📍 Zacatecas

Asado de boda zacatecano (Zacatecas wedding stew)

Name: Asado de boda zacatecano (Zacatecas wedding stew)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 90 min
Total time: 120 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 1 kg lean pork, in pieces; 6 colorado chiles and 4 guajillos, seeded; 30 g Mexican table chocolate; 1 piece of orange peel; 3 garlic cloves, bay leaf, clove, and pepper; 1 bolillo roll or fried tortilla, to thicken; Lard and salt

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Pork in a sweet-and-sour sauce of dried chiles with chocolate and spices, a ceremonial stew of Zacatecas.

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⏱ 120 min🍽 6 servings📊 Intermediate🏷 Commonly associated🌱 Gluten-free

Preparation: 30 min
Cooking: 90 min
Waiting and resting: 0 min

History

Asado de boda is the great party dish of Zacatecas, traditionally served at weddings and engagements as an offering from the groom's family. Its thick sauce combines colorado and guajillo chiles with chocolate, orange peel, and spices — the result of the sweet and smoky flavors of the north-central region.

Ingredients

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1 kg lean pork, in pieces
6 colorado chiles and 4 guajillos, seeded
30 g Mexican table chocolate
1 piece of orange peel
3 garlic cloves, bay leaf, clove, and pepper
1 bolillo roll or fried tortilla, to thicken
Lard and salt

Preparation

1
Brown the pork in lard and set aside.
2
Soak the chiles and blend them with garlic, spices, orange peel, and the fried bread.
3
Strain the adobo and fry it in the pot until it thickens.
4
Add the chocolate and let it melt into the sauce.
5
Return the meat, cover with water, and simmer over low heat until tender and the sauce is thick.