Foods for Christmas? It is one of the most anticipated holidays of the year for many Mexicans and more so because it is the day where most families get together to live together, eat delicious dishes for dinner, play, break the piñata, sing, and many more. more things to have a good time.
But come on, we are just days away from Christmas and this year is about to end, what better way than to pamper your family and friends with an exquisite Christmas dish on the table, so today I will give you some ideas for your Mexican Christmas dinner.
Although I had previously made a post about “8 Dishes and Drinks for a very Mexican Christmas”this time I want to give you more ideas so you can prepare a very different Mexican Christmas dinner.
So get ready and get to work!
1. Baked pork leg.
I’ll start with one of the dishes that just seeing its photo makes many of our mouths water, a typical dish for Christmas or New Year’s dinner.
I have had the joy of trying this dish and to be honest it is very tasty, plus it is decorated with fruits giving it a better presentation.
2. Christmas Mixiote.
Mixiote is a typical dish from the state of Puebla that also comes from pre-Hispanic times. It can be prepared with different meats, such as beef, chicken, fish, lamb, pork or shrimp.
Its preparation is somewhat tedious and it is customary to prepare it on special dates such as Christmas.
3. Tamales.
You can also offer tamales at dinner, either as a main dish or to taste; in some places in Mexico it is customary to prepare them for Christmas.
So you also have this option and you can even choose the style that your family likes the most, be it Oaxacans, Yucatecans, Defeños, among others.
4. Christmas baked pork loin
If only the baked pork leg is delicious, imagine what the baked pork loin would be, I would say it is just as tasty or even more so.
When this dish is ready and out of the oven it looks like a big smoked ham even releasing its juicy flavor.
5. Christmas Tradition: Romeritos with shrimp.
If you like romeritos then you can opt for this dish, but what if you prepare them in a different style, for example by adding shrimp, making romeritos a more than special dish.
6. Stuffed cheese.
Do you know this dish? If not, the truth is that I invite you to try it when you visit the state of Yucatanit is a delicious dish, perhaps it is not a 100% original dish from this state since the cheese with which it is prepared, known as “queso de pelota” is a Dutch cheese, but the Yucatecans have given it their special touch by filling it with meat and mixing it with other ingredients, in addition to adding a delicious sauce to accompany it.
7. Christmas Pozole
Did you think pozole was only in honor of national holidays? Well no, you can also prepare this dish for christmas dinner or on New Year’s or on a birthday, in many places they do it and even more so when we have a large family.
If you have had the opportunity to read the post I wrote for the national holidays “What you probably didn’t know about Pozole” Surely you already know that there are several styles to prepare it, so go ahead and pamper your family with this dish for a very Mexican Christmas.
8. Smoked Christmas Turkey with Grape.
Another good idea for your dinner would be smoked turkey but with grapes, a Mexican recipe that offers a different flavor to the traditional turkey, it is as if you bathed this turkey in red wine, leaving it with a slightly sweet but not cloying flavor.
9. Tangerine glazed turkey.
And here you have another idea on how to prepare your turkey for Christmas dinner, this time or rather this recipe is about bathing the turkey that you commonly make with mandarin juice (a fruit similar to an orange) and finally putting it in the oven so that now it captures its sweet and juicy flavor.
10. Christmas Leg Enchilada
If you have a family that likes spicy food this would be an excellent option for them, the leg enchilada is not really that spicy but it does leave that finger-licking flavor.
11. Mole Poblano for December 25
Another dish that you probably didn’t think could be prepared at Christmas, the mole poblano originating from the state of Puebla It is a traditional and special dish, just like tamales, and mole is usually prepared as a special dish for special parties, so much so that there are even fairs about mole with different styles and flavors. How about a mole with the reheated one from dinner on the 24th?
12. Pork loin with Anise.
As you will notice, the meat that is most used for these holidays is pork and turkey, but yes, you can prepare it in different ways like this dish that we have mentioned before but with different ingredients and in this one the ingredient with the one that is accompanied is the anise.
13. Christmas pork loin in Adobo with chipotle.
And also another way to prepare the pork loin by giving it a mexican style It is marinated with chipotle chili, you can measure the degree you want it to be hot or just have a spicy flavor, in reality it is a dish that does not require many ingredients and is also not that difficult to find. Do you dare to put it in your Christmas Menu?.
14. Tequila Marinated Beef Steak
If you like strong dishes with that taste of alcohol, without a doubt this is the dish for you, in reality it is not that difficult to prepare since it only requires that the meat be marinated well together with the tequila so that it takes on that delicious flavor. .
This is one of the most famous Christmas meals in the Condesa restaurants.
15. Christmas Romeritos with mixed Toritas.
Photograph taken on Pinterest
If only the traditional remeritos are delicious and preparing them now with a different style, such as the previous dish where shrimp was added, then imagine preparing them with mixed tortitas (fried corn pancakes stuffed with romeritos). It would surely be a pleasure to try them!
16. Christmas Dinner: Biscayan-style cod “Mexico style”.
A mestizo dish that is traditionally served in the christmas dinnerIf you know how to prepare traditional cod then this dish will not be more difficult for you, it has the same ingredients and only a few more are added. Give a different touch to your cod.
17. Beef medallions with oregano sauce.
If what you want is to make a dinner where it doesn’t cost you so much work and doesn’t take much time to prepare, then this is an excellent idea, because firstly you don’t need many ingredients and secondly it is so easy to prepare that you would finish sooner than you thought. you believe
18. Chicken Almendrado with Christmas Rice
Another of the easiest dishes you can prepare is the “Almendrado de Gallina”, the only thing you need are the almonds and also chopped walnuts along with a tomato sauce, where you only cook it with the chicken or chicken, the truth is. is that it is one of the Christmas meals that do not require so much science or time and can also be enjoyed by children and even the most specialist in the house.
19. Entomatado Christmas Cuete
The tomato Christmas cuete is another of the delights that you can prepare, it is a tedious dish since it has several ingredients but it is not that difficult to make.
The cuete is the beef that you can get in any butcher shop. It may sound like a very simple dish to make as if it were a common meal that we eat any day, but without a doubt the entomatado cuete has its own elaboration process that makes it in the end. It is a rich and special dish, being one of the favorite Christmas foods in northern Mexico.
20. Christmas Dinner with Peanut Meat
This Christmas dish is the easiest to make, the meat can actually be pork or beef in steaks, the peanuts are blended together with other ingredients to make a special sauce that goes on top of the meat.
And to toast?
How about a Christmas punch?
Christmas is a great time to enjoy and what better than with proudly Mexican foods, if you feel guilty for eating a lot during these times you should know that although it is very important, not only food influences your well-being, in addition to Take care of what you eat, try to have a healthy life in all aspects constantly and so you can indulge yourself from time to time without gaining weight or putting your health at risk. Here are some intermittent fasting tips for Christmas.
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