Mexican Hot Chocolate

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Ingredients

  • 4 cups water or milk
  • 240 grams of Mexican-style chocolate, crumbled (a meat mallet works well)

Preparation

Step 1

In some places like Oaxaca the chocolate is sold as an artisanal product. This means you walk into a

(mill) where they grind the cocoa beans together with your favorite ingredients in the ratio you specify. The mix emerges still hot from the grinding and is a super sensory shock if you have never tasted hot ground cocoa.

Heat water or milk. Add crumbled chocolate and stir vigorously with a

until the chocolate melts and the mixture becomes foamy. Remove from the heat and serve hot.

is a wooden beater with a round grooved end beneath several loose rings.

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