Lomo Saltado
Ingredients:
-marinated strips of sirloin
-onions
-tomatoes
-fried potato slices (french fries)
-rice
Occasion: Just all the time because it's bomb.com.
Posole
Occasion: Definitely for Christmas and also just regular days. My mom usually cooks it on her day off so that we can have food for most of the week because it can last us a while.
Ingredients: It's a rich soup. It can be made with either chicken or with beef and has hominy beans. Once it's ready my family usually adds cilantro, onions, avocado and breaks tostadas in it as well.
Mole
Ingredients:
-sauce
-chili peppers
-spices
-day-old bread
-nuts
- chocolate
Occasion: In Mexico it is usually done in weddings. Now my family makes it every now and then.
Sweet Potatoes
Ingredients:
-cooked potatoes
-butter
-sugar
-cinnamon
Occasion: birthdays, family get togethers, any holiday.
Gorditas
Ingredients: It is Masa (corn dough) made into the shape of a thick mini tortilla, cooked in a Comal (flat griddle) then cut in a way to make room for stuffing. After it is cut, it is stuffed with ground beef and fried. Once its out the fryer, you finish it off with lettuce, sour cream and chile (salsa). Delicious!
Occasion: Birthdays, and holidays.