A traditional Mexican barbacoa is cooked in a hole in the ground, the meat wrapped in agave leaves and left to cook slowly for around 12 hours. Every region has its own way of making it ...

where they source imported ingredients essential to authentic Mexican cooking. Jose Gil said his father in Mexico introduced them to the process of making barbacoa underground. They would visit ...

Cristina prepares her sauces in traditional molcajetes, sautéing the tomatoes with the chile and seasoning them with typical condiments of the Mexican cuisine. Photo: Courtesy of South Philly ...