Smoky Mexican Tortas Ahogadas

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Pork Meat 

1. 1/4 cup olive oil 

2. 1/4 cup soy sauce 

3. 1 tablespoon of minced garlic

4. 1 1/2 tablespoon dijon with chardonnay

5. 1 bay leaf (laurel)

6. 1 tablespoon whole black pepper

7. Juice of one small lime 

8. 1-2 lb of pork stew meat cut into very tiny pieces

Spicy Sauce

1. 1 cup water 

2. 3 garlic cloves

3. 6-7 guajillo peppers 

4. 1/4 piece of onion 

5. 25-30 dried chile de arbol peppers 

6. 1/3 cup pepper brine

7. 1 teaspoon salt
Bread
1. Bolillo bread or baguettes

Preparation

1. In a large bowl combine oil, soy sauce, minced garlic, dijon, bay leaf, whole black pepper, lime juice and pork stew. Refrigerate for 1-3 hours

2. For the sauce, boil the water and add the garlic cloves, guajillo peppers, onion, and chile de arbol. Boil for 30 minutes, and add the pepper brine. 

3. Blend the boiled contents including the water. 

4. Strained the blended salsa. You should have an orangey-reddish sauce that is very liquidy.

5. Take the meat out and cook in a pan, once the meat is beginning to cook squeeze two small limes over it and sprinkle lemon pepper (optional.) Cook until meat has a smoky color.

6. Grab a bolillo bread and splice it through the middle, add beans (optional), add the meat generously. And spread the sauce on top. 

* The sauce is spicy! So be careful when spreading it! :)