10 mexican olla Recipes

dried black beans or 1 lb pinto beans, rinsed and sorted, water, white onion, roughly chopped, lard or 1 tbsp oil, salt, epazote or 2 tsp dried, whole chipotle chili, guajillo chili or 1/2 ancho chili, toasted, seeded, and torn into small pieces, whole cumin, toasted, bay leaves, toasted, avocado leaves (i used anise ) or 2 -3 a generous pinch ground aniseed (i used anise ), hoja santa (i didn tsp add this since i couldn tsp find it), mexican oregano, toasted, garlic cloves, crushed and peeled, chorizo sausage, crumbled (opt*)

yellow onion, chopped, garlic cloves, minced, hot serrano chili, seeded and minced, mushroom, sliced, potatoes, peeled and cubed, fresh green beans, crookneck yellow squash, chopped, diced fresh tomatoes or 15 oz canned tomatoes with juice, low-sodium cream-style corn, low-sodium kidney beans, drained and rinsed if canned, green onions, thinly sliced, chopped fresh cilantro, mexican oregano, see note, fresh ground coriander, ground cumin, lime juice

water, dark brown sugar (or piloncillo), cinnamon sticks, cornstarch, freshly ground freshly ground dark roasted decaf coffee beans (viennese is good), anise seed (optional)

pinto beans (frijoles de la olla, recipe follows), chicken broth, olive oil, onion, plum tomato, roughly chopped, serrano chili, seeded and minced, garlic cloves, minced, dried oregano, salt & freshly ground black pepper, corn tortillas, manchego cheese , swiss or 2 cups monterey jack cheese, mexican crema or sour cream, for drizzling

piloncillo (mexican cones of raw sugar), or 1 cup packed dark brown sugar and 2 tsp molasses, cinnamon sticks, anise seeds, viennese-roast coffee , medium to coarse grind, low-fat milk

water, cinnamon sticks, dark brown sugar , or piloncillo, semisweet chocolate or mexican chocolate, ground coffee

beef shank, bones, skirt steak, cubed, onion, garlic clove, parsley, salt (to taste), pasilla chilies, ears corn, preferably white, cut into thirds, chayotes, cut into large chunks, mexican zucchini, halved and cut into large chunks, cooked rice, warm corn tortilla, chopped onion, lime wedge

water, light brown sugar, molasses, cinnamon sticks, grind coffee (not espresso)