This Birria Ramen recipe is the ultimate comfort food that brings together bold Mexican flavors and a quick, easy noodle dish.
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It’s rich, savory, and packed with tender beef soaked in a deep, flavorful chile broth.
Use leftovers from this slow cooker birria recipe and make a fusion that is simple but full of flavor. It is a must-try!
Table of Contents
🌶️ Making the Chile Sauce
- Bring water to a boil, then remove from heat and add the dried chiles. Let them soak until softened.
- Transfer the softened chiles to a blender along with the aromatics – garlic, spices, and additional water.
- Blend until smooth, then strain the adobo sauce to remove any solids. Set aside.
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.
Don’t forget to taste it. If it’s too spicy, add tomatoes.
🥩 How to Cook the Beef
- Heat oil in a large pot over medium-high heat.
- Season the meat with salt and pepper, then sear on all sides until browned. Yes, we are make a beef stew.
- Transfer the beef and sauce to a slow cooker and cook until tender and easy to shred.
- Once cooked, shred the beef and return it to the broth to stay warm.
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.
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 birria stew.
FYI: The spice package will make your soup spicy.
👩🏼🍳 Pro Tip
- Make the soup without the spice package. Add some of the seasoning packets 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. If you want it spicier, add some diced chipotle peppers or sliced jalapeños.
- Consider adding soft-boiled eggs. It’s a delicious addition!
- Open the ramen containers and place the dry noodles in a bowl.
- Ladle the hot birria broth over the noodles until fully covered.
- Add shredded beef on top.
- Cover and let sit until the noodles soften.
- Add seasoning from the packet gradually to taste.
- Top with a squeeze of lime juice, white onion (or red onion), cilantro, and radishes if desired.
Some people will use lamb or goat to make the birria meat. That’s totally up to you and what you have access to.
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 a splash of boiling water.
🫙 Storing Instructions
Store the birria beef and broth separately from the noodles in airtight containers in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. For longer storage, freeze the beef and broth for up to 3 months. Always prepare the noodles fresh before serving for the best texture.
More Birria Recipes
This Birria Ramen recipe is bold, comforting, and incredibly easy to make at home. It’s the perfect way to enjoy rich birria flavors in a quick and fun dish. Once you try it, it might just become your new favorite way to enjoy ramen.
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Birria Ramen
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!
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Notes
- 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.
- 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.
This birria ramen turned out awesome! The beef was fork-tender, with just the right amount of spice!
Glad this recipe hit the spot. Enjoy!
We love ramen so much and I am glad to find this recipe with an easy to follow instructions. It is so delicious and easy to make!
That is so good to hear! Easy and delicious!
I’m always looking for new ways to elevate my ramen and this recipe is a keeper for sure!
So happy it’s a keeper for you. Enjoy!
Wonderful recipe. Made a big batch for family gathering and used it for birria ramen. Huge hit.
Big batch for the family gathering, that’s the way to go! Glad it was a huge hit.
This one is so super tasty. I had no idea that it existed.
So good! Hope you try it
Gosh, this looks so delicious 😍 I love ramen, so I will have to give this yummilicious recipe a try soon ❤️
So glad you enjoyed this! Hope you try it
Oh my. That looks so scrumptious! I love ramen and especially the one that is loaded with chili.
It’s so good! Hope you try this recipe
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.
Hope you try it! Let me know what you think
I am so excited to make this Birria Ramen on the coming weekend. My family will love this.
Hope you love it as much as I do!
Seems like a really great way to eat ramen. Thanks for sharing!
Hope you try it! It’s delicious
I have never heard of this kind of ramen before. We love noodles and I would like to give this one a try.
It’s so good. Hope you try it!
Thanks for the tip about the spice packet. I’ll be sure not to add too much since I’m sensitive to heat.
Glad it was helpful. Hope you try this recipe!
This sounds like a great take on boring ramen! I need to try it!
It is! Hope you try it
This looks delicious. I’d love to have this. I’m sure my husband would love to have this too.
So glad you enjoyed this Ruth!