Birria is a Mexican dish that can be hard to find in U.S. restaurants. However, beef birria has a rich history in Tijuana and it is growing increasingly popular across the border in San Diego. This is an Instant Pot beef birria recipe. Go To Recipe Apparently birria originated in the Mexican state of Jalisco. …
At Fun Diego Family we try and eat grass-fed beef whenever possible. Unfortunately, this can get quite expensive. For the past two years, we have helped control our budget through a monthly subscription to Butcher Box. This is our Butcher Box Review. Overview UPDATE: We were informed that during COVID-19 there was a waiting list…
Store bought ground beef is convenient. However, for not much more cost and effort you can grind your own beef. If you like hamburgers cooked to medium or less, you should definitely look into do-it-yourself ground beef. From that point you can upgrade to a dedicated meat grinder and look at expanding into sausage-making. Why…
There is this restaurant in San Diego that lets you add all kinds of items into your hamburger. This gave me the idea to create custom burgers where everyone can pick what they want to add. This is my recipe for build your own stuffed burgers. Go To Recipe The restaurant in San Diego where…
Beef Stew is a family favorite. For 2020 our goal is to incorporate more grains such as barley in quinoa in our meals. We started the New Year with a Beef Barley Stew. This is a recipe perfectly suited for cooking in the Instant Pot. The entire stew can come together in little over an…
When preparing a prime rib roast, we remove the bones before cooking. Instead of throwing the bones away we use them to make a wonderful beef broth. This is our guide to making homemade beef broth. Go To Recipe For Christmas, our traditional meal is prime rib roast. When making prime rib I follow the…
Our traditional Christmas family dinner is a prime rib roast. Over the years I have experimented with multiple ways to cook prime rib. For Christmas 2019 I decided to cook the prime rib two ways: sous vide and a traditional oven method. When estimating how big a roast you need the general rule of thumb…
Our traditional Christmas family dinner is a prime rib roast. Over the years I have experimented with multiple ways to cook prime rib. One of my favorite methods is reverse sear prime rib with a horseradish crust. Go To Recipe For Christmas 2019 we had 17 people. When you estimate about 1 pound of bone-in…
Japanese curry is one of those dishes that I have never tried in an official Japanese restaurant. However, I developed this recipe after careful research, and everyone loved it. Go To Recipe Japanese restaurants in San Diego tend to specialize in sushi, ramen, yakitori and tempura. The only place I have tried Japanese curry is…
Sous vide is a cooking technique that has hit the mainstream in recent years. We love this technique because it allows you to perfectly cook meat. This is our regularly updated list of our top sous vide recipes. Overview of Sous Vide For an overview of sous vide and the equipment you need be sure…