth and bay leaves, and simmer covered on low for 2.5 hours.

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