Birria de Res, Slow Cooker
also called birria · birria tacos · taco de birria · quesabirria · red taco · slow cooker birria · crockpot birria de res
- The Slow Cooker
- serves 8
- recipe says 8 hr 25 min
- Stews & Braises
Also written for Instant Pot (4 to wash), the plain way (4 to wash).
Three ways to read this recipe
The table
| Nothing is browned. The colour and the depth come out of the chile adobo and not out of a sear | |||||
| 6(stemmed and seeded)dried guajillo chiles | toast the chiles 5 min, dry skillet | blend to an adobo | strain | braise on low, 8 hr | skim the fat, separate the consomé |
| 3(stemmed and seeded)dried ancho chiles | |||||
| 1 large(quartered)white onion | |||||
| 5 clovesgarlic | |||||
| 3 Tbscider vinegar | |||||
| 1 tspground cumin | |||||
| 1 tspMexican oregano | |||||
| 1cinnamon stick | |||||
| 4whole cloves | |||||
| 2bay leaves | |||||
| 1 tspblack peppercorns | |||||
| 2 1/2 cups(590 mL; hot)water | |||||
| 3 lb(1.4 kg; cut in 3-in pieces)beef chuck | |||||
| 1 lb(450 g)beef short ribs | |||||
| 1 Tbskosher salt | |||||
What to lay out
Everything the recipe asks for, sitting under the step that eats it. Tick each one as you measure it.19 things to get out.
Pans and tools
Before anything else
2toast the chiles 5 min, dry skillet
3blend to an adobo
goes in with what step 2 made
5braise on low, 8 hr
goes in with what step 4 made
Cooking it
Tap a step when it is done; the next one lights up.
The clock
- Start to finish
- at least 8 hr 5 min3 of 5 steps give no time
- Needs you
- about 5 min
- If you get it wrong
- Forgiving — the only thing that spoils here is the consomé, and that is a spoon lifting the fat off rather than a clock
- What you'll wash
- Five things — the slow cooker crock, the skillet for the chiles, the blender jug, the fine-mesh sieve, a cup for the lifted fat
- Does it keep
- 4 days — the fat caps it red and lifts off whole, and the consommé is better on the second day
toast the chiles 5 min, dry skillet
5 minneeds youfrom the start
blend to an adobo
not timed5 min in
strain
not timed5 min in
braise on low, 8 hr
8 hrwalk away5 min in
skim the fat, separate the consomé
not timed8 hr 5 min in
- needs you
- you can walk away
- never timed
You'll need fine-mesh sieve · skillet · slow cooker
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See how it is written
>> title: Birria de Res, Slow Cooker
>> category: Stews & Braises
>> tags: beef, chiles, mexican, braise, slow cooker, crock pot
>> counters: The Slow Cooker
>> dish: birria-de-res
>> kit: Slow Cooker
>> aka: birria, birria tacos, taco de birria, quesabirria, red taco, slow cooker birria, crockpot birria de res
>> pairs-with: corn-tortillas, salsa-roja
>> servings: 8
>> time: 8 hr 25 min
>> slack: forgiving — the only thing that spoils here is the consomé, and that is a spoon lifting the fat off rather than a clock
>> washing-up: the slow cooker crock, the skillet for the chiles, the blender jug, the fine-mesh sieve, a cup for the lifted fat
>> keeps: 4 days — the fat caps it red and lifts off whole, and the consommé is better on the second day
Nothing is browned. The colour and the depth come out of the chile adobo and not out of a sear.
>> step: toast the chiles 5 min, dry skillet
Toast @dried guajillo chiles{6}(stemmed and seeded), @dried ancho chiles{3}(stemmed and seeded) in a dry #skillet{} for ~toast{5%min}, until they smell of raisins and before they smell of ash.
>> step: blend to an adobo
Blend @&(~1)toasted chiles{} with @white onion{1%large}(quartered), @garlic{5%cloves}, @cider vinegar{3%Tbs}, @ground cumin{1%tsp}, @Mexican oregano{1%tsp}, @cinnamon stick{1}, @whole cloves{4}, @bay leaves{2}, @black peppercorns{1%tsp}, @water{2 1/2%cup}(590 mL; hot).
>> step: strain
Strain @&(~1)adobo{} through a #fine-mesh sieve{}, pressing the solids to get everything through but the skins.
>> step: braise on low, 8 hr
Slow cook @beef chuck{3%lb}(1.4 kg; cut in 3-in pieces), @beef short ribs{1%lb}(450 g), @kosher salt{1%Tbs} under @&(~1)strained adobo{} in a #slow cooker{} on low for ~slow cook{8%hr}, lid on and left alone.
>> step: skim the fat, separate the consomé
Lift the fat from @&(~1)birria{} with a ladle and keep it: it fries the tortilla. Shred the meat back into a little of the sauce; the rest is consomé.