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(49,688 posts)61. Traditional barbacoa is lamb or goat, not beef
How A Pitmaster Has Been Making Lamb Barbacoa Outside Of LA For Over 40 Years -- Smoke Point

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Gonzalo Ramirez is one of the only barbacoyeros in the U.S. who raises and butchers his own lambs. He cooks the barbacoa in a pit, during a process that takes 24 hours. Ramirez sells his traditional Hidalgo-style barbacoa, moronga (blood sausage), consomé, and more on the corner of Canterbury Ave. and Hoyt Street off Van Nuys Blvd. in Arleta, California.
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Credits:
Producers: Connor Reid, Julia Hess
Director: Connor Reid
Camera: Connor Reid, Jimmie Armentrout III
Editors: Connor Reid, Lucy Morales Carlisle
Translator/Fixer: Bill Esparza
Executive Producer: Stephen Pelletteri
Development Producer: Ian Stroud
Supervising Producer: Stefania Orrù
Associate Producer: Julia Hess
Audience Development: Terri Ciccone, Frances Dumlao, Avery Dalal
0:00 - Intro
0:33 - Lighting The Pit
2:27 - Lambs
3:51 - Butchering
4:42 - Dish Prep
8:52 - Building The Pit
11:23 - Packing
14:27 - Selling
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Credits:
Producers: Connor Reid, Julia Hess
Director: Connor Reid
Camera: Connor Reid, Jimmie Armentrout III
Editors: Connor Reid, Lucy Morales Carlisle
Translator/Fixer: Bill Esparza
Executive Producer: Stephen Pelletteri
Development Producer: Ian Stroud
Supervising Producer: Stefania Orrù
Associate Producer: Julia Hess
Audience Development: Terri Ciccone, Frances Dumlao, Avery Dalal
0:00 - Intro
0:33 - Lighting The Pit
2:27 - Lambs
3:51 - Butchering
4:42 - Dish Prep
8:52 - Building The Pit
11:23 - Packing
14:27 - Selling
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
For more episodes of 'Smoke Point,' click here: https://trib.al/rEiHPbR
Eater is the go-to resource for food and restaurant obsessives with hundreds of episodes and new series, featuring exclusive access to dining around the world, rich culture, immersive experiences, and authoritative experts. Binge it, watch it, crave it.

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