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Mexican · Serves 4

Sunday birria

@casa.lumbre · Tomás RivasCreator-verified
Where this comes from

Birria from Jalisco, cooked the way Tomás's family cooks it in Cocula — goat traditionally, beef here because that is what his kitchen in the city can get.

The creator’s note

“At home this was goat, and it was Sunday, and it took all morning. I use beef shin now and I say so — I won't call it something it isn't. The broth you're left with matters more than the meat.”

Tomás Rivas · 45 min active · 4 hr braise

Ingredient timeline

When everything goes in

  1. Stage 1

    Prep

    20 min

    Toast the dried chillies until they smell sweet, then soak them in hot water.

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    • Guajillo chillies6, stemmed
    • Ancho chillies3
    • Chiles de árbol2Leave out for a milder pot.
  2. Stage 2

    Sear

    15 min

    Brown the beef hard in batches. Crowding the pan costs you the crust.

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    • Beef shin1.4 kg, in large pieces
    • Beef short rib600 g
  3. Stage 3

    Braise

    4 hr

    Chilli paste and stock in, lid on, low oven. Leave it alone.

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    • White onion1, halved
    • Garlic6 cloves
    • Cumin seed1 tsp, toasted
    • Mexican oregano1 tbsp
    • Beef stock1.2 l
  4. Stage 4

    Finish

    10 min

    Shred the meat, skim the fat off the consommé and keep it for frying the tortillas.

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    • Corn tortillas12
    • Lime and corianderto serve
Serves 4

Everything you need

  • Guajillo chillies6, stemmed
  • Ancho chillies3
  • Chiles de árbol2Leave out for a milder pot.
  • Beef shin1.4 kg, in large pieces
  • Beef short rib600 g
  • White onion1, halved
  • Garlic6 cloves
  • Cumin seed1 tsp, toasted
  • Mexican oregano1 tbsp
  • Beef stock1.2 l
  • Corn tortillas12
  • Lime and corianderto serve

Quantities are written for 4. Prepare to Cook scales them for however many you’re feeding.

How this page was put together

Cue said: Stage timings are Tomás's. I grouped his ingredients onto the timeline; he reviewed the grouping.

Facts on this page carry a label: creator-verified means Tomás Rivas stated it, inferred by Cue means I worked it out from the reel and haven’t had it confirmed. No scores here, and no nutrition tracking — that isn’t what this is for.

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