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🇲🇽 Traditional dishes from Mexico

3 dishes people actually cook in Mexico: what they are, how long they take, and what you need to buy.

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Tinga de pollo

45 min · easy · 7 ingredients

Tinga de pollo, a traditional dish from Mexico

Shredded chicken in smoky chipotle and tomato.

  • 600 g chicken thighs, boneless
  • 1 white onion
  • 500 g ripe tomatoes
  • 3 chipotles in adobo
  • 3 garlic
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • 12 corn tortillas

Esquites

20 min · easy · 6 ingredients

Esquites, a traditional dish from Mexico

Charred corn in a cup, with lime, chilli and cheese.

  • 500 g sweetcorn kernels
  • 3 tbsp mayonnaise
  • 80 g cotija or feta
  • 2 limes
  • 1 tsp chilli powder
  • 1 epazote or coriander

Pozole verde

120 min · medium · 7 ingredients

Pozole verde, a traditional dish from Mexico

Hominy and pork in a green pumpkin-seed broth.

  • 900 g pork shoulder
  • 800 g hominy, cooked
  • 500 g tomatillos
  • 100 g pumpkin seeds
  • 2 jalapeños
  • 1 white onion
  • 6 radishes

What do people eat in Mexico?

The three dishes from Mexico documented in Copper are Tinga de pollo, Esquites and Pozole verde. Two of the three are simmered. Not one needs an oven — they cook entirely on the hob. Between them they use 19 different ingredients.

What ingredients do you need for cooking from Mexico?

The three recipes need 19 ingredients between them, of which 1 is shared by more than one dish. White onion is the hardest to find: of the 588 dishes in Copper's atlas, 2 use white onion. Every ingredient list on this page is complete, with quantities, and free to read.

How long do recipes from Mexico take?

Esquites is the quickest at 20 minutes. Pozole verde is the longest at 120 minutes, most of it unattended. The median is 45 minutes — a weeknight, not a project.

Which dish from Mexico is easiest to make at home?

Tinga de pollo and Esquites are rated easy — start there. The full method is on each recipe page, step by step, free to read.

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