Northern-Style Mixed Meats

Discada Norteña

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Preparation info
  • Yield:

    6

    servings
    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      55 min

Appears in
The Mexican Home Kitchen: Traditional Home-Style Recipes That Capture the Flavors and Memories of Mexico

By Mely Martínez

Published 2020

  • About

In the northern states of Mexico, people love grilling their meats. During the time I lived there, there was not a single weekend when you couldn’t open the door without smelling the aroma of burning mesquite charcoal. The grilling would begin on Friday afternoon and last the whole weekend. This dish is made with several grilled meats in a rich tomato-based sauce. It is called discada because it was originally made using a metal plowing disc. The hole in the center would be welded sh