Ingredients
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5 tablespoons pepitas
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3 cloves garlic
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1 tablespoon red chile powder
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½ cup tomato paste
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1/4 cup vegetable oil
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3 tablespoons lemon juice or vinegar
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4 thick-cut venison chops, or substitute thick lamb chops
Instructions
Puree all the ingredients, except the venison, in a blender. Paint the chops with this mixture and marinate at room temperature for an hour.
Grill the chops over a charcoal and piñon wood fire until done, basting with the remaining marinade.
Servings |
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Here is a tasty grilled dish featuring native New World game, chiles, and tomatoes, plus pepitas–toasted pumpkin or squash seeds. Garlic is not native to the New World, but is given here as a substitute for wild onions, which the people of Cerén would have known.
Ingredients
InstructionsPuree all the ingredients, except the venison, in a blender. Paint the chops with this mixture and marinate at room temperature for an hour. Grill the chops over a charcoal and piñon wood fire until done, basting with the remaining marinade.
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