✨ BIRRIA RAMEN ✨ Full disclaimer, I’ve never had birria tacos in my life. But in the past two years, I’ve salivated over countless videos of sensationally sloppy birria tacos being dipped into broth, taco-stand aromas almost wafting through my screen. 🌮👅🌮 But being stuck in Malaysia thanks to the pandemic meant that my burgeoning hunger for birria was never satisfied. I could try getting them in Malaysia, yes, or even making them, but many of the key ingredients for proper tacos—chipotle and guajillo chillies, tomatillos for the salsa, and, most importantly, proper masa for the tortillas—are frustratingly tricky to find. So, I took a few liberties. Actually, many liberties. 🙈 I used common Thai green chillies and dried red chillies in place of chipotle peppers. Used the common spices I could find in my pantry. And most of all, in place of proper masa tacos, I turned the whole thing into ramen. Ta-da! 💁🏻‍♂️ (To the Mexican abuelas out there, please don’t chastise me. 🙏🏻) Anyway, here's what you need to make it: 900g (2 lb.) boneless beef chuck/shoulder 10g (2 tsp) salt 1 tsp ground black pepper 30ml (2 tbsp) vegetable oil 1 large yellow onion, roughly diced 4 dried guajillo peppers or green chillies 2 chipotle peppers in adobo or dried red chillies 6 garlic cloves, minced 2 tsp dried Mexican oregano 1/2 tsp ground cumin 1/2 tsp smoked paprika 1 tbsp toasted white sesame seeds 60ml (1/4 cup) rice vinegar 240ml (1 cup) canned chopped tomatoes or tomato purée 480ml (2 cups) beef stock or water 1 cinnamon stick 2 dried bay leaves 2 star anise 4 whole cloves 4 packs instant ramen noodles *Garnishes* 1 small red onion, finely diced 2 scallions, sliced thinly 2 tbsp pickled jalapeño slices (optional) 1 bunch cilantro leaves 1 large lime, quartered 4 soft-boiled eggs (optional) If you're looking for the written recipe with instructions, it's on @food52’s site! ________ #birria #ramen #egg #beef #tacos #soup #instantnoodles #junandtonic #reels #recipevideo #foodvideo #foodasmr #asmrcooking #f52grams #f52community #noods #foodgraphy #easyrecipes #goodeats #foodandwine #homecooking #feedfeed #asianfood #forkyeah #eattheworld #klfoodie