Slow Cooker Birria De Res Recipes

SLOW COOKER BIRRIA DE RES

Steps:

• Heat the dried chiles in a heavy sauce pan for 3-4 minutes until fragrant and puffing up. Add the chicken broth (or water) to the saucepan, turn off the heat, and cover for 30 minutes.
• Seed and devein the chiles, saving the water. Add the chiles, water, tomatoes, garlic, cumin, pepper, and salt to a blender. Blend until smooth.
• Add the sauce and meat the slow cooker. Cook for 6-8 hours on low. Shred with 2 forks.

BIRRIA DE RES -- BEEF BIRRIA

Steps:

• Start by rinsing and de-stemming the tomatoes. Roast them in a 400F oven for 20-25 minutes or until you need them.
• Wipe off any dusty crevasses on the dried chiles. De-stem and de-seed the chiles, but don't worry about getting rid of every last seed. Roast them in the oven for 1-2 minutes or until warm and fragrant. Add the chile pieces to a bowl and cover them with the hottest tap water you've got. Let them reconstitute for 20 minutes or so.
• Roughly chop 1 onion and peel 6 garlic cloves. Add a glug of oil to a skillet on medium heat and saute the onions and whole garlic cloves. Once the onion has softened and lightly browned you can add this mixture to the blender.
• Add a thin layer of oil to a skillet and preheat to medium-high. Chop up the brisket into chunks and give it a good salting. Sear each side of the beef in the skillet for a few minutes or until it is browning. Add the seared meat pieces to the slow cooker. You can optionally deglaze the pan with the 2 cups of stock that's used to liquefy the sauce.
• Before draining the reconstituted chiles take a taste of the soaking liquid. If it tastes bitter to you then use stock for the sauce. If you like the flavor you are welcome to use the soaking liquid in place of the stock.
• Add the drained chiles, roasted tomatoes, and the onion-garlic mixture to a blender along with: 2 cups of stock (or what you used to deglaze the meat pan), 2 chipotles in adobo (optional), 1-2 tablespoons adobo sauce from the can (optional), 1 teaspoon cumin, 2 teaspoons Mexican oregano, 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon, pinch of ground clove, 2 teaspoons salt, and some freshly cracked black pepper. Combine well. Note: if you're using stock that's high in sodium you can consider starting with a single teaspoon of salt and going from there.
• Take a taste of the sauce. An easy to way to add more heat is to add an additional half or whole chipotle. Keep in mind that the sauce has to compete with the big flavor of the beef so I tend to make it salty and fiery at this point.
• Cover the seared meat pieces with the sauce. Slow cook on low for 4-6 hours.
• Once cooked you can optionally skim off any fat that has risen to the surface. Shred the beef using two forks and discard any fatty chunks that you don't want to eat.
• Add the shredded beef (or as much as you are using for tonight's meal) to a separate bowl and add enough sauce to give it a thorough coating. Adding the sauce to the shredded beef is the key so don't skip this step!
• One serving option is to simply add the shredded beef back to the sauce and serve it soup style -- you may need to thin out the sauce with some stock if you choose this option.
• But I chose tacos for this batch. Add corn tortillas to a dry skillet over medium heat along with slices of cheese. Once the cheese is melted and the underside of the tortillas are forming light brown spots they are ready to go. You can optionally add the meat to the tortillas in the skillet for a quick reheat.
• I topped these tacos with Salsa de Aguacate, finely chopped raw onion, freshly chopped cilantro, and a squeeze of lime.
• Store leftover Birria in the fridge where it will keep for a few days.

SLOW COOKER: BIRRIA DE RES, OR MEXICAN BEEF STEW + VIDEO

Steps:

• Heat the griddle, or pan. Toast the chiles on the griddle for 2-3 minutes. Turn frequently. Make sure they do not burn. If they burn, discard the chiles and start again. Once toasted, transfer to a heatproof bowl. Add 1 cup hot water and let the chiles soak for 5 minutes, or until pliable. Seed and devein the chiles, saving the water. Don't worry if some seeds remain. Add the saved water, the chiles, garlic, oregano, thyme, clove, cinnamon, bouillon, laurel leaves (or bay leaves), salt and pepper in a blender. Blend until smooth. Set aside. In a large pot, heat two tablespoons oil. Add salt and pepper to the beef. Sear the beef on all sides. Once the meat is brown, transfer to the slow cooker. Add the chile mixture from the blender. Add enough water to cover the meat. Set slow cooker on low for 6-8 hours. Shred beef. Serve with diced onions, chopped cilantro, and tortillas.

SLOW COOKER BIRRIA DE RES RECIPE - (4/5)

Steps:

• Heat the dried chiles in a heavy sauce pan for 3 to 4 minutes until fragrant and puffing up. Add the chicken broth (or water) to the saucepan and cover for 30 minutes. Seed and devein the chiles, saving the water. Combine the chiles, water, tomatoes, garlic, cumin, pepper, and salt. Add the sauce and meat the slow cooker. Cook for 6 to 8 hours on low. Shred with 2 forks.

BIRRIA DE RES TACOS (BEEF BIRRIA TACOS)

Steps:

• Fill a pot with water and bring to a boil. Add guajillo, ancho, and arbol chile peppers; boil for 5 minutes. Remove pot from heat and allow peppers to soak until cool. Drain, reserving 1/4 cup of the water.
• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Rinse meat and pat dry with paper towels. Season with salt and pepper.
• Heat oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add meat and cook until browned on all sides, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Line a heavy cast-iron grill pan or griddle with aluminum foil and place over high heat. Arrange tomatoes in a single layer on top. Grill until tomato skin is burned on all sides and begins to peel, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Combine soaked chile peppers, cooked tomatoes, vinegar, garlic, 2 teaspoons black pepper, cloves, cinnamon, cumin, thyme, marjoram, oregano, and salt to taste in a blender. Pour in reserved 1/4 cup of chile water; blend until smooth.
• Strain chile sauce through a mesh strainer and pour over the browned meat in the Dutch oven, turning roast so it is completely covered with sauce. Cover the Dutch oven and place in the preheated oven.
• Bake, basting meat every 45 minutes with the sauce, until birria begins to fall apart, 3 to 4 hours. Remove lid and bake uncovered until birria is crispy on top, about 20 minutes. Remove from oven, cover with 2 layers of aluminum foil, and allow to rest in a warm area for 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, warm tortillas on a griddle. Fill each tortilla with birria and top with chopped onion and cilantro.

SLOW COOKER BIRRIA DE RES

Steps:

• Pat the roast dry and season it with salt and pepper. Heat the oil in a large skillet and sear the roast to get a nice brown crust on the outside of the roast. Set the meat into the slow cooker.
• Saute the onion, celery, and garlic in the remaining oil in the skillet until browned, 3-4 minutes. Add them to the slow cooker.
• Warm the broth in the skillet and add the broth to the meat and vegetables.
• Wipe the skillet with a paper towel and remove the stems and seeds from the dried chilis. Give them a rinse inside to dislodge any dust or dried insects or spiders (yes, it happens.)
• Toast the chilis in a dry skillet until just starting to brown, 1-2 minutes. Watch as they can burn and if they burn they'll make your broth taste bitter.
• Add the cider vinegar, cumin, and oregano to the slow cooker and pop the lid on.
• Set the slow cooker on high and cook for 4-5 hours or on low for 7-8.
• At the end of the cooking time, remove the beef and set aside until cool enough to handle, then shred it using two forks or meat claws.
• Strain the broth and discard the solids. Season the broth with additinoal salt and pepper, if necessary.
• Serve portions of the beef along with teh broth (consomme) in bowls and garnish with onion, cilantro, avocado, jalapenos, lime wedges, and your favorite toppings.

BIRRIA DE RES

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 325 degrees.
• Prepare the chiles: Use tongs to place the poblano chiles directly over the open flame of a gas burner set to high. Cook the poblanos until totally charred all over, turning as needed, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer to a small bowl and cover with plastic wrap so the poblanos can steam. After 10 minutes, use your fingers to pull the blackened skins away from the poblanos, then remove the stems and seeds. Roughly chop the poblanos and set aside.
• While the poblano chiles steam, place a large skillet over medium heat. Working in batches to cook the guajillo chiles evenly in one layer, flatten the chile halves on the hot skillet and toast them for about 15 seconds, turning once. Put the chiles in a bowl and add 2 cups hot water to help soften them. Set aside.
• Prepare the meat: Season the meat all over with the salt. Heat the oil in a large, oven-proof pot over medium-high. Working in batches, sear the meat on all sides until well browned, 2 to 3 minutes per side, transferring the browned meat to a large bowl as you work.
• After you've seared all the meat, add the onion to the pot and cook, stirring occasionally, until golden, about 5 minutes. Return all the meat to the pot.
• Meanwhile, add the tomatoes, vinegar, garlic, ginger, oregano, sesame seeds, cumin, cloves and a few grinds of black pepper to a blender, along with the chopped poblanos, toasted guajillos and the chile soaking liquid. Purée until smooth, scraping down the edges of the blender as needed.
• Pour the blended mixture into the pot with the meat. Add the cinnamon stick and bay leaves, along with about 4 to 6 cups of water, enough to amply cover the meat.
• Cover and cook in the oven until the meat is fork-tender, about 2 hours.
• Divide among bowls and sprinkle with cilantro. Serve with lime wedges for squeezing on top, and a side of warm tortillas.

BIRRIA

Steps:

• Place the dried chiles into a saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer until chiles are softened, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Pour chile sauce mixture into a blender. Add garlic, onion slice, pepper, oregano, cumin, and cinnamon. Blend until smooth.
• Layer chopped onions in the bottom of a slow cooker. Place chuck roast over onions and add bay leaves. Pour the chile sauce on top. Cook on High until beef is tender enough to shred with a fork, about 5 hours.
• Remove beef from the sauce. Continue cooking sauce until is reduced, 35 to 45 minutes. Add beef back in and season with salt.