Revolcado

pork

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: turkey

Chicken is leaner and less expensive than pork.

chicken broth

🥗Healthier: vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: water with seasoning

Vegetable broth provides flavor without animal products.

Welcome viewers and introduce the recipe for Revolcado.

Show the main ingredient, the head of pork, and explain that it has been thawed and cleaned.

Mention that they will not be using the ears or liver of the pork in their version of the recipe.

List the ingredients: 6 green chiles, 1 pasilla pepper, 7 bay leaves, 1 head of garlic (whole), 1 medium onion, 1 teaspoon chicken bouillon, 1.5 tablespoons salt, 3 corn tortillas, 1/4 cup sesame seeds, and 1 cup pepitoria.

Clean the head of pork thoroughly, removing any hairs.

Add the whole head of garlic and the medium onion to the pot with the pork.

Add the bay leaves for flavor.

Add 1 teaspoon of chicken bouillon and 1.5 tablespoons of salt for seasoning.

Cook the pork head on the stove, stating that the cooking time will be approximately 3 hours until tender.

Prepare the other ingredients while the pork is cooking: 6 green chiles, 1 pasilla pepper, 15 tomatoes, and 1 red bell pepper.

After 3 hours, check the pork head to ensure it is cooked through and tender.

Remove the pork from the pot and begin to shred the meat, discarding the bones.

Prepare the other ingredients by roasting the 6 green chiles, 1 pasilla pepper, 15 tomatoes, and 1 red bell pepper until soft.

Toast the sesame seeds in a pan until golden brown.

Toast the corn tortillas until they are golden but not burnt, to be used for thickening the dish later.

Blend the roasted vegetables into a sauce once they are cooked and soft, adding the toasted sesame seeds and pepitoria for flavor and thickness.

Combine the shredded pork with the blended sauce in the pot and simmer for a few minutes to meld the flavors.

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