A rich and popular stew from Mexico where the meat is slow cooked until fall apart tender made in a robust flavorful broth. The leftover meat and broth can be made into quesa birria tacos!
Add chuck pieces and short ribs to the bowl and toss and coat thoroughly with the spice mixture.
3-4 short ribs
Heat 1-2 tablespoons oil in dutch oven (or very large skillet) and sear the spice-coated chuck roast pieces and the ribs until browned (do not crowd - may take 2 batches)Remove and set aside.
2 tablespoons oil
Saute chopped onion, garlic, and ginger in the dutch oven (without the meat) for about 5 minutes. Add tomatoes and reduce heat to medium-low and let simmer for 30 minutes.Turn off heat and use an immersion blender to blend the mixture as smooth as possible, or transfer to a regular blender, working in batches as needed (I found a regular blender easier).
1 large white onion, 1 inch Root ginger, 14 ounces Canned chopped tomatoes, 6 garlic cloves
Add the puree back to the dutch oven and add the reserved meat. Add bay leaves, honey, vinegar, chicken broth and water and bring to a boil over high heat, and then lower to medium-low. Simmer gently, stirring occasionally, until the meat is falling-apart tender, 3 to 4 hours.
3 bay leaves, 1 tablespoon honey, 1/4 cup white vinegar, 4 cups chicken broth, 2 cups water
Cool and then skim fat off of the top and reserve some consommé for future birria queso tacos.
Place some chunks of beef into a soup bowl and ladle some of the cooking liquid over top. Top with white onion and chopped cilantro and squeeze lime juice over top.Serve with warm corn tortillas.
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**NOTE: If you would rather turn this stew into birria tacos which is very popular right now, save out the broth as a consumme, shred the beef and put it together as directed in this birria taco recipe**Want more like this? Subscribe to our Sunday newsletter to get recipes, gardening guides and diet help. Let’s go from Inspiration to Done!If you enjoy all types of Mexican food, check out this category of ALL Mexican recipes, where you will find over 40 Mexican recipes, from casual, to low carb, to fancy.See this post to learn more about the similarities and differences between Low Carb, Slow Carb and Keto diets.