Smoked and Braised Birria Chimichanga Burritos

birria chimichanga

This is an absolutely great take on birria, who doesn’t love a deep fried burrito. All the flavors from the Consome are just next level.

Length of time from start to finish: 5 hours 
Difficulty: Easy 
Ingredients: 
  • 4 lbs boneless beef ribs (bone in are fine)
  • Al pastor seasoning (salt and pepper seasoning is fine as well)
Sauce:
  • 1 large white onion
  • 1 garlic bulb, cut the narrow top off, no need to peeled 
  • 3 Roma tomatoes 
  • 5 bay leaves, dried
  • 8 guajillo chiles, stems cut off and seeds removed
  • 3 tbsp chicken boullion
  • 1-2 tsp chili powder
  • 1 tsp mexican oregano
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp salt, (adjust to taste)
Garnish:
  • Cilantro 
  • Onion 
  • Oaxaca Cheese 

Makes about 10 chimichangas 

Here is a link to my seasonings https://www.spanglishasadero.com/ use code Fire10

Instructions:

-Preheat your smoker to 275 degrees.

Now season the short ribs with Al pastor seasoning (salt and pepper are fine as well) place them in the smoker for 3 hours. While they are smoking, make the sauce, add all sauce ingredients in a pot with about 7 cups of water and boil them on medium heat for 25 min.

-After 25 min, remove the bay leaves and blend everything else until smooth.

-In a Dutch oven or the same pot, add the meat, cover with the sauce and add more water as needed to fully submerge the meat. Boil for 2 hours on med high heat.

-After 2 hours, remove the meat from the consommé  and either chop or shred.

-Now let’s make that chimichanga! On your large burrito tortilla, add meat, Oaxaca cheese, cilantro and onion. Fold really well and use a toothpick to hold the tortilla together.

-In a skillet add about 1 inch of oil and preheat to 300 degrees, now fry the burrito about 30 seconds per side on all sides. Or until golden brown.

-Let cool before serving. 

In a a small bowl add the consommé  and top it off with cilantro and onion and a fresh squeeze of lime. You can strain the sauce if you want to. 
Did you enjoy these birria chimichangas? You’ll love my other beef recipes in the link below!

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