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Joloches with black beans and chiltomate sauce

Joloches with black beans and chiltomate sauce

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Small corn tortillas filled with a savory mixture, poached in a black bean broth, and topped with a spicy tomato sauce featuring habanero peppers, a typic…

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Recipe from Taichi, Mazbel, Akhram and 4 other contributors, adapted by Recette de cuisine ·

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Originating from the Yucatán Peninsula, these small, fried tamales are served in a flavorful broth made with black beans and infused with the spicy habanero pepper.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time40 min
  • Total1 hr 10 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostModerate
  • Cooking methodFrying and boiling
  • Estimated cost$12.85 $3.21 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.96
  • $2.95
  • $0.21
  • $8.38
  • $0.32
  • $0.03

Prices from US supermarkets for 4 of 6 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Combine the cooked black beans, strain them, and then heat them with some bacon, a habanero pepper, and salt.
  2. Combine the dough with a little lard and salt until you have a soft, pliable dough. ≈ 4 min
  3. Make small patties and fill each one with a spoonful of filling (zucchini flowers or slow-cooked pork).
  4. Fold the edges inward to create a ball shape and seal them securely. ≈ 3 min
  5. Fry the pork chops in hot bacon fat for about a minute on each side, then add them to the beans and cook for about 20 minutes.
  6. While that’s happening, mix the tomatoes and onions together. Then, brown the mixture with some bacon and habanero pepper, and season with salt.

The bill

Joloches with black beans and chiltomate sauce

  • 600 g of corn flour (masa)$0.96
  • 300 g of bacon$2.95
  • 1 onion$0.21
  • 5 tomatoes$8.38
  • 150 g of cooked black beans$0.32
  • salt$0.03

Total$12.85

that's $3.21 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Ingredients

  • 600 g of corn flour (masa)
  • 2 zucchini flowers or 150g of slow-cooked minced pork, your choice.
  • 300 g of bacon
  • 1 onion
  • 5 tomatoes
  • 2 habanero hot peppers
  • 150 g of cooked black beans
  • salt

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