Cemita Burger With Refried Beans, Chipotle Mayo, Avocado, and Oaxacan Cheese

What do you get when you take Mexico's greatest sandwich and combine it with a good ol' all-beef burger from the U.S. of A.? Why, the cemita burger, claro! Refrieds, chipotle, avocado, shredded cheese, lettuce, tomato, and more come together for this extravaganza of burger toppings.

Pueblan-Style Cemita Sandwiches

Cemitas are a Mexican sandwich that originally hails from the State of Puebla and gets its name from the bun itself, also known as a cemita. This recipe shows you how to make a Pueblan-style cemita with a fried milanesa beef, chicken, or pork cutlet filling. Loaded with fine strands of shredded Oaxacan cheese, plenty of ripe avocado, chipotles or pickled jalapeños, and papalo, a fragrant Mexican herb with a flavor all its own, it's a masterpiece of sandwich construction.

Cemita Grilled Cheese Sandwich

A grilled cheese inspired by cemitas—the Puebla, Mexico sandwich specialty. Stringy Oaxacan cheese surrounds a spicy, creamy mash of avocado and chipotles in adobo, while a layer of whole papalo leaves add an herbal pop. This sandwich may not have the meat or the classic cemita roll, but it still manages to capture the bold, fiery flavors of the original.

Roosevelt Avenue-Style Cemita Sandwiches

Cemitas are a type of Mexcian sandwich that originally hails from the State of Puebla, but they've taken on a life of their own in New York City. This recipe creates a cemita sandwich as served in the restaurants and taco trucks of New York, in particular along Roosevelt Avenue in Jackson Heights. These are gently warmed sandwiches served on a griddled sesame bun with taco-meat fillings of your choice, avocado, lettuce, tomato, chipotles, refried beans, mayo, and queso Oaxaca, a Mexican string c...

Chorizo, Pork, and Poblano Pepper Sandwich

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Breakfast Torta With Bacon, Eggs, and Chipotle Guacamole

Ham and eggs is a very common torta filling in Mexico, and for a good reason. The salty slices bring texture and loads of porkiness to the game, while the eggs help bulk it out. But you know what is crispier and more intense than ham? That's right. Bacon.

Breakfast Torta (Mexican Breakfast Sandwich with Eggs, Crispy Pork, and Beans)

A classic Mexican torta gets updated into the ultimate breakfast sandwich. Eggs, crispy fried pork, avocado, cotija cheese, and a spicy mayonnaise all served in a warm roll.

Chorizo and Egg Chilaquiles With Salsa Verde

Tortilla chips don't get enough respect. Most often bought in bag form and eaten as a snack, their potential to form part of a tasty meal is overlooked. Combine home-fried chips, salsa verde, spicy chorizo, and eggs, then serve it up with fresh radishes and vinegary pickled onions, and you have yourself a chilaquiles dish that'll make you think twice the next time you're tempted in the snack aisle.

Cemitas de Lengua (Mexican Tongue Sandwiches)

A Mexican beef tongue sandwich with black beans, avocado, and crema.

Pork Carnitas and Oaxaca Cheese Shooter's-Style Sandwich With Spicy Refried Beans and Pickled Red Onions

Mexican tortas are delicious, but messy. This sandwich, inspired by the same flavors, solves that problem by packing them all into a bread boat and pressing them under heavy weights until they form a single, intensely flavorful package with juicy pork, pickled onions, jalapeños, beans, and gooey melted Oaxaca cheese.