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Huasteca Pickled Hearts of Palm (Palmito en Escabeche)
Veracruz's Huasteca palmito cured in vinegar with chiles gueros, onion, garlic, bay, and oregano, made ahead in clay jars for the table.
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Veracruz Seafood Fumet (Fumet Jarocho)
Veracruz's Gulf-coast stock, built from white fish bones, shrimp shells, epazote, garlic, and bay leaf, the quiet foundation behind arroz a la tumbada, chilpachole, and every serious jarocho caldo.
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Mole Verde Veracruzano
Veracruz's central highland mole verde, built with tomatillo, jalapeno, epazote, hierba santa, and pumpkin seed, then fried in lard and spooned over tender pork.
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Salsa Bruja Veracruzana
Veracruz's Gulf table sauce, a sharp bottle of vinegar, chile de arbol, garlic, bay, thyme, oregano, and spices left to infuse until it wakes up seafood.
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Afro-Veracruz Peanut Salsa (Salsa de Cacahuate Jarocha)
Veracruz's jarocho peanut salsa, built from toasted cacahuate, chile chipotle, garlic, and water, is the Gulf coast's African line made visible on the plate.
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Jarocho Chile Adobo
Veracruz's Gulf-side adobo, built from toasted guajillo, ancho, chipotle, vinagre de manzana, garlic, and dried herbs for the chicken and pork that feed a Jarocho table.
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Veracruz Brown Salsa for Picadas (Salsa de Chile Seco)
Central Veracruz's brown salsa for picadas, built from toasted chile comapeno, roasted garlic, salt, and hot lard, a dry Gulf chile paste that clings to pinched masa.
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Xalapa Pickled Jalapenos (Chiles Jalapenos en Escabeche)
Veracruz's highland jalapeno, born around Xalapa, pickled with carrot, onion, garlic, vinegar, bay, thyme, and Mexican oregano for the jar every sensible kitchen keeps ready.
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Veracruz Tomato-Olive-Caper Sauce
Veracruz's tomato, olive, caper, and chile guero sauce, built in olive oil with bay leaf and oregano, the Gulf coast base that turns fish, eggs, chicken, or rice into comida de puerto.
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Pascal Huasteco de Ajonjoli y Pepita
Veracruz Huasteca's holiday seed sauce, toasted ajonjoli and pepita ground thick with chile ancho, chipotle seco, epazote, and lard, then spooned over chicken or turkey for the table.
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Tihuatlan Wild Chiltepin Salsa (Salsa de Chiltepin Frito)
Veracruz's Huasteca salsa from Tihuatlan, tiny wild chiltepines fried in manteca de cerdo with ripe jitomate and garlic, then ground in the molcajete until the table pays attention.
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Pasta de Mole Xiqueño
Veracruz's mountain-town mole paste from Xico, dark and glossy with chile ancho, mulato, plantain, chocolate, almonds, raisins, sesame, piloncillo, and the slow patience of festival kitchens.
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Veracruz Garlic Pan Sauce for Fish (Ajillo Jarocho)
Veracruz's Gulf coast ajillo, built with olive oil, slow-gold garlic, chile guajillo strips, vinegar, and fish fumet, made to wake up huachinango without burying it.
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Chipotles Adobados Veracruzanos
Veracruz's pantry chipotles, smoked jalapenos simmered whole in vinegar, piloncillo, garlic, chile ancho, and herbs until the adobo turns dark, glossy, sweet, sharp, and useful.
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Adobo Huasteco Veracruzano para Zacahuil
From the Huasteca Veracruzana, a chile ancho and chipotle seco paste fried in manteca, sharpened with vinegar, and built to stain the masa martajada and meat of zacahuil.
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Veracruz Shrimp-Head Stock (Caldo de Cabezas de Camarón)
Veracruz's Gulf stock made from shrimp heads, garlic, chile guajillo, tomato, and epazote, the economical broth that gives seafood rice, fideo, and coastal moles their spine.
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Sierra en Escabeche de Alvarado
Veracruz's Sotavento fish escabeche, sierra fried until firm, then rested overnight in cane vinegar with jalapeño, onion, laurel, thyme, olives, and capers until the Gulf speaks clearly.
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