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WHAT TO EAT IN CUATRO CIÉNEGAS
The gastronomic variety offered by this Magical Town is incredible.
Here you can find the typical cuisine of the north, as well as some regional dishes such as the "cortadito", meat in pieces bathed in sauce, or cheese with chili, as well as the tacos piratas, grilled meat with cheese in a flour tortilla, as well as the traditional machaca (dried meat).
As a curious fact, it is said that cheese with chili was the favorite breakfast of Former President Venustiano Carranza that was born in here.
In Cuatro Ciénegas, you can also enjoy a delicious mole de olla (a rich soup with a little bit of Mole sauce flavor), a menudo (soup that includes as a main component beef tripe), chile rellenos (stuffed peppers) and the traditional corn gorditas.
If you love sweets, be sure to try the pumpkin and biznaga preserves, as well as the milk and nut sweets. You can also enjoy a tasty variety of sweet bread, called pan pobre.
All of the above and any other meal that you enjoy during your visit, do not forget to accompany it with the award-winning wines of the region, so that your gastronomic experience is complete.
Gastronomy and typical cuisine in Cuatro Ciénegas
Cortadito Recipe
Ingredients:
- 750 grams cuete bola meat, fillet or any other beef cut without fat, finely chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- ½ large white onion, diced
- 1 green pepper cut into cubes and 750 grams of tomato cut into cubes
- 2 tablespoons of lard or vegetable oil
- 8 peppercorns
- ½ peppercorns
- water, the necessary
Directions:
Heat the oil or lard in a large skillet over medium heat. Season the meat with salt and add to the cooking pot.
While the meat is cooking, grind the garlic, peppercorns, and cumin in a molcajete to form a paste, and add two tablespoons of water to the mixture. Add to the meat and cook for 5 more minutes over low heat.
Cook for about 20 minutes, before the juice dries up, add the onion and bell pepper. Stir and cook for 3 to 4 minutes. Add the tomatoes and stir again. Continue cooking over low heat.
After 20 minutes, check the seasoning and if the meat is well cooked and soft.
Serve with rice, beans and flour tortillas.
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