🇲🇽 Mexican

Queso Fresco Birria

Name: Queso Fresco Birria
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: to taste Salt; 2, halved and sliced Onion; 4 cloves, crushed Garlic; 2 tbsp Vegetable Oil; 2 Bay Leaf; 1 tsp Ground Cumin; 500 ml Stock or Broth; 300 g Queso Fresco; 4 Dried Guajillo Chilies; 2 tbsp Apple Cider Vinegar

🇲🇽 Mexican

Slow-braised queso fresco in adobo, seared till the edges caramelise — made for dipping. Ready in 65 minutes including prep.

Prep 15 min Cook 50 min Serves 4 Hard

Ingredients

Saltto taste
Onion2, halved and sliced
Garlic4 cloves, crushed
Vegetable Oil2 tbsp
Bay Leaf2
Ground Cumin1 tsp
Stock or Broth500 ml
Queso Fresco300 g
Dried Guajillo Chilies4
Apple Cider Vinegar2 tbsp

Optional extras

Fresh Cilantrohandful, to finish

Instructions

1
Brown the queso fresco deeply in the Vegetable Oil in a heavy pot — patience here pays off later.
2
Remove it, then let the onion and garlic soften in the drippings with the ground cumin.
3
Return the queso fresco, add the stock and bay leaves, and bring to the gentlest simmer.
4
Cover and braise low and slow until the queso fresco yields to a spoon, about 45 minutes.
5
Skim the fat, reduce the sauce to a glaze, and serve with something starchy to catch every drop.

Chef's tip

Skim the fat from the surface before the final reduction for a cleaner sauce.

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Watch how it's made

Video: How to make THE BEST Mexican Birria Queso Fresco Recipe Step by Step · on YouTube