Lamb Barbacoa
- Ready In:
- 8hrs
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Serves:
-
4-6
ingredients
- 3 lbs lamb shoulder, de-boned (You need 3 lbs of meat after deboning)
- 6 ancho chilies
- 3 guajillo chilies
- 10 garlic cloves
- 1 cup coffee
- 1⁄2 cup water
- 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 tablespoon agave nectar
- 1 small onion, cut into slivers
- 1 carrot, peeled and cut into rounds
- salt, to taste
directions
- Toast the chiles in a dry cast iron skillet on medium heat for a few minutes on each side and then turn off the heat and fill the skillet with water. Let the chiles soak for 20 minutes or until soft.
- Cut the lamb into three-inch cubes and rub the meat with salt.
- Drain the chiles from the soaking water and place in a blender. Add to the blender the garlic, the coffee, the water, the cinnamon, the oregano, the cumin and the agave nectar. Puree until smooth.
- Coat the lamb with the chile puree, and let it marinate in the refrigerator for four hours.
- Heat the oven to 250°F.
- In a roasting pan, coat the bottom with some of the marinade. Place the onions and carrots on top of the marinade and then top this with the lamb.
- Tightly cover the pan with foil, and then cook in the oven covered for four hours or until fork tender.
- Shred meat with forks and serve in tortillas with cilantro, onions and salsa.
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