Meats

Birria Wontons

Ingredients

  • Shredded birria beef, plus the birria consommé (see note — meat recipe is from @bh__tank)
  • Shredded cheese (Oaxaca, mozzarella, or Monterey Jack)
  • Wonton wrappers
  • Neutral oil, for frying

To serve

  • Reserved birria consommé, for dipping
  • Finely diced white onion
  • Chopped fresh cilantro

Directions

  • Lay out wonton wrappers and spoon a little shredded birria beef and shredded cheese onto the center of each.
  • Brush the edges of each wrapper with the birria consommé and use it as the 'glue' to seal the wontons, pressing out the air and pinching the edges closed.
  • Heat neutral oil in a pot and fry the wontons until deep golden and crisp on all sides. Drain on a rack or paper towels.
  • Warm up the reserved consommé and stir in diced onion and chopped cilantro to make the dipping sauce.
  • Serve the fried birria wontons hot with the warm consommé for dipping.

A crispy fried spin on birria: shredded birria beef and melty cheese folded into wonton wrappers (sealed with the consommé instead of water), fried crisp, and dipped in the warm onion-and-cilantro consommé. The birria MEAT base itself is made separately — the creator points to the birria meat recipe on @bh__tank's page. Assembly transcribed from the video (@sammigirl__); the reel has no written measurements, so amounts are to taste.