Special Meat Filling for Tacos: Carne Especial para Tacos o Tortas Ana María Flores Sánchez

Serves 6 - 8 Ingredients: 1/2 C. oil 1 kilo pork shank, cleaned and cut into 1/2 inch cubes 10 small chilacate peppers 5 small tomatoes 2 bay leaves 4 whole peppercor... read more

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Fresh corn pozole from southern Puebla: Elopozole de Tierra Caliente Karen Hursh Graber

In the northern and central parts of the state, southern Puebla is called " tierra caliente" — hot land — although it can get chilly in winter, especially in the mountains. Most pozole is made with hominy-like corn kernels that have been dried then soaked, but this one is made with fresh corn, called elote, thus giving rise to the name elopozole. read more

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Savory Braised Pork: Asado de Boda Karen Hursh Graber

As its name implies, this dish is traditionally served at weddings. The addition of chocolate makes it reminiscent of mole poblano, but the depth of flavor is achieved with far fewer ingredients. On... read more

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Zacatecas Style Enchiladas: Enchiladas Zacatecanos Karen Hursh Graber

The word "zacatecano" used to describe a dish quite often indicates that it contains the combination of poblano chiles and cream. Ingredients: 12 corn tortillas vegetable oil as neces... read more

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Oyster Mushroom Frittata: Tortilla de Huevo con Cazahuates Karen Hursh Graber

Cazahuatenanacatl is the Nahuatl name for oyster mushrooms. While these delicious, meaty mushrooms may be difficult to pronounce in Nahuatl, they are very easy to eat in a variety of dishes. The follow... read more

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Chile Seed Pipian: Pipián de Semillas de Chile Karen Hursh Graber

It is customary for Mexican cooks to save the seeds they remove from dried chiles and store them, mixing several varieties in the same jar. This traditional recipe from El Bajio restaurant in Mexico Ci... read more

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Braised Pork with Pumpkin: Carnitas con Calabaza Karen Hursh Graber

Although carnitas are a specialty of Michoacan, serving them with pumpkin is more common in Veracruz, where I bought a hard, meaty, pale orange pumpkin and carried it back to Oaxaca to make this d... read more

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Pork and Hominy Stew: Pozole Ana María Flores Sánchez

Serves 10 A traditional dish served for comida or supper at large family gatherings. Ingredients: 1 kilo of hominy (large kernel white corn available in Mexican markets or canned in y... read more

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Spicy Braised Pork: Puerco Estilo Apatzingan Karen Hursh Graber

The area around Apatzingan is famous for its pork. The flavor of this dish is somewhat reminiscent of the carnitas for which Michoacán is famous. Unlike carnitas, the pork is baked in the oven instead of fried in lard, and the seasoning ingredients make serving a salsa unnecessary.

Central Mexican style meat stew: Puchero del Valle de Mexico Karen Hursh Graber

This is perhaps the most famous Mexican puchero, and the one that comes to mind first when this dish is mentioned. It contains the classic Spanish combination of meats, vegetables and legumes, w... read more

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Yucatecan-Style Beans: Frijoles Estilo Yucateco Karen Hursh Graber

Since pre-Hispanic times, the Maya people of the Yucatan have eaten either the black beans known as buul or the larger, light-colored beans called ibes, usually cooked in water in which chiles have bee... read more

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Mexican cowboy beans: Frijoles charros Karen Hursh Graber

A Norteño dish originating in Tamaulipas, this is the classic accompaniment to the grilled beef dishes of northern Mexico. It is an ideal make-ahead dish, especially good with barbeque, improvi... read more

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Beef roullades in green mole: Bistec relleno con mole verde Karen Hursh Graber

Ingredients: For the beef roullades: thinly sliced beef raw bacon and ham, sliced into strips raw potato, cut french fry style string beans cut into 1" pieces ... read more

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Stuffed chiles in walnut sauce: Chiles en nogada Karen Hursh Graber

There are probably about as many recipes for this dish as there are cooks in Puebla, where it originated. It is always associated with September, el mes patrio, because it features the red, whit... read more

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Stewed pork with chipotle on tostadas: Tinga poblana Karen Hursh Graber

Tinga is a basically a stewed pork dish, cooked with a chipotle sauce and most commonly served on tostadas. A chipotle is a dried jalapeño with a wonderful, smokey flavor. The ... read more

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