Champurrado Mexican Hot Chocolate

Champurrado or mexican hot chocolate


what you will need for this :

4 cups whole milk
8 cups water
2 sticks of cinnamon
one and a half disks of la abuelas chocolate 
1 1/2 cup brown sugar 
1 1/2 cup maseca 
vanilla


in a pot bring the 8 cups of water to a boil with the cinnamon disks of chocolate and brown sugar 

while thats coming to a boil in the blender add the 4 cups of milk and the 1 1/2 cups of maseca blend till smooth then you will strain over the pot add a few drops of vanilla or to your liking now from this point you need to continue to stir on a med high heat till its completely smooth and to a thickened consistency   

done now enjoy with some cookies or pan dulce 

                                 POSOLE 

WHAT YOU WILL NEED:

For this you can use several cuts of pork one or all
*pig head 
*pork butt
*pork pinic roast 
*pig feet

on this day i used picnic roast .. 

one to two cans of maiz 
3 garlic cloves 
15-20 chiles guajillo (any hispanic isle will have them)
tomillo (thyme) i do not measure but id say three tblspns of each spice
oregano
bay leaves 4 
salt
limes 
whole onion
raddish and cabbage for garnish as well as cilantro and onion
first you want to wash your meat and then chop it up to bite size pieces add to the pot then add the spices to the pot as well as half of onion i use white 

in a sperate pan boil the chiles when soft about 15 mins add to the blender with the other half of the onion and the 3 cloves of garlic blend well then strain over pot when meats almost done add the can of the maiz 

serve with chips or tostadas lime wedges 
cabbage onion and raddish 

enjoy !

Caldo de Pollo (chicken soup)

WHAT YOU WILL NEED:

On this day i used a whole chicken just cut up you can use legs breast thigh what ever to your liking 

knorr caldo de pollo or chicken boullion cubes

carrots

corn

squash or zuccini

cilantro

limes

garlic cloves 2

onion

potatoes

green beans

To start go ahead and boil your chicken with half onion and two cloves of garlic corn carrots green beans when almost cooked add the potatoes cook till soft 

now you can add the seasoning to taste 

serve with cilantro for garnish as well as diced onion and lime wedges