Birria Recipe

Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 195 min
Servings: 12
Yield: 12 servings

Description

This birria recipe is a delicious Mexican dish of braised beef in a chile pepper sauce. Serve in warm corn tortillas with cilantro, lime, and onion.

Ingredients

5 dried Anaheim chile peppers, stemmed and seeded
5 guajillo chile peppers, stemmed and seeded
water to cover
1/4 onion
1 tablespoon mixed spices, or more to taste
1 tablespoon salt, or to taste
3 pounds cubed beef stew meat
6 bay leaves

Directions

1 Place Anaheim and guajillo peppers in a saucepan; cover with water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender, about 15 minutes. Set aside to cool for 5 minutes.
2 Transfer chiles and water into a blender; add onion, mixed spices, and salt. Blend until smooth.
3 Place stew meat in a large pot; stir in pureed chile mixture and add bay leaves. Cook over medium-low heat until meat is very tender, 3 to 5 hours.