OMG - Birria Tacos

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3. Keep the cinnamon and cloves

they're traditional in Mexican cooking, and reflect the melding of ancient Mexican and Spanish cuisines. They don't predominate, and give a slight tang to the sauce.

IMHO, it needs more peppers, other than the chipotles (which I find tend to overwhelm a dish): other recipes I've seen use a mix of dried chiles - guajillo, ancho, dried New Mexico or California chiles. But there are a lot of ways to make birria, and all of them right.

Another recommendation: make a large amount and freeze most of it in one-meal portions, so you'll literally have some for a rainy day!