Peruvian Lamb Or Goat Stew

Total Time: 5 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 4 hrs Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 5 garlic cloves
• 2 teaspoons ground annatto seed
• 3 lbs lamb chops
• 1 lb lamb rib
• 3 teaspoons coarse grain mustard
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground black pepper
• 1 (12 ounce) bottle mexican pilsner beer
• 1 bunch cilantro
• 1/4 bunch parsley
• 1 tomato
• 1 onion
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cumin
• 1 (8 ounce) can chicken broth
• 1/2 cup oil
• 1 1/2 lbs yucca root

Recipe

• 1 slice lamb into about 4 ounce size pieces, place the bones aside, but do not dispose of them.
• 2 lay lamb chunks flat in a flat bottom bowl or pie dish.
• 3 mix together 2 cloves diced garlic, 1 tspn. annatto, 1/2 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp pepper, 1/2 cup of the beer and 2 tsp of the mustard.
• 4 pour evenly over your lamb.
• 5 spread the last tsp of mustard over the top of the lamb meat.
• 6 let stand for 2-4 hours.
• 7 place in blender 1/2 tomato, the onion coarsely chopped, the cilantro, parsley, 1 tsp of the cumin and 1/4 cup of broth/stock.
• 8 mix until well blended.
• 9 peel yucca root and slice into 1 inch cubes.
• 10 place cubes in a pot full of water and bring to a boil.
• 11 boil until yucca is easily penetrated with a fork, then set aside.
• 12 once the meat is marinated, place oil in pan and heat.
• 13 when oil is warm, add the meat without the marinade.
• 14 sear the outside evenly and place aside. now add the vegetable blend to the pan and fry for about 1 minute.
• 15 add the meat back in, stir and cook for another 5 minutes over medium high heat. add the marinade left over, the bones you set aside before and the rest of the broth/stock.
• 16 when stew comes to a boil, reduce heat to medium, add the rest of the chopped tomato and leave to simmer for about 1 hour or until meat is very tender.
• 17 stir occasionally. at this time, add the rest of the cumin, annato, pepper and beer.
• 18 bring heat back up to med-high and bring to a boil. leave boiling for 2 minutes, then reduce heat to low.
• 19 add yucca root and stir.
• 20 let sit for 5 more minutes, then remove from heat.
• 21 serve with spiced rice.