Serves: 4
Total Calories: 582
1. Put the lamb shanks in a large oven casserole dish or roasting pan with a lid. Set aside.
2. In a dry skillet, over medium heat, toast the chiles, turning, until fragrant, about 20 seconds. Cut the chiles open and remove the seeds. Cut or tear the chiles into pieces and put in a bowl. Cover with hot water and soak for about 20 to 25 minutes.
3. Meanwhile, on a large nonstick skillet, over medium heat, pan-roast the garlic and tomatoes, turning, until slightly soft and charred in spots, 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer to a blender. In the same skillet, toast the oregano and cumin seeds until aromatic, about 20 seconds. Add to the blender. Add the soaked chiles to the blender, discarding the liquid. Add the cloves, allspice, vinegar, tequila, salt, and 1/2 cup of water. Blend as smoothly as possible.
4. Pour the marinade through a fine-mesh strainer into the pan with the meat. Discard debris left in the strainer. Turn the meat to coat with the marinade. Cover and refrigerate 24 hours.
5. Bring the meat (in the dish) to room temperature about 1 hour before cooking. Add the chicken broth. Preheat the oven to 350°. Cover the baking dish tightly with aluminum foil. Put on the lid. Bake the meat 2 hours, or until the meat is falling-apart tender.
6. Remove the meat from the broth and let stand about 20 minutes. When cool enough to handle, separate the meat into thick shreds. Discard the bones. (If done ahead, cover and refrigerate the meat and broth separately. Then remove the congealed fat on top of the broth before finishing the dish, or the broth can be poured into a fat skimmer to remove the fat.)
7. To serve, reheat the broth. Add the meat to the broth and heat through completely. Serve in soup bowls with lime wedges, salsa, and tortillas.
From "1,000 Mexican Recipes." Copyright 2001 by Marge Poore. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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