BIRRIA RECIPE

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A blend of chiles and spices simmered with beef stew meat. Very delicious and served with cilantro, limes, and onion as condiments and Mexican rice or beans as side dishes.

Provided by Cynthia

Categories World Cuisine Recipes Latin American Mexican

Time 3h40m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

5 dried Anaheim chile peppers, stemmed and seeded
5 guajillo chile peppers, stemmed and seeded
water to cover
¼ onion
1 tablespoon mixed spices, or more to taste
1 tablespoon salt, or to taste
3 pounds cubed beef stew meat
6 bay leaves

Steps:

Place Anaheim and guajillo peppers in a saucepan and cover with water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender, about 15 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat and cool for 5 minutes.
Pour chiles and water into a blender; add onion, mixed spices, and salt. Blend until sauce is smooth.
Mix stew meat, sauce, and bay leaves in a large pot; cook over medium-low heat until meat is very tender, 3 to 5 hours.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 158.7 calories, Carbohydrate 2.7 g, Cholesterol 59.9 mg, Fat 6.6 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 21.3 g, SaturatedFat 2.5 g, Sodium 630.4 mg, Sugar 1.2 g