Friche Recipe (Juriiche)
The Friche de chivo either Juriiche como se le conoce en lengua wayuu, es una preparación a base de la carne y vísceras del chivo o cabra, este plato es una de las muestras gastronómicas más importantes de la cultura indígena Wayuu en La Guajira; al ser el pueblo wayuu una etnia asentada tanto en Colombia como en Venezuela este plato suele consumirse popularmente en ambos países.
Ingredients
- 3 pounds goat meat (it can be meat from the legs, shoulder, ribs)
- 2 cups goat blood
- 1 pound goat viscera (liver, heart, brain, among others)
- 3 bigheaded onions
- 6 teeth of garlic
- 1 green paprika
- ½ cup of oil
- 4 lemons
- Salt
- Pepper
Step by step preparation
- First, you proceed to clean and wash the ingredients well; The onion, garlic cloves and paprika should be cut finely and kept in separate containers; If instead of buying the meat and entrails, you sacrifice the animal yourself (goat or goat), you must proceed as follows: once the animal has been slaughtered, collect the blood in a container and mix it with salt so that it does not clot. , then refrigerate it.
- Next, remove the skin from the animal, remove the viscera, keeping those you need and discarding the useless, clean the meat well and proceed to wash it with lemon, salt and pepper and let it rest for 20 minutes.
- Then proceed to cut the viscera and meat into small pieces.
- Then place the viscera to cook or parboil until they soften.
- Then proceed to fry the pieces of meat in oil until they acquire a golden hue. When they are at this point, add the previously cooked pieces of viscera, also add the onion, garlic and previously cut paprika.
- Mix everything and let it cook for 5 minutes. (you must stir it constantly during this time).
- Then add the blood, mix and let it cook over low heat for 30 minutes, stirring constantly.
- Traditionally it is usually served accompanied by yuca, clean bun or corn arepas.
- If you do not slaughter the animal personally but buy the ingredients at a butcher shop, proceed with the recipe from point 3.
- If you cannot find goat or goat blood, you can replace it with 2 cups of goat liver liquefied in a little broth or, failing that, chicken or rabbit liver.
Interesting Facts
- Since Guajira is largely a desert territory, there are very few livestock activities that can be carried out there, which is why goats are one of the main livestock operations carried out, since it is an animal that adapts easily. to this territory.
- They are known as “Goat” to the female of the species and “goat” to the male; Other names by which the male is also known are: goat, snitch, goat or irasco. The babies when they are still small are known as goat, goat or baifo.
- The saturated fat content in Goat or Goat meat is 40% lower than chicken and almost ten times lower than beef, pork or sheep, according to reports from the USDA (United States Department of Agriculture).
- The vitamin content in goat meat is comparable to that of beef and lamb, having similar values of thiamine, riboflavin and niacin, which are important vitamins for health.
- Goat meat has proteins such as: iron that is easily absorbed and among the minerals the one that stands out the most is zinc, with antioxidant action. As for group B vitamins, its content of vitamin B1 stands out, which helps convert carbohydrates. in energy.
- Goat or goat meat is ideal for children, pregnant women, and athletes.
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