Mexican food beyond tacos

Mole poblano

4 hr en.wikipedia.org

Twenty-plus ingredients. Make a big batch and freeze it in portions.

Tlayuda

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Oaxaca's answer to pizza. Get one from a street stall at night.

Tamale

3 hr en.wikipedia.org

Birria

4 hr en.wikipedia.org

Dip the taco in the consommé. Always.

Pozole

3 hr en.wikipedia.org

Red pozole, and pile on the radish, cabbage and oregano.

Cochinita pibil

5 hr en.wikipedia.org

Chiles en nogada

2 hr en.wikipedia.org

Seasonal, late summer. Red, white and green like the flag.

Sope

40 min en.wikipedia.org

Huarache

40 min en.wikipedia.org