Stew Recipes: Lamb Stew: Birria Stew Delicious!

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You know lately I have been into Stew Recipes. I have made Chicken Adobo and Korean Jjigae and Beef Bourguignon Stew Recipes and this week I thought I would make a stew called Birria. I got the idea for the Birria Stew from a fellow Youtuber named Sandy. Sandy makes excellent Mexican food and one of the things she makes is Stew Recipes! I saw her make this Birria and I knew that I just had to make this dish on my Youtube Channel called The EZ Cooking Channel

I got in contact with Sandy this last week and told her that her Birria looked so good that I was going to make it on my channel. This made her happy! I think it's a wonderful thing when fellow foodies want to make each others recipes and this Lamb Stew is no different.

Traditionally Stew Recipes like Birria are made with lamb but, you can make this recipe with any red meat you want like beef, pork, lamb, goat, or veal! I am going to be making my Birria using beef and pork because when I went shopping this week for the supplies need I saw the price of lamb and I nearly fainted dead away! Hey! Tough economy and I am on a budget like everyone else!

So as far as Stew Recipes are concerned I got my supplies. The guy at the Mexican supermarket in my town was really complimented when I told him I was making Birria. I needed his help finding the chilies that I need because my regular supermarkets here in town don't have a very large Hispanic food section. So like the old saying: "When in Rome" Well I needed to be in Mexico and went to a Mexican supermarket! If you have never been in a Mexican supermarket then you are really missing an adventure! Fresh foods being made, fresh tortillas to order in varieties that the average American shopper has never seen. A sit down restaurant with food that I promise will rival the best Mexican restaurants anywhere in town.

I digress! The subject is Stew Recipes and not shopping adventures. I must say that out of the many, many Stew Recipes that I have made over the years that this Birria has to be one of the most versatile I have seen! When you watch the video pay attention to the richness of the broth created by steaming meat with herbs and spices. It was fantastic! A great way to make a broth without boiling the meat and the meat was so tender! OMG! Also pay attention to the making of the tomato and chili stock. These two components have a myriad of uses naturally together as Birria but even separately just let your imagination run wild for the many other recipes and Stew Recipes included that this delicious broth and tomato chili stock can be used in! It is amazing!

Now there is something you will not see on my video version of this Birria stew. One is the fact that I took the meat to be used in this stew recipe and I put it in a large mixing bowl with cold water and about 2-3 Tbsp. of salt. I then put the meat in the fridge for about 2hrs and let the salt water leech out the excess blood and impurities in the meat. It also helped to brine the meat and aided in the tenderness of the meat. I also added salt to taste into the beef stock when it got mixed with the tomato/chili stock. In Sandy's video she salted the meat while it was in the steamer. You can do it either way both will work. Remember! There are no rules in cooking! So now Birria is one of my favorite Stew Recipes! Check out the video and then make this Birria! I know you will love it! Enjoy!


Note: At this point you can either opt to place the meat into the broth and cook for 5 to 10 minutes just to heat up the meat or like Sandy's family does and I did in my video presentation, I kept the meat warm in the oven and the broth simmering on the stove top.
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