Jalisciense Style Beef Birria

What does it include?

Ingredients

• 1 kg pork or beef
• 30 ml vegetable oil
• 30 ml lard
• 4 cloves minced garlic
• 1 medium onion chopped
• 2 guajillo chiles, deveined and seeded
• 2 pasilla chiles, deveined and seeded
• 1/10 ml cumin powder
• 1/10 ml dried oregano
• 5 ml sal
• 5 ml ground black pepper
• 1/2 liter water
• 1/2 liter chicken broth
• Hot corn tortillas
• 1 red onion in strips
• fresh cilantro
• Lemons cut into wedges

How to prepare it step by step?

Preparation

1. Heat the oil and lard in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add the pork or beef, cooking until evenly browned. Remove and set aside.
2. In the same pot, add the garlic and onion, cooking until translucent. Stir in the guajillo and pasilla chiles, cooking for a few more minutes until fragrant.
3. Add the cumin, oregano, salt, black pepper, water, and chicken broth. Lower the heat to low and simmer for 2 to 3 hours, or until the meat is tender and the flavors meld.
4. Remove the meat, shred it with a fork, and return it to the pot. Cook for an additional 30 minutes to allow the flavors to blend.
5. Serve the birria hot with corn tortillas, red onion, cilantro, and lemon wedges.