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    Home » Recipes » Beef

    Birria Ramen

    Published: Feb 11, 2021 · Updated: Nov 9, 2022 by Maggie Unzueta

    Birria Ramen is loaded with FLAVOR. Featuring tender beef and ramen noodles in a rich, spicy broth. Add your favorite toppings and enjoy. 
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    A fork holding birria ramen surrounded by the toppings.

    A fork holding birria ramen surrounded by the toppings.

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    Birria Ramen is AMAZING!

    Whoever thought about adding ramen to birria is a genius and deserves a medal!

    This soup is full of flavor, tender meat, and noodles to slurp.

    Add some lime, onion and cilantro, and be ready to blow your taste buds away.

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    How to Make the Sauce

    A collage showing how to make the sauce for birria.

    • Rehydrate the chiles
    • Add the rehydrated chiles and spices into a blender.
    • Blend until smooth.

    This recipe is perfect for leftover Birra de Res.

    Another great idea is make the sauce ahead of time. It freezes extremely well and up to 6 months.

    Or, keep it in the fridge for up to 5 days.

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    How to Cook the Beef

    A collage showing how to make birria in an stock pot.

    • Sear the meat.
    • Place the meat in a slow cooker.
    • Pour the sauce over the meat.
    • Cook until fork tender.

    No slow cooker? No problemo. Here are other cooking instructions.

    Instant Pot Instructions:

    • Press saute.
    • Add oil and sear meat on all sides.
    • Add sauce.
    • Add lid and close vent.
    • Press High Pressure. 45 minutes.
    • Quick release the vent.

    Stove Top Instructions:

    • Seat the meat in a stock pot.
    • Pour sauce and broth over the meat.
    • Cook for 2 hours, or until fork tender.

    A pot of birria with a ladle next to Tapatio Ramen Noodle Soup containers.

    These are the ingredients you will need to make the ramen soup.

    You can use whatever ramen you prefer. However, Tapatio Ramen comes with a spicy package that has similar spices to the ones used to make the consommé broth.

    FYI: The spice package will make your soup spicy.

    A collage showing how to assemble the birria ramen.

    • Open up the ramen container.
    • Ladle the consommé broth over the dried ramen.
    • Add the chopped up birria.
    • Cover and let sit until noodles are soft. About 5 minutes.

    Shred the beef before assembling your soup. That way your broth doesn’t get cold. You want the beef to fit your spoon.

    The trick here to use really hot broth. If not, the noodles will not soften. After 5 minutes, if your noodles are not soften, add some boiling water.

    Pro Tip:

    Make the soup without the spice package. Add some of the spice package little by little until you reach the desired heat level.

    Personally, I only use half of the package because the soup turns out REALLY spicy.

    Birria ramen surrounded by the toppings.

    Ideas for Toppings:

    • Diced onions
    • Chopped Cilantro
    • Radishes
    • Lime juice

    Birria Ramen will be your new favorite soup. Comforting, satisfying, and DELICIOUS!

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    A fork holding birria ramen surrounded by the toppings.

    Table of Contents

    • 1 Birria Ramen
      • 1.1 Ingredients
        • 1.1.1 For the Sauce:
        • 1.1.2 For the Beef:
        • 1.1.3 To Assemble:
        • 1.1.4 Toppings:
      • 1.2 Instructions
        • 1.2.1 For the Sauce:
        • 1.2.2 To Cook the Beef:
        • 1.2.3 To Assemble Birria Ramen Soup:
      • 1.3 Video
      • 1.4 Notes
      • 1.5 Nutrition

    Birria Ramen

    Birria Ramen is loaded with FLAVOR. Featuring tender beef and ramen noodles in a rich, spicy broth. Add your favorite toppings and enjoy. 
    4.98 from 78 votes
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    Course: Lunch or Dinner
    Cuisine: Mexican American
    Prep Time: 25 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 6 hours hours 10 minutes minutes
    5 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 6 hours hours 40 minutes minutes
    Servings: 6 people
    Calories: 368kcal
    Author: Maggie Unzueta

    Ingredients

    For the Sauce:

    • 4 cups water
    • 5 dried guajillo chiles (stems and seeds removed)
    • 2 dried ancho chiles (stems and seeds removed)
    • 2 garlic cloves
    • 1 teaspoon oregano
    • 1 teaspoon thyme
    • 2 cloves
    • ¼ cinnamon stick
    • 1 tablespoon beef bouillon
    • 2 bay leaves

    For the Beef:

    • 2 lb chuck roast
    • salt and pepper (to taste)
    • 2 tablespoon olive oil

    To Assemble:

    • 6 Tapatio Ramen (containers)

    Toppings:

    • Lime Juice (optional)
    • Diced Onion (optional)
    • Cilantro (optional)
    • Radishes (optional)

    Instructions

    For the Sauce:

    • Boil 1 cup of water to hydrate the dried chiles.
    • While the water is boiling, remove the stems and seeds from the chiles.
    • Place the chiles in the hot water.
    • Turn off the heat.
    • Place a lid on the pot and let stand for 5 minutes, or until chiles are pliable.
    • Add all the spices and rehydrated chiles into a blender.
    • Add 3 cups of water.
    • Blend until smooth.
    • Strain the sauce and set aside until ready to use.

    To Cook the Beef:

    • Heat oil in a large stock pot.
    • Season the beef on both sides with salt and pepper.
    • Sear the beef on all sides.
    • Place the seared beef and sauce in a slow cooker on low for 6 to 8 hours.

    To Assemble Birria Ramen Soup:

    • Chop up the beef and return to the pot to keep warm.
    • Open up Tapatio container.
    • Ladle over the dried noodles birria broth until completely covered.
    • Add beef.
    • Return the lid to the top and set aside for 5 minutes, or until noodles have softened.
    • Sprinkle in some of the container spice package until you reach desired heat level.
    • Stir to combine.
    • Top with your favorite toppings and enjoy!

    Video

    Notes

    This recipe is best when using leftover Birra de Res. 
    How to Cook the Beef in the INSTANT POT:
    • Press saute.
    • Add oil and sear meat on all sides.
    • Add sauce.
    • Add lid and close vent.
    • Press High Pressure. 45 minutes.
    • Quick release the vent.
    How to Cook the Beef on STOVE TOP:
    • Seat the meat in a stock pot.
    • Pour sauce and broth over the meat.
    • Cook for 2 hours, or until fork tender. 
    • After 1 hour of cooking, add 1 cup of beef broth. 
    Note: If not, the noodles are not soft after 5 minutes, add a splash of boiling water.
    PRO TIP: Make the soup without the spice package. Add some of the spice package little by little until you reach the desired heat level.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 368kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 31g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 104mg | Sodium: 174mg | Potassium: 787mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 3904IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 45mg | Iron: 4mg
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    About Maggie Unzueta

    Maggie Unzueta is the writer/blogger, photographer, recipe developer, videographer, and creator of In Mama Maggie's Kitchen. She has been developing easy and authentic Mexican food, Mexican-inspired recipes, and traveling tips since 2010. From family recipes to her extensive travels throughout Mexico, she brings traditional Mexican flavors from South of the Border and into your kitchen. Maggie has been featured in notable culinary websites and other media outlets. For more details, check out her About page.

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    1. Christopher Vogelmann

      March 31, 2021 at 5:44 pm

      5 stars
      This one is so super tasty. I had no idea that it existed.

      Reply
      • Maggie U

        April 01, 2021 at 11:54 am

        So good! Hope you try it

        Reply
    2. Everything Enchanting

      March 04, 2021 at 12:43 pm

      Gosh, this looks so delicious 😍 I love ramen, so I will have to give this yummilicious recipe a try soon ❤️

      Reply
      • Maggie U

        April 16, 2021 at 10:31 am

        So glad you enjoyed this! Hope you try it

        Reply
    3. rika

      March 03, 2021 at 9:55 pm

      5 stars
      Oh my. That looks so scrumptious! I love ramen and especially the one that is loaded with chili.

      Reply
      • Maggie U

        March 09, 2021 at 1:56 pm

        It’s so good! Hope you try this recipe

        Reply
    4. Farrah Less

      March 03, 2021 at 6:27 pm

      5 stars
      The look of the ramen reminds me that f the korean spicy ramen challenge i saw in youtube. Except this one is way better because is home cook. I would like to try this sometime. Im asian so definitely my favorite.

      Reply
      • Maggie U

        March 09, 2021 at 1:57 pm

        Hope you try it! Let me know what you think

        Reply
    5. chef

      March 03, 2021 at 12:35 am

      5 stars
      I am so excited to make this Birria Ramen on the coming weekend. My family will love this.

      Reply
      • Maggie U

        April 20, 2021 at 4:07 pm

        Hope you love it as much as I do!

        Reply
    6. Rose Ann Sales

      March 02, 2021 at 8:04 pm

      5 stars
      Seems like a really great way to eat ramen. Thanks for sharing!

      Reply
      • Maggie U

        April 20, 2021 at 4:07 pm

        Hope you try it! It’s delicious

        Reply
    7. Marysa

      March 02, 2021 at 7:17 pm

      I have never heard of this kind of ramen before. We love noodles and I would like to give this one a try.

      Reply
      • Maggie U

        April 14, 2021 at 11:31 am

        It’s so good. Hope you try it!

        Reply
    8. Monica Simpson

      March 02, 2021 at 12:24 pm

      Thanks for the tip about the spice packet. I’ll be sure not to add too much since I’m sensitive to heat.

      Reply
      • Maggie U

        April 27, 2021 at 11:23 am

        Glad it was helpful. Hope you try this recipe!

        Reply
    9. Crystal Carder

      March 02, 2021 at 9:39 am

      This sounds like a great take on boring ramen! I need to try it!

      Reply
      • Maggie U

        March 02, 2021 at 3:24 pm

        It is! Hope you try it

        Reply
      • Ruth I

        March 02, 2021 at 5:51 pm

        This looks delicious. I’d love to have this. I’m sure my husband would love to have this too.

        Reply
        • Maggie U

          April 14, 2021 at 11:32 am

          So glad you enjoyed this Ruth!

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