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Ingredients

• ✓ bay leaf
• beef tongue
• onion
• garlic
• salt
• black pepper
• butter

Instructions

1. 1 Place beef tongue, onion, garlic, and bay leaf in a slow cooker; generously season with salt. Pour in enough water to cover beef mixture.
2. 2 Cook on Low for 8 hours.
3. 3 Transfer beef tongue to a work surface and cool slightly. Peel outer layer of skin from beef tongue and remove rough end.
4. 4 Chop meat into bite-sized pieces.
5. 5 Heat butter in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir chopped meat until tender, 5 to 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

By liz

Ingredients

• ✓ bay leaf
• anaheim chile pepper
• guajillo chile pepper
• water
• onion
• mixed spices
• salt
• beef stew meat

Instructions

1. 1 Place Anaheim and guajillo peppers in a saucepan; cover with water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender, about 15 minutes. Set aside to cool for 5 minutes.
2. 2 Transfer chiles and water into a blender; add onion, mixed spices, and salt. Blend until smooth.
3. 3 Place stew meat in a large pot; stir in pureed chile mixture and add bay leaves. Cook over medium-low heat until meat is very tender, 3 to 5 hours.

By Cynthia

Ingredients

• ✓ bay leaf
• pork butt roast
• water
• onion
• garlic
• salt
• black peppercorn
• red chile pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Trim fat from pork butt. Cut into chunks and place in a large saucepan. Add water, onion, garlic, bay leaf, salt, peppercorns and chile pepper. Bring to a boil; skim foam from surface. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 1 hour.
2. 2 Drain broth, let meat cool and shred with a fork. Refrigerate overnight if desired.

By TK

Ingredients

• ✓ bay leaf
• lard
• pork shoulder
• salt
• black pepper
• onion
• garlic
• orange

Instructions

1. 1 Heat the lard in a deep roasting pan over medium heat. Stir in the pork, bay leaves, salt, pepper, onions, and garlic. Squeeze the orange into the mixture and drop in the orange halves. Add more lard if needed to cover all of the ingredients.
2. 2 Cook until the pork is tender enough to pull apart with a fork, 45 minutes to 1 hour. Discard the orange, onion, and garlic; strain the pork cubes from the lard using a slotted spoon.

By chefmikep

Ingredients

• ✓ bay leaf
• pork shoulder
• orange
• onion
• garlic
• kosher salt
• cumin
• black peppercorn

Instructions

1. 1 Place pork shoulder, oranges, onion, garlic, kosher salt, cumin, black peppercorns, and bay leaves into a large Dutch oven. Add water to cover.
2. 2 Bring to a boil over high heat, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer for 10 minutes. Skim off any foam that rises to the top.
3. 3 Cover loosely and simmer until meat is tender, about 1 1/2 hours.
4. 4 Allow pork to cool, covered, in broth for 1 hour.
5. 5 Shred meat with two forks.

By Ken from CA

Ingredients

• ✓ bay leaf
• beef chuck roast
• onion
• black pepper
• garlic powder
• white vinegar
• tomato sauce
• chili powder
• salt

Instructions

1. 1 Place roast, onion, bay leaves, black pepper, garlic powder, and vinegar in a slow cooker; cover ingredients completely with water. Cover and cook on High setting until meat is very tender and falling apart, about 4 hours.
2. 2 Remove meat from the slow cooker and discard liquids. Return meat to slow cooker; shred with fork and knife. Stir tomato sauce, chili powder, and salt into the shredded meat. Cover the cooker, and cook meat and sauce on High for an additional 2 hours.

By lizbot1

Ingredients

• ✓ bay leaf
• salt
• garlic powder
• cumin
• oregano
• coriander
• cinnamon
• pork shoulder roast
• chicken broth

Instructions

1. 1 Gather the ingredients.
2. 2 Mix salt, garlic powder, cumin, oregano, coriander, and cinnamon together in a bowl; coat pork with spice mixture.
3. 3 Place bay leaves in the bottom of a slow cooker and arrange pork on top. Pour chicken broth around the sides of pork, being careful not to rinse off spice mixture.
4. 4 Cover and cook on Low, turning after 5 hours, until pork shreds easily with a fork, about 10 hours in total.
5. 5 When the pork is tender, remove from the slow cooker; shred with two forks. Use cooking liquid as needed to moisten the meat.

By Erin Parker

Ingredients

• ✓ bay leaf
• vegetable oil
• fideo noodle
• onion
• garlic
• tomato puree
• water
• chicken bouillon granules
• salt

Instructions

1. 1 Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add noodles; fry until golden brown, about 4 minutes. Transfer to a bowl and set aside. Add onion and garlic to the skillet. Cook and stir until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add tomato puree and bay leaves; cook until heated through, about 3 minutes.
2. 2 Pour tomato mixture carefully into a blender; add water. Cover and hold lid down with a potholder; pulse a few times before leaving on to blend. Pour back into the skillet; add bouillon and salt. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and add the fried noodles. Cook until the noodles are tender and have absorbed most of the tomato sauce, about 15 minutes more.

By Josefina Mijares

Ingredients

• ✓ bay leaf
• beef chuck roast
• salt
• black pepper
• grapeseed oil
• onion
• garlic
• beef broth
• guajillo red chile cooking sauce

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
2. 2 Cut chuck roast into 3-inch cubes, removing excess fat and connective tissue. Season beef with salt and pepper.
3. 3 Heat grapeseed oil in a large Dutch oven over high heat. Sear cubes of beef a few at a time, until well browned on all sides, about 4 minutes per batch. Reserve browned beef in a bowl. Reduce heat to medium and add onion and garlic. Cook until soft and just beginning to brown, about 10 minutes.
4. 4 Add 1 cup beef broth to onion mixture and stir well; simmer for 1 to 2 minutes. Add beef and pour in guajillo sauce. Add a little beef broth to the empty jar, seal, and shake to release remaining sauce; pour over beef. Pour in enough of remaining broth to cover beef. Add bay leaves and bring to a gentle simmer.
5. 5 Bake in the preheated oven, covered, until beef is fork-tender, about 2 1/2 hours.
6. 6 Remove beef from sauce and set aside; discard bay leaves. Skim off excess fat from the top of cooking liquid and bring to a boil to reduce slightly. Shred beef with two forks and return to cooking sauce.

By Baking Nana

Ingredients

• ✓ bay leaf
• cumin
• coriander
• oregano
• garlic powder
• cayenne pepper
• pork shoulder
• beef broth
• onion

Instructions

1. 1 Combine cumin, coriander, oregano, garlic powder, and cayenne pepper in a bowl; thoroughly rub over pork roast.
2. 2 Place roast in a pressure cooker; pour beef broth around roast. Add onion and bay leaves. Close cooker securely and place pressure regulator over vent according to the manufacturer's instructions. Heat over medium-high heat to full pressure when steam escapes in a steady flow and makes a whistling sound. Reduce heat to maintain high pressure and regulator is gently rocking. Cook for 45 minutes.
3. 3 Off heat, let pressure release naturally according to the manufacturer's instructions. Unlock and remove lid. Transfer pork to a serving bowl; shred using 2 forks.

By AKrause

Ingredients

• ✓ bay leaf
• red bean
• water
• turkey sausage
• onion
• green pepper
• celery
• cayenne pepper
• salt
• white rice

Instructions

1. 1 Put red beans in a large pot with enough water to cover by several inches. Soak 8 hours to overnight.
2. 2 Drain and rinse beans. Pour hot water into the pot. Add beans, sausage, onions, bell pepper, celery, cayenne pepper, salt, and bay leaf to the pot; stir. Place pot over medium heat, put a cover on the pot, and simmer, stirring frequently, for 30 minutes.
3. 3 Reduce heat to medium-low and continue cooking at a simmer until the beans are tender, about 30 minutes more. Remove and discard bay leaf.
4. 4 Serve over cooked rice.

By Dale Tadlock

Ingredients

• ✓ bay leaf
• pork shoulder
• black pepper
• kosher salt
• vegetable oil
• cumin
• oregano
• cayenne pepper
• orange
• milk

Instructions

1. 1 Season pork with pepper and salt.
2. 2 Heat oil in large pot over high heat. Working in batches, cook pork in the hot oil until browned on all sides, about 5 minutes. Return all cooked pork and accumulated juice to pot.
3. 3 Season pork with bay leaves, cumin, dried oregano, and cayenne pepper. Stir in fresh orange juice, orange zest, and milk. Bring mixture to a boil over high heat; reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, until meat is fork tender but not falling apart, about 2 hours.
4. 4 Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
5. 5 Remove pork from liquid. Skim some fat from the pot to grease a baking dish. Transfer the pieces of pork to the baking dish. Drizzle about 2 more tablespoons of the floating fat over the meat. Season with more salt, if needed.
6. 6 Bake in preheated oven until pork is browned, about 15 minutes. Stir pork.
7. 7 Turn on oven's broiler. Cook pork under broiler until crisp, 2 to 3 minutes.

By John Mitzewich

Ingredients

• ✓ bay leaf
• pork butt
• garlic
• olive oil
• orange
• salt
• black pepper
• cumin
• cinnamon
• five-spice powder

Instructions

1. 1 Gather all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C).
2. 2 Remove fat from pork; cut meat into 2-inch cubes and roughly chop fat.
3. 3 Mix together pork meat and fat with garlic, olive oil, orange peel, orange juice, salt, bay leaves, black pepper, cumin, cinnamon, and 5-spice powder in a large bowl until pork is coated completely.
4. 4 Transfer mixture to a 9x13-inch baking dish. Cover the dish tightly with heavy-duty aluminum foil, then place on a baking sheet.
5. 5 Bake in the preheated oven until pork is fork tender, about 3 1/2 hours.
6. 6 Set an oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler. Remove garlic, orange peel, and bay leaves from the baking dish. Transfer pork to a colander set in a bowl. Pour accumulated juices from the baking dish over pork. Return pork to the baking dish and drizzle with some accumulated juices.
7. 7 Cook under the preheated broiler for 3 minutes. Drizzle more accumulated juices over pork and continue broiling until crispy, 3 to 5 minutes. Transfer pork to a serving plate and drizzle with remaining accumulated juices.
8. 8 Enjoy!

By John Mitzewich

Ingredients

• ✓ bay leaf
• tomato
• celery
• carrot
• onion
• guajillo chile pepper
• garlic
• chicken stock
• chicken bouillon granules
• chicken breast

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
2. 2 Place tomatoes, celery, carrot, onion, 2 guajillo peppers, and garlic in a large pot; cover with water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium; simmer until vegetables are tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Drain and transfer to a blender or the bowl of a food processor.
3. 3 Add chicken stock, remaining 2 guajillo peppers, and chicken bouillon to the blender; blend until smooth.
4. 4 Place chicken in a baking dish; pour guajillo sauce over and around chicken until completely covered. Top with bay leaves.
5. 5 Bake in the preheated oven until chicken is no longer pink at the bones and the juices run clear, about 60 minutes, stirring sauce every 20 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted near, but not touching bones, should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

By Francisco Noriega

Ingredients

• ✓ bay leaf
• beef tongue
• onion
• garlic
• salt
• vegetable oil
• tomato
• serrano pepper
• salt
• onion
• corn tortilla

Instructions

1. 1 Place the beef tongue in a slow cooker and cover with water. Add the onion slices, garlic, and bay leaf. Season with salt. Cover and cook on Low overnight or 8 hours. Remove the tongue and shred the meat into strands.
2. 2 Heat the oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook the tomatoes and peppers in the hot oil until softened on all sides. Remove the tomatoes and peppers in a blender, keeping the oil on the heat; season with salt. Blend briefly until still slightly chunky. Cook the diced onion in the skillet until translucent; stir in the tomato mixture. Cook another 5 to 6 minutes. Build the tacos by placing shredded tongue meat into a tortilla and spooning salsa over the meat.

By Mama Rivas aka Pablo's Hottie

Ingredients

• ✓ bay leaf
• garlic
• cumin
• salt
• oregano
• coriander
• black pepper
• cinnamon
• pork butt
• chicken soup base
• orange
• vegetable oil

Instructions

1. 1 Fill a large pot with water and place a sous vide immersion cooker into the water. Set temperature to 165 degrees F (74 degrees C) according to manufacturer's directions.
2. 2 Combine granulated garlic, cumin, salt, oregano, coriander, and black pepper in a small bowl.
3. 3 Cut pork butt into 2 chunks and rub with soup base. Sprinkle with spice mixture and rub until evenly distributed. Place pork into a large vacuum bag. Add orange slices and bay leaves throughout the bag. Seal using a vacuum sealer.
4. 4 Place bag into the water and set timer for 24 hours, turning bag over halfway through. When done, remove pork to a platter, reserving some or all of the juices.
5. 5 To crisp up carnitas, heat vegetable oil in a large cast iron skillet over high heat until smoking. Add shredded pork and fry until edges are browned and crispy, 1 to 2 minutes. Drizzle with reserved juices, if desired. Alternately, you may crisp under an oven broiler for 3 to 4 minutes.

By France Cevallos

Ingredients

• ✓ bay leaf
• guajillo chili
• cumin seed
• clove
• water
• ancho chile powder
• onion
• garlic
• oregano
• thyme
• apple cider vinegar
• lime juice
• beef chuck roast

Instructions

1. 1 Heat a heavy skillet over medium heat. Place dried guajillo chiles into the skillet and cook, turning occasionally, until the color changes and chiles have puffed, about 5 minutes. Set chiles aside to cool for a moment. Meanwhile, toast cumin and cloves in the hot skillet until cumin seeds begin to pop; remove from the pan and set aside. Remove and discard stems, seeds, and veins of chiles, and place into a small bowl. Pour boiling water over top, and cover. Let chiles soak for 1 hour.
2. 2 Grind toasted cumin and cloves into a powder, and place into a blender. Add ancho chile powder, onion, garlic, oregano, thyme, vinegar, and lime juice. Remove chiles from soaking water, and place into the blender along with 1/3 cup of the soaking liquid. Cover, and blend until a smooth paste forms.
3. 3 Place beef roast into a mixing bowl, and pour the guajillo chile paste over top. Coat beef on all sides with paste, then cover the bowl with plastic wrap. Marinate in the refrigerator overnight.
4. 4 Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
5. 5 Transfer beef and marinade to a roasting pan, and arrange bay leaves over top. Cover tightly with aluminum foil. Bake in the preheated oven until beef is very tender and easily pulled apart with a fork, about 6 hours. Let stand, covered, at room temperature for 1 hour before discarding the bay leaves and shredding with two forks.

By Patrick Selley

Ingredients

• ✓ bay leaf
• chipotle chile pepper
• yellow onion
• lime juice
• tomato paste
• apple cider vinegar
• garlic
• cumin
• salt
• oregano
• beef shoulder roast
• beef broth
• clove

Instructions

1. 1 Slice open chile peppers and remove most of the seeds. Discard seeds and stems. Roughly chop and transfer to the bowl of a food processor.
2. 2 Add onion, lime juice, tomato paste, vinegar, garlic, cumin, salt, and oregano to the peppers; pulse until smooth.
3. 3 Place beef roast into a slow cooker and spread pureed mixture over top. Add broth, bay leaves, and cloves.
4. 4 Cover and cook on Low until beef is tender and can be easily pulled apart with a fork, about 7 hours.
5. 5 Remove beef from the slow cooker and shred meat. Return meat to the slow cooker, cover, and cook for 1 more hour. Remove bay leaves before serving.

By RainbowJewels

Ingredients

• ✓ bay leaf
• vinegar
• water
• sea salt
• carrot
• onion
• jalapeno pepper
• garlic
• vegetable oil
• black peppercorn
• oregano
• cumin seed
• olive oil

Instructions

1. 1 Whisk vinegar, water, and sea salt together in a small saucepan; bring to a low boil over medium-high heat, reduce heat, and simmer until salt is completely dissolved, about 3 minutes. Set aside.
2. 2 Peel carrots; cut into ½-inch diagonal slices. Cut onion into quarters; cut each quarter into 3 strips. Cut stems off jalapeños; cut each jalapeño into 6 strips. Slightly crush each garlic clove.
3. 3 Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in a nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add carrots; cook, stirring occasionally, for 6 minutes. Add bay leaves, peppercorns, oregano, and cumin seeds; cook and stir for 2 minutes. Add onion, jalapeños, and garlic; cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are tender and fragrant but not soft, about 15 minutes.
4. 4 Pack vegetable mixture into a 24-ounce wide mouth canning jar; pour in cooled vinegar mixture until liquid reaches 1 inch from the top. Pour 1 teaspoon olive oil on top; secure the lid. Cool to room temperature. The carrots are ready to serve after 1 hour but best after sitting for 24 hours.

By Buckwheat Queen

Ingredients

• ✓ bay leaf
• pasilla chile pepper
• ancho chile pepper
• guajillo chile pepper
• water
• cumin seed
• garlic
• onion
• tomato
• pork shoulder
• salt
• chicken stock
• white hominy

Instructions

1. 1 Toast the cumin in a small pot over medium-high heat until fragrant, being careful not to burn, 1 to 2 minutes. Add the pasilla chile peppers, ancho chile peppers, and guajillo chile peppers to the pot. Pour enough water into the pot to cover the peppers completely. Place the garlic cloves, onion, and tomatoes atop the chiles. Cover the pot with a lid, reduce heat to low, and simmer the mixture for 10 minutes. Remove from heat and allow the mixture to cool. Pour the cooled mixture into a blender; puree until smooth.
2. 2 Put the pork in the bottom of a slow cooker; season generously with salt. Add the bay leaves to the slow cooker and pour the pureed chile pepper mixture over the pork.
3. 3 Cook on Low for 8 to 9 hours or overnight. Skim as much fat from the surface as possible. Remove the pork to a cutting board or bowl and shred with two forks. Return the shredded pork to the slow cooker and mix with the sauce.
4. 4 Combine the shredded pork with sauce, chicken stock, and hominy in a large pot over medium heat; cook until the stock is hot, 10 to 15 minutes. Serve hot.

By Isabel

Ingredients

• ✓ bay leaf
• orange juice
• onion
• lime juice
• olive oil
• garlic
• brown sugar
• kosher salt
• oregano
• cumin
• lime zest
• black pepper
• pork shoulder

Instructions

1. 1 Combine orange juice, onion, lime juice, olive oil, garlic, brown sugar, salt, oregano, cumin, lime zest, black pepper, and bay leaves in a heavy Dutch oven. Add pork shoulder; turn to coat. Cover and marinate in the refrigerator, 4 hours to overnight.
2. 2 Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Remove Dutch oven from the refrigerator; cover tightly with aluminum foil.
3. 3 Cook in the preheated oven until heated through, about 1 ½ hours. Flip pork carefully. Replace foil; cook 1 hour more. Remove foil. Continue cooking, uncovered, flipping once halfway through, until pork falls apart and marinade is reduced, 1 ½ to 2 hours more.
4. 4 Remove pork from Dutch oven; rest for 20 minutes. Return pork to Dutch oven; shred using 2 forks. Stir shredded pork with reduced marinade. Discard bay leaves.

By Ashley Baron Rodriguez

Ingredients

• ✓ bay leaf
• apple cider vinegar
• lime juice
• chipotle pepper
• adobo sauce
• garlic
• cumin
• oregano
• black pepper
• salt
• clove
• chuck roast
• chicken broth

Instructions

1. 1 Combine vinegar, lime juice, chipotle peppers, garlic, cumin, oregano, black pepper, salt, and cloves in a blender or food processor. Blend the sauce well.
2. 2 Place meat in a slow cooker and pour sauce on top. Add broth and bay leaves. Cover and cook on High for 4 to 6 hours without removing the lid.

By John

Ingredients

• ✓ bay leaf
• vegetable oil
• onion
• garlic
• chicken breast
• picante sauce
• black bean
• pinto bean
• tomato
• green chili
• white wine
• cumin
• sage

Instructions

1. 1 Heat oil in a large pot over medium-high heat.
2. 2 Sauté onion and garlic until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Add chicken; cook and stir until mostly opaque, about 5 minutes.
3. 3 Add picante sauce, black beans, pinto beans, tomatoes, green chilies, wine, cumin, sage, and bay leaf; simmer until flavors meld, about 10 minutes.

By Genevieve Johns Seivert

Ingredients

• ✓ bay leaf
• chicken breast
• lemonade
• olive oil
• lime juice
• worcestershire sauce
• garlic powder
• onion powder
• corn tortilla
• tomato
• lettuce
• cheddar cheese
• salsa
• sour cream

Instructions

1. 1 Combine chicken, lemonade, olive oil, lime juice, and Worcestershire sauce in a large skillet over medium heat. Stir in garlic powder, onion powder, and bay leaf. Simmer until chicken is tender and juices run clear, 15 to 20 minutes.
2. 2 Meanwhile, warm the tortillas in the oven or microwave until soft. When chicken is fully cooked, transfer to serving bowl. Place chopped tomatoes, lettuce, cheese, salsa, and sour cream in serving dishes. Each person can create their own wrap, using their preferred ingredients.

By caliboo

Ingredients

• ✓ bay leaf
• pork shoulder
• onion
• garlic
• salt
• water
• corn husk
• roma tomato
• chile de arbol pepper
• guajillo chile pepper
• cornstarch
• lard
• corn masa dough
• salt
• baking powder

Instructions

1. 1 Cut pork into 3 chunks and place in a large saucepan. Add onion, garlic, bay leaves, and salt and cover with water. Bring to a boil; skim foam from surface. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 1 hour. Remove pork and let cool. Strain broth and reserve.
2. 2 Bring a pot of water to a boil while pork is cooking. Add tomatoes, arbol chiles, and guajillo chiles, and boil until chiles are soft, about 5 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon, reserving cooking water, and allow to cool.
3. 3 Place corn husks in a bowl, cover with boiling water, and soak for 30 to 60 minutes. Drain, place on a work surface, and cover with a clean, damp towel.
4. 4 Combine tomatoes, 1/2 cup cooking water, chiles de arbol, guajillo chiles, and cornstarch in a blender; blend until smooth. Strain tomato sauce through a fine-mesh sieve.
5. 5 Beat lard with an electric mixer in a large bowl until fluffy. Combine masa, 1 cup reserved pork broth, 1 tablespoon salt, and baking powder in a separate bowl and mix until smooth. Add masa mixture to lard and mix until it has a smooth cookie dough consistency. Test if the masa is ready by dropping a small ball of masa into a glass of cold water; if it floats, it's ready, if not, keep beating for a little longer.
6. 6 Shred cooled pork with 2 forks.
7. 7 Select 1 wide corn husk or 2 small ones. Spread about 2 tablespoons masa mixture onto the the corn husk, filling it up to 2 inches from the bottom and 1/4 inch from the top. Add 1 tablespoon of the tomato sauce and pork down the center of the masa mixture. Fold sides of husk together, 1 over the other. Fold the bottom of the husk over the seam of the 2 folded sides. Repeat with remaining husks.
8. 8 Place a steamer insert into a saucepan and fill with water to just below the bottom of the steamer. Bring water to a boil. Add tamales with the open side up and cook until filling is heated through and separates from the husk, about 1 hour. Let tamales rest for 15 minutes before serving.

By mega

Ingredients

• ✓ bay leaf
• olive oil
• rump roast
• onion
• garlic
• chili powder
• cumin
• coriander
• cayenne pepper
• beef stock
• enchilada sauce
• green chile pepper
• tomato paste
• pinto bean

Instructions

1. 1 Heat oil in a large pot over high heat. Sauté meat until browned on all sides, about 5 minutes. Add onions and garlic. Continue to sauté until onions are soft, 4 to 5 minutes.
2. 2 Add chili powder, cumin, coriander, cayenne pepper, and bay leaves to pot. Cook and stir until meat and vegetables are coated in seasonings, about 2 minutes. Add stock, enchilada sauce, green chile peppers, and tomato paste. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover pot, and simmer until meat is tender, about 50 minutes.
3. 3 Stir beans into soup, mashing beans to thicken if desired. Simmer until heated through, about 5 minutes.

By Tina Menard

Ingredients

• ✓ bay leaf
• beef chuck roast
• salt
• black pepper
• vegetable oil
• beef broth
• apple cider vinegar
• lime juice
• chipotle pepper
• adobo sauce
• garlic
• cumin
• oregano
• clove

Instructions

1. 1 Season beef chunks with salt and black pepper on all sides.
2. 2 Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add beef in batches; cook and stir until browned, 4 to 5 minutes per batch. Transfer beef to a slow cooker.
3. 3 Combine broth, vinegar, lime juice, chipotles, garlic, cumin, oregano, and cloves in a bowl; season with salt and black pepper. Pour over beef in the slow cooker; stir in bay leaves.
4. 4 Cover the slow cooker; cook on Low until beef is fork-tender, 8 to 10 hours. Discard bay leaves. Transfer beef to a cutting board; shred using two forks.
5. 5 Return beef to the slow cooker; stir to coat with sauce. Set aside to marinate before serving, at least 10 minutes.

By Jack Grigsby III

Ingredients

• ✓ bay leaf
• pork butt roast
• onion
• garlic
• salt
• oregano
• cumin
• all-purpose flour
• masa harina
• baking powder
• salt
• lard
• egg
• milk
• chipotle salsa

Instructions

1. 1 To make the filling: Place pork in a large pot and cover with water. Add onion, garlic, salt, oregano, cumin, and bay leaves. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 1 1/2 hours. While pork is cooking, prepare dough.
2. 2 To make the dough: Sift together flour, masa harina, baking powder, and salt. Add shortening to dry ingredients and mix well. In a separate bowl, beat together egg and 1/2 cup milk. Make a well in the center of dry ingredients. Add egg mixture and stir with a fork until dough comes together in a ball. Divide dough into 16 even pieces and roll each piece into a ball. Place in a container, cover, and refrigerate.
3. 3 Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
4. 4 After pork has simmered for 1 1/2 hours, remove from liquid. Place pork in a baking dish and bake for 1 hour or until meat shreds easily with a fork. Remove from the oven (keep the oven turned on) and shred into small pieces. Add salsa to shredded pork.
5. 5 Lightly grease a baking sheet.
6. 6 On a lightly floured surface, flatten a piece of dough with the palm of your hand. With a rolling pin, roll out the dough to make a 5-inch circle about 1/8-inch thick. Place 2 to 3 tablespoons of filling in the center of the dough circle. Brush edges of dough with milk. Fold dough over filling. Pinch edges together. Crimp with a fork to seal.
7. 7 Place on the prepared baking sheet and repeat with remaining empanada dough. Leftover filling can be frozen or used in tacos, tamales, or burritos.
8. 8 Bake in the preheated oven until golden, about 20 minutes. Remove to rack and cool for about 5 minutes. Serve warm.

By Michele O'Sullivan

Ingredients

• ✓ bay leaf
• chicken stock
• pork loin
• adobo seasoning
• cumin
• black pepper
• paprika
• onion
• chipotle paste
• fire-roasted diced tomato
• garlic
• lime
• cinnamon
• clove
• cilantro

Instructions

1. 1 Turn a large slow cooker to High. Pour chicken stock into the cooker and place pork loin in the center. Season pork with adobo, cumin, pepper, and paprika. Place onion, chipotle paste, and bay leaves in the stock around the pork. Place tomatoes and garlic on top of the pork, and squeeze limes directly over top, allowing pulp to fall into the slow cooker. Sprinkle with cinnamon and cloves.
2. 2 Use a spoon to baste stock over the pork loin, then sprinkle entire surface evenly with cilantro.
3. 3 Cover and cook on High until pork is slightly pink in the center, about 6 hours. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 145 degrees F (63 degrees C). Use a fork to shred pork.

By clifford

Ingredients

• ✓ bay leaf
• vegetable oil
• chicken
• paprika
• clove
• cinnamon
• black pepper
• cayenne pepper
• onion
• garlic
• tomato
• chicken broth
• brown sugar
• semisweet chocolate chip
• raisin
• sesame seed

Instructions

1. 1 Heat vegetable oil in a Dutch oven or large pot over medium-high heat. Add chicken pieces and cook until golden brown on all sides, about 10 minutes. Remove from the pan and set aside. Reduce heat to medium; stir in paprika, cloves, cinnamon, black pepper, cayenne pepper, and bay leaf until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add onion and garlic; cook and stir until onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes.
2. 2 Stir in tomatoes, chicken broth, and brown sugar; bring to a simmer over medium-high heat. Once simmering, stir in chocolate chips until melted, then return chicken pieces to the pot. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until chicken is tender and no longer pink at the bone, 15 to 20 minutes. Stir in raisins and cook 3 minutes longer. Sprinkle with sesame seeds to serve.

By Jenny Wells