Ingredients:

2 tbs canola or vegetable  oil
1 lb ground pork
1 lb ground beef
1 c chopped onions
3 cloves of garlic
a small bay leaf dried
1/4 tsp of marjoram and thyme dried
3 c peeled and chopped almonds
20 green olives
1 tbsp capers
1 c chopped tomatoes
15 prunes diced
salt or dehydrated bouillon to taste (keep in mind that the olives and capers are salty so don’t add too much)
pepper to taste

Heat the oil in a sauce pan, when the oil is hot add carefully the onions and saute until translucid.  Add the garlic and dried herbs and saute for a minute or two. Add the ground beef and ground pork and saute for a few minutes add the salt/bouillon and pepper to taste and keep cooking until all the meat is cooked and there are no more raw meat. The add the rest of the ingredients the tomatoes, olives, capers, almonds and prunes an let it cook for about 15 more minutes on medium heat to make sure all the ingredients have integrated completely.

It could be serve on the side as a side dish or u can stuff it in the turkey.

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Oaxacan Meatballs (12 meatballs)

Ingredients for meatballs:
1 lb. of ground meat (lamb can also be used)
¼ cup of minced mint
½ cup of semi-cook white rice (cook it for about 5 min in boiling water)
½ tsp ground cumin
1 raw egg
1 tbs. of dehydrated chicken stock o salt to taste

Meatball filling :
2 hard boiled eggs, chopped

Chipotle Sauce:
2 tbs. of corn or vegetable oil
3 medium tomatoes roasted
2 chipotles in adobo sauce (less if ur not used to spicy food)
½ onion sliced
1 tbs. of dehydrated chicken stock o salt to taste
¾ to 1 cup of water

Making the Meatballs
Mix the ground meat, cumin, mint, dehydrated chicken stock, rice and raw egg. Do not over mix as meatballs will become dense. Divide the meat into 12 portions. Make a patty and in the middle put the chopped hard boiled egg in the center then remake the meatball carefully so that the egg stays in the middle.
Making the sauce:
In a blender, blend the roasted tomatoes, the chipotles and the dehydrated chicken stock. In a big sauce pan or pot saute the onion, add the mixture of tomatoes, chipotle and chicken stock and saute for about 5 min. Add the water and let it boil. Add the meatballs and cook in a medium heat until the meatballs are cook through about 20 min. Turn them around once after 10 min so they cook evenly. serve hot and with a side of rice.

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RECIPE:
2 cups of water
2 coins of ginger
4 cloves
4 cardamom pods open
1 inch of cinnamon
2 star anise
2 tsp of loose leaf black tea
Milk to taste

In a medium pan, bring the water to a boil add all of the spices and the ginger. Turn off the heat and let it rest for 15 minutes.
Bring the tea back to a boil, then add the black tea. Turn the heat off, and allow it to rest for 3 to 5 minutes depending on how strong you like your tea. Stir in the sugar and add milk to your liking. Strain it into a bowl or pitcher.

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El sabor de mi cocina..

Me encanta coninar. soy de Mexico pero me gusta cocinar comida de todas partes del mundo. De vez en cuando me gusta buscar nuevos sabores que desafien mi paladar.  ESPERO QUE LO DISFRUTES TANTO COMO YO!!

The flavors of my Kitchen

I love to cook.. im from Mexico but i love to cook food from all over the world. Every now and then I look for new flavors that challenge my palate… I HOPE YOU ENJOY IT AS MUCH AS I DO!!!