This is a really terrific dish! It's not like any other barbacoa I have had, but it is delicious with tender meat, warm spices and a hearty sauce. I strained out the solids as advised then threw them into the blender to make a chili paste to flavor my beans.

This review is for the sauce only, as I stuff and bake my chilies (not fry), but still wanted a sauce. I really liked this sauce! It's different from my usual as it calls for sugar, more cumin and both fresh and canned tomatoes. This could be eaten with eggs or even just chips - very versatile.

This was dreamy! Made with short grain rice and less milk than my usual recipe this comes together faster and has a great creamy texture. The sugar is divided and added at the beginning and another 1/4 cup at the end- I found it plenty sweet after the first 1/4 cup and left it at that, also halving the condensed milk (only used 1 T.). I like my rice pudding only slightly sweet but I think the full amount of sugar would be fine for most. I did not make the compote nor the almond topping but plan on it in the near future.