Birria Consommé Finish

Name: Birria Consommé Finish
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: about 2 cups (500 ml)
Cuisine: Latin
Ingredients: 2 cups birria/beef stock (480 ml) Chicken Stock; 3 guajillo blended (24 g) Dried Chile; 2 cloves Garlic; 1/2 tsp (0.5 g) Oregano; to taste Salt

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

Salvador Alamilla's Birria Consommé Finish, from the published recipe.

Ratio

Chicken Stock 480 ml

Ingredients

Chicken Stock — 2 cups birria/beef stock (480 ml)
Dried Chile — 3 guajillo blended (24 g)
Garlic — 2 cloves
Oregano — 1/2 tsp (0.5 g)
Salt — to taste

Method

This sauce is cooked on the stove — the jar is for storing it, not making it.
Cook ingredients gently according to the published technique, adapted here as pantry quantities only.
Finish off heat; adjust seasoning.

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Birria Consommé Finish wants a whisk and a stove — make it from this page.

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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 recipe published by Salvador Alamilla in Salvador Alamilla birria fat-chile finish.

FAQ

Can this go in a shake jar?

No — this one needs a blender or stove, so make it from this page. Jars only carry pour-and-shake sauces — its companion jar is below.

What do the quantities mean?

Amounts follow the published recipe in household units (with metric in parentheses). On a jar, every sauce scales to the same fill height.

Where did this recipe come from?

Adapted from Salvador Alamilla birria fat-chile finish (published as “Birria Consommé Finish”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

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