Asado de boda (Zacatecas/SLP wedding pork in dried chile sauce)
Zacatecas and San Luis Potosí, Mexico — Bajío region wedding and celebration tradition
Asado de boda (wedding roast) is the festive pork dish of Zacatecas and San Luis Potosí — pork pieces braised in a dried chile sauce made from ancho, mulato, and guajillo, enriched with lard and spiced with cumin, cinnamon, and cloves. It is the canonical wedding and festival food of the region — rich, deeply spiced, and made in enormous quantities. Unlike mole negro, there is no chocolate and no charring — the sauce is built on dried chiles, spices, and acidity from tomato or vinegar.