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Birria Grilled Cheese

This birria grilled cheese is one of the decadent things you will ever have.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time1 hour 30 minutes
Course: Appetizer, Main Course
Cuisine: American, Mexican
Keyword: birria, cheese, grilled, mexican, tacos

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs chuck roast
  • 1 onion
  • 5 cloves garlic
  • 1½ tbsp tomato paste
  • 1 L beef broth
  • 3 guajillo chilies
  • 3 chili de arbol
  • 3 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
  • 1 tbsp dried oregano
  • 3 bay leaves
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 1 cup shredded monterey jack cheese
  • cilantro
  • 1 loaf bread
  • 2 tbsp mayo

Instructions

  • Into a hot pan, sear your chuck roast on both sides. About 3 minutes each side, no need to cook it through.
    2 lbs chuck roast
  • Add oil into a pressure cooker, then sauté onions, garlic, and tomato paste for 1 minute.
    1 onion, 5 cloves garlic, 1½ tbsp tomato paste
  • Add seared beef back into the pot along with beef stock.
    1 L beef broth
  • Remove seeds from dried chilies and add them into the pot.
    3 guajillo chilies, 3 chili de arbol, 3 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
  • Add oregano, cinnamon, and bay leaves.
    1 tbsp dried oregano, 3 bay leaves, 1 cinnamon stick
  • Pressure cook on high for 1 hour.
  • Remove meat and shred.
  • Remove aromatics and strain out remaining vegetables.
  • Blend vegetables until smooth then add them back into the broth. Keep over a simmer.
  • Cut your bread and spread on a layer of mayo on each slice.
    1 loaf bread, 2 tbsp mayo
  • Place your bread, mayo side down on a low heat pan.
  • Add shredded cheese, beef, onions, and cilantro. Top with the second slice of bread keeping the mayo side facing up.
    1 cup shredded monterey jack cheese, cilantro
  • Once golden brown, flip and continue cooking until cheese is fully melted.
  • Serve sandwich with some more of the broth as a dip.