Winter in Mexico

What's in season โ†’

Thick dark chocolate drink in a traditional clay mug with a cinnamon stick on a weathered wood surface

Champurrado

A thick, warming Mexican hot chocolate drink thickened with masa harina and sweetened with piloncillo, served during winter holidays.

35 min Easy Gluten-free
Red chile pork and hominy stew in a deep earthenware bowl with radishes, oregano, and lime on a wooden table

Pozole Rojo

A celebratory Mexican stew of slow-simmered pork and hominy in a deep red guajillo-ancho chile broth, served with an array of fresh garnishes.

180 min Intermediate Gluten-freeDairy-free
Steamed tamales on an earthenware plate, two unwrapped showing red chile pork filling inside golden masa

Tamales

Masa dough spread on corn husks, filled with shredded pork in red chile sauce, and steamed -- a communal Mexican winter tradition with Mesoamerican roots.

180 min Intermediate Gluten-freeDairy-free