From pac@stny.rr.com Fri Sep 12 16:18:27 2003 Date: Tue, 09 Sep 2003 17:32:42 GMT From: Paul Covey Newsgroups: alt.food.mexican-cooking Subject: Re: cabrito Sorry I missed this topic - here is a recipe for Birria which was posted long ago in this newsgroup - you may be able to guess who posted it (I'm actually not positive). Birria de Jallisco II Ingredients: 1.1 lbs goat or pork meat 1.1 lbs goat or pork leg (the lower part, where the calves are) 1.1 lbs goat or pork ribs 2 arbol peppers (substitute japanese peppers or small hot dry peppers) seeded 2 pasilla peppers, seeded 3 ancho peppers, seeded 3 garlic cloves 5 allspice 1/4 tsp thyme 1/4 tsp oregano 1/4 tsp ginger 1/2 tsp sesame seeds juice of two oranges (sour oranges are better) 1 cup of good vinegar salt to taste 2 tsps marjoran to cook the meat For the broth: 1.6 lbs tomatoes, roasted, peeled and seeded 1/2 large white onion 1 garlic cloves 1 tsp oregano 2 Tbsp lard or corn oil 2.5 qt chicken broth To serve: minced onion, dry oregano, limes, hot sauce (see below) Procedure: Soak the peppers in hot water for 10 minutes. Blend them with the spices, oj and vinegar, strain and season with salt. Put the meat in a dutch oven, cover with the sauce and refrigerate overnight. Cook in low heat with the marjoran until tender. Move to the oven at 400 F to brown. Cut in pieces and serve with tortillas, minced onion, limes and hot sauce, or also with the broth (below) with oregano. For the broth: Blend the tomatoes with onion, garlic, oregano and strain. Sautee in hot lard until well seasoned, add broth and simmer for 10 minutes. For the hot sauce: Toast 3.5 oz of arbol peppers (small, very hot dry peppers), seed them and blend with 1 cup of water, 1/2 cup white vinegar and salt. Linda wrote: >"fishman99" wrote in message >news:3F5184F7.40600@comcast.net... > > >>any recipies for young goat or cabrito? >> >> >> >When I lived in Texas, we used to kill the young goat and then use it to >make barbacoa..something I never learned how to make, (now I wish I did.) > >Then there is birria which I'm not too good at either..but I *do* so love >the birria made at the Birria Guadalajar down in Tijuana! > >Linda > >-- >************************************************** >Visit Arnold's comprehensive new website to find >his views on restoring confidence and stability to >California. >It's time to return California to the people! >Join Arnold >http://www.joinarnold.com/ > > > > [Part 2, Text/HTML 125 lines] [Unable to print this part]