Lamb Barbacoa | America's Test Kitchen Recipe

36 ratings

· Gluten free · 8 servings

Mexico's unctuously tender, slow-cooked meat is meant for wrapping in warm tortillas, serving with a chile-spiked broth, and sharing with loved ones. Barbacoa is a pit-cooking method traditional to Mexico that produces tender bites of meat and consomé de barbacoa that's flavored by the meat drippings. Our barbacoa began by coating 1½-inch-thick slabs of lamb or beef in a marinade made by pureeing guajillo chiles with garlic, spices, salt, and vinegar. To mimic a traditional barbacoa setup…

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