Birria Chile Marinade

Name: Birria Chile Marinade
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: about 2 cups (500 ml)
Cuisine: Latin
Ingredients: 2 cups chile stock (480 ml) Water; about 20 chiles (40 g) Dried Chile; 1/2 Tbsp peppercorns (4 g) Pepper; 0.3 g Clove; about ⅛ tsp (0.3 g) Allspice; 1/8 stick equivalent pinch ground (0.5 g) Cinnamon; 1/2 tsp (1 g) Cumin; 1/2 Tbsp (4 g) Sesame Seed; 1–2 cloves Garlic; about 2½ leaves (0.5 g) Bay Leaf; 3/4 tsp (1 g) Oregano; about ½ onion (20 g) Onion; 3/4 tsp (4.5 g) Salt; 1 Tbsp (15 ml) White Vinegar

Independent adaptation of a publicly published Salvador Alamilla recipe. Not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Salvador Alamilla.

MARINADE · BEEF BIRRIA & CONSOMMÉ

In the published recipe, this is the marinade for beef birria.

Salvador Alamilla's chile marinade for beef birria.

On the jar

BIRRIA CHILE

Method: blend
Yield: about 2 cups
Ingredients: 14

Blender sauce. Cook from the recipe

Ratio

Water 480 mlWhite Vinegar 15 ml

Ingredients

Water2 cups chile stock (480 ml)
Dried Chileabout 20 chiles (40 g)
Pepper1/2 Tbsp peppercorns (4 g)
Clove0.3 g
Allspiceabout ⅛ tsp (0.3 g)
Cinnamon1/8 stick equivalent pinch ground (0.5 g)
Cumin1/2 tsp (1 g)
Sesame Seed1/2 Tbsp (4 g)
Garlic1–2 cloves
Bay Leafabout 2½ leaves (0.5 g)
Oregano3/4 tsp (1 g)
Onionabout ½ onion (20 g)
Salt3/4 tsp (4.5 g)
White Vinegar1 Tbsp (15 ml)

Method

This sauce needs a blender. The jar is for storing it, not making it.
Combine measured ingredients and blend until smooth.
Taste and adjust salt and acid.

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Provenance

Mexican chef awarded James Beard Best Chef: Mountain 2025. Work centers on regional Mexican technique in Colorado kitchens.

Adapted from a Salvador Alamilla recipe (Salvador Alamilla / Food52).

FAQ

Can this go in a shake jar?

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What do the quantities mean?

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Where did this recipe come from?

Adapted from Salvador Alamilla / Food52 (published as “Birria Chile Marinade”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

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