30 olla Recipes

chickpeas, drained, fat carrot, peeled and thickly sliced, rich chicken or vegetable stock, pumpkin or butternut squash, peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks, green beans, trimmed and cut into 1-inch lengths, slightly underripe pears (such as anjou), peeled, cored and cut into 1-inch chunks, coarse salt and freshly ground pepper, olive oil, garlic cloves, chopped, a handful of blanched almonds, onion, chopped, sweet paprika (not smoked ), ripe tomatoes, finely chopped, saffron threads, crumbled and steeped in a few spoonfuls of hot stock for fifteen minutes, red wine vinegar, or more to taste, fresh mint, crusty bread and butter for serving (you can also easily serve this over rice or couscous)

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

parsley, chopped, onion, diced, garlic cloves, minced, oil, chicken thighs, boneless and skinless, tomatoes, diced, capers, green olives, chopped, cilantro, chopped, raisins, water, masa harina

par-cooked polenta, chicken , cut into pieces, olive oil, salt & pepper, garlic cloves, peeled and smashed, annatto seeds or 1 tsp oil, onion, finely chopped, yellow pepper, chopped, red pepper, chopped, capers, green olives, tomato puree, red wine vinegar, red wine, hot chili pepper, cored, seeded, and minced

olive oil, onions, diced, garlic, chopped, black beans, rinsed and drained, tomato sauce, tomatoes, diced, ground cumin, cayenne pepper, chopped fresh cilantro, chopped green onions, chopped fresh cilantro

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

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

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*)

dried beans (black, pink , or pinto), cold water (approximately ), onion, roughly sliced, pork fat (i use bacon drippings), salt (to taste), epazote (if using black beans)

boneless skinless chicken breasts (approx . 2-1/2 lbs), bay leaves, low sodium chicken broth (or homemade ), white onion cut in half , half quartered and other half diced, dried chile anchos, dried pasilla chiles, epazote (or about 4 fresh ), cinnamon, ground black pepper, sea salt, garlic , minced, tomatoes, ears corn , husks removed and cleaned , cut in 3 , last 1 in 2, potatoes , peeled cut into quarters, carrots, peeled, and sliced, zucchini , ends removed amd sliced, then halved, handful greenbeans , approx 4-6 oz , ends removed, salt to taste, cilantro ,chopped, lime, quartered, avocado, cored and chopped

water, grind ground coffee (not instant ), cinnamon stick, mexican dark brown sugar (to taste) or 4 tbsp piloncillo cones (to taste) or 4 tbsp brown sugar (to taste)

lean stewing beef, pork shoulder, cubed, stock, chicken , cut into pieces, skinned ripe tomatoes, fresh lima beans, diced hot red pepper, green peppers, diced, diced onion, diced carrot, diced celery, diced potatoes, diced okra, bay leaf, worcestershire sauce, corn kernels

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

beans (black, pink or pinto), water, onion, halved, fresh epazote, lard or vegetable oil, arroz poblana, rice, poblano chiles , roasted, peeled, and seeded, chicken stock, oil, onion, diced, garlic, minced, fresh corn kernels, fresh epazote, chopped fine, sea salt, cream