
“Spicy food is not just about heat; it’s about the explosion of flavors that dance on your tongue.”– Unknown
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Birria de pollo | Chicken Birria
Birria de Pollo is my lighter take on the deeply flavorful Mexican dish traditionally made with beef or goat. Rather than trying to make lean beef imitate traditional birria, I let tender, skin-on chicken thighs shine with a rich sauce made from guajillo, pasilla, and ancho chiles, tomatoes, garlic, onion, warm…


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Hola from the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina! I’m Tamara, the recipe developer, cocktail mixologist, photographer, and writer behind Beyond Mere Sustenance.
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