Easy Lamb Birria

Name: Easy Lamb Birria
Prep time: 3 h
Cook time: 3 h
Total time: 3 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps apple cider vinegar; 2 bay leaves; 1 teaspoons cumin seeds; 1 teaspoons dried thyme; 6 larges garlic cloves; 3 each dried guajillo, ancho, and cascabel chiles; 2 teaspoons kosher salt; 2 kilograms lamb stew meat; 2 limes; 355 milliliters About reduced-sodium beef broth; 1 white onion, chopped

Easy Lamb Birria might be just the main course you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains around 47g of protein, 12g of fat, and a total of 326 calories. This recipe serves 8. This recipe covers 27% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, and primal diet. A mixture of thyme, onion, lamb stew meat, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. To use up the limes you could follow this main course with the Watermelon Granita as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 3 hours.

Instructions

Cover lamb with cold water; squeeze in juice from 1/2 lime (adding rind) and add a few pieces of the chopped onion.

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Beef

Let sit, stirring every so often, until water is very pink and cloudy, about 10 minutes.

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Drain well, discarding the lime rind.

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Lime Peel

Meanwhile, toast chiles in a large frying pan over medium heat, turning as needed, until fragrant and starting to darken, 6 to 8 minutes; when cool enough to handle, remove stems. Put in a food processor with remaining onion, the garlic, cloves, thyme, cumin, vinegar, 1 1/2 cups broth, and the salt. Whirl together to make a thick sauce, adding a little more broth if needed.

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Combine sauce with lamb and bay leaves in a large, wide dutch oven, mixing to coat and spreading evenly. Bring mixture to a boil over high heat, then reduce heat, cover, and simmer, stirring occasionally, until lamb is very tender when pierced, about 2 1/2 hours.

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Cut remaining 1 1/2 limes into wedges and serve on the side, along with Cilantro Rice.

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HANDS-FREE METHOD: Once sauce and lamb are mixed in the dutch oven, bake about 3 hours in a 275 oven.

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*Find the chiles in well-stocked Latino markets.

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Chili Pepper

Wine pairing: Ceja 2009 Syrah. This pungent lamb needs a dark, meaty red wine. The Ceja Syrah has a matching earthy soul from its cool-weather vineyard site.

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