Introduction: How to Make Mexican Discada

About: Maker at heart, normally I don't have the money to buy the stuff I need/want, so I build them myself. I've been a blacksmith, built cigar box guitars, work on cars,and one hell of a cook.

Discada is a typical dish from northern mexico, it gets its name because traditionally you make in a used plow disc thats been welded shut.

Anyway discada is an alternative to a barbecue and the perfect excuse to have a beer with your friends.

Step 1:

The most important part of the discada is well the disco that in reallity is a used plow disk that has been welded shut and in this case it has an added border and handles. But you can get creative and use another thing for cooking it, maybe a large wok , skillet or something like that could work out.

Step 2: The Ingredients.

Ok so now we need the ingredients to make our discada.

For each kilogram of meat you will need about 300-350 grams of everything else (except for the seasonings).

So heres the list:

Meat ( i use a cut thats called pulpa bola thats taken from the back and shoulder area of the cow).
Bacon
Ham.
Sausage.
Chorizo.
Bell peppers.
Onions.
Tomato.

The seasonings:
Jalape�tional)

Step 3: Lets Start Cooking!

Ok now comes the fun part, cooking the whole thing.

Turn on your gas burner and set it at a low(ish) flame you don't want it to hot, then you add some beer to the disco (from the same beer your drinking), and you add the bacon to that and let it simmer for a while, when it's been sitting a while in the beer (about 5 to 10 minutes) you take the bacon out of the beer and just move it to the side of the disco so it releasesome grease and keep cooking on the side.

Step 4:

Add the sausage to the beer broth and let it cook for about 5 to 10 minutes, after that move the sausage to the side and add the ham to the broth and again let it cook for around 10 minutes just like the sausage and again move it to the side of the disco.

Step 5: In Goes the Choriso

Add the choriso to the broth, stir it a bit and let it simmer 10 to 15 minutes, and again move it to the side, you can also put it on top of the others meats.

And now to this broth you add the meat and also the seasonings (garlic, salt and pepper), stir it a bit so the meat gets full of flavor but don't mix it with the other ingredients just yet.

Step 6: A Little Secret.

This is the part were the meat releases its juices and some of its flavor, so to hold it in a little more we put a lid on top of the meat and leave it there for a while (about 10 minutes) till it releases some of its flavors.

Step 7:

Now remove the lid stir the meat a little and let some of the broth reduce.

Once the broth has reduced a little mix everything up, if your a real carnivore like me give it a try now it tastes meaty and great.

Step 8: Given It Some Color

So in this step we are gona put some color to it.

First we make a little crater in the middle of the meats and put the chopped bell peppers and about 3 jalape�some kick to it.

Then we add the onions mix it up a bit and add the tomato and mix it some more.

Now that everything's cooked put some tortillas on top of ity heat up, make some tacos and enjoy (who needs plates and fork when you have tortillas and your hands).

Have a great time and enjoy your new love fot discada.