Birria (Seasoned and Baked Meat)

Directions

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   8 To 10 servings It is a really rustic dish

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   Usually a whole goat or lamb, although in some places just the offal, is seasoned with a paste of ground spices and chiles and cooked in a p

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   As you wander around Guadalajara at night, you can see that tacos of birria head the list of antojitos on the street-side stands and always

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   Here is a family version of birria, with the variety of chiles used in Zacatecas, rather than the plain chilacate or ancho used in Jalisco

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   One day ahead: 2 lamb shanks A veal breast A lamb breast 3 pounds loin of pork 2 tbs salt 6 chiles anchos 3 chiles guajillos 10 chiles casca

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   Slash the meats in several places down to the bone and rub the salt well into it

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   Meanwhile, prepare the chili paste

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   Heat the comal and toast the chiles lightly, turning them from time to time so that they will not burn