Braveheart® Birria Ball

Directions

  1. Pour birria sauce over thawed meatballs cover and refrigerate overnight.
  2. Whisk together the honey, jalapeno brine, cilantro, and rice wine vinegar. Add the sliced onions and refrigerate overnight.
  3. In a one-gallon saucepan over medium high heat. Pour in beer and simmer for 3-4 minutes to burn off the alcohol. Add meatballs with birria sauce to the pan reduce heat to a simmer and cook for 10-15 minutes.
  4. Ladle a portion of the birria in a shallow appetizer bowl. Place one meatball in the sauce then place a dollop of the chimichurri sauce on top of the meatball. Followed by a sprinkle of the cotija cheese.
  5. Place a nest of the jalapeno pickled onions on top of the meatball finishing with a pickled jalapeno on top of the red onion then serve with a side of two warm tortillas each.

Ingredients

  • 4 ea. Braveheart® 8 oz. meatballs
  • 1 bottle beer, Hispanic
  • 24 oz. Contigo® Birria Base
  • 2 oz. Contigo Cotija Cheese , grated
  • 4 oz. Contigo® Chimichurri Sauce
  • 1 ea. Peak Fresh Produce® Onion(s), Red, thin sliced, wheel cut
  • 4 oz. Contigo® pickled slice jalapenos, juice only
  • 4 ea. Contigo® Sliced Jalapenos, for garnish
  • 1 tsp. West Creek® Honey
  • 3 oz. Asian Pride® Rice Wine Vinegar
  • 1/2 tsp. Peak Fresh Produce® Cilantro, minced
  • 8 ea. Contigo® Tortilla(s), Corn, yellow or white, warmed