MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06 Title: Birria Categories: Mexican, Lamb, Chilies Yield: 6 Servings 1 kg Lamb 6 Anchos [Dried Anaheims] 3 Chile Cascabel 3 Chile Morita 2 Cloves 8 Seeds black pepper 1 Chunk cinnamon 1/2 ts Oregano 2 Garlics 1/4 tb Vinegar 1 sm Twig thyme 3/4 tb Water Salt 2 tb Lard Salsa: 6 Tomatillos 1/2 ts Oregano 2 tb Chopped onion Salt & Black pepper Put 'cascabel' and' morita' in boiling water for 2 minutes. Open the 'ancho' pepper, remove the seeds and toast them a little. Put in boiling water for 2 minutes also (the reason the peppers are put in water is to soften them) Put the meat in a stewpan, already cut in small pieces (don't heat) Blend perfectly everything else. Mix it with the meat. Cover it and put in the fridge overnight. Add melted lard and put it in the oven during 1 1/2 hrs. at 150 Celsius degrees. If you want to season it with the "right" salsa, prepare the following: Salsa para Birria Take some of the broth of the birria, the tomatoes and some of the water that you used to boil the peppers (the day before). Blend. Put the oregano and the onion on the birria. Serve hot. I took this recipe from Chepina Peralta's TV show last summer. She is probably the best known cook in central Mexico. From: Daniel M. German MMMMM