Aporreadillo

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Aporreadillo

Alternative names	Aporreado
Course	Main
Place of origin	Mexico
Region or state	Michoacán and Guerrero
Main ingredients	Beef (or venison or cured meat), scrambled eggs, chili sauce

Aporreadillo or (aporreado) is a typical Mexican dish from the cuisine of southwestern Mexico.

This dish consists of meat pounded with a stone, which is salted and shredded, scrambled with egg, and cooked in a guajillo , chile de árbol , or serrano pepper sauce, with garlic and cilantro. It can be made with dried and salted beef or venison, or with any cured meat. It is served with rice and beans for breakfast, lunch, or dinner.

Aporreadillo can be red or green, depending on the color of the sauce. It is traditional in Tiquicheo, Michoacán, although it is also found in the state of Guerrero.

References

Gironella, A. Larousse de la cocina mexicana ISBN 9786072103016

Mexican cuisine

List of Mexican dishes

Soups
and stews

Rice and pasta dishes

Bean dishes

Egg dishes

Vegetable
dishes

Meat dishes

Al pastor Barbacoa Cabrito Discada Entomatada Mixiote Moronga Pastel azteca Relleno negro Tripas
Poultry	Arroz con pollo Patitas Escabeche oriental Mole poblano Pollo motuleño Tinga de pollo
Pork	Adobada Calabacitas con puerco Carne de chango Carnitas Chicharrón en salsa Chileajo de cerdo Chilorio Chorizo Cochinita pibil Cueritos Poc chuc
Beef	Alambre Aporreadillo Albóndigas al chipotle Beef brain Beef tongue Cabeza Carne a la tampiqueña Carne asada Carne seca Criadillas Machaca Milanesa Pachola Picadillo Puntas Quesobirria Salpicón Tinga de res
Seafood	Aguachile Cahuamanta Camarones al ajillo Ceviche Huachinango a la Veracruzana Mixmole de pescado Mojarra frita Pan de cazón Pescadito Pescado al ajillo Pulpo a la campechana

Other
protein dishes

Cheese dishes

Antojitos

Empalme Enchilada Guajolota Nachos Quesadilla Taco Taquito
Corn dough	Cazuelita Chalupa Chilaquiles Chimichanga Chochoyote Corn tortilla Corunda Doblada Duros Gordita Huarache Molote Panucho Papadzules Piedra Salbut Sope or Memela Tamale Tlacoyo Tlayuda Tostada Totopo
Wheat dough	Burrito Cemita Gringas Mollete Pambazo Paste Sincronizada Torta Wheat tortilla

Sauces and
condiments

Desserts
and sweets

Salads

Breads

Beverages

Variants

Regional	Chiapas Nuevo León Oaxaca Mexico City Veracruz
Fusion and diaspora	American Korean-Mexican New Mexican Tex-Mex Baja Med
Historical	Aztec Maya

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Aporreadillo

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References