I Love Mexican Cuisine
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I hope to expose you here to some unique Mexican epicurean possibilities. The indigenous culture of Mexico has a wide range of spices and flavors. I hope to share some authentic taste of Mexican food here for your culinary enjoyment.
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As you may already be aware I love International cuisines and have lenses on several different cultures here on Squidoo.
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By the Queen of Mexican Cuisine
Queen of Mexican cuisine pens new cookbook by Martha Mendoza.
"Sparkling brown eyes, sharp tongued and hilarious, at 87, Kennedy still hauls kilos of dried corn hundreds of miles across Mexico in her rattling truck to grind and roll into savory tortillas and tamales. She recycles rainwater off her roof, uses solar pipes to heat her water, hosts cooking classes in her own kitchen and has a garden of rare edible plants that are a living museum of Mexico's culinary heritage."
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Huevos Rancheros
by Rick Bayless
- Serves: 4
Excerpt from Spirit Magazine April 2011
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 pounds tomatoes
- roasted and peeled
- or 1 (28 ounce) can fire-roasted tomatoes
- drained
- 4 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 medium white onion chopped into 1/4 inch pieces
- Fresh hot peppers to taste (3 serronos or 2 jalenenos stemmed and seeded
- 1 garlic clove roasted peeled and finely chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 8 large eggs
- Fresh Black pepper to taste
- 8 warm tortillas
- 2 tablespoons crumbled queso fresco or feta cheese
- Chopped fresh cilantro
Instructions
In a food processor, belen the tomatoes to a coarse puree; set aside.
In a large pot, heat 2 tablespoons oil over medium-high heat. Add the onion and hot peppers, and stir frequently until the onion is lightly browned but still slightly crunchy, about 5 minutes. Add the salt, and keep warm over low heat.
In a large skilled, heat remaining oil over medium heat. Crack the eggs into a bowl without breaking the yolks, then pour into the pan and cook them sunny-side up until the whites are set but the yolks are still runny. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Lay 2 hot tortillas, slightly overlapping, on each of 4 plates. Top with 2 eggs, then spoon the warm sauce over them. Sprinkle with the cheese and cilantro.
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Grilled Vegetables in Escabeche Recipe
- Serves: 6
This recipe was excerpt from Fresh Mexico by Marcela Valladolid who suggests these "are great alongside meat, atop a quesadilla, or alone as a happy hour snack."
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup dry white wine
- 1/2 cup sherry vinegar
- 1/2 cup drained brine-cured green olives
- pitted and halved
- 1/4 cup fresh orange juice
- 2 tablespoons light brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons olive oil plus additional for brushing the grill
- 1 tablespoon pickling spices
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon dried hot red pepper flakes
- 3 small red bell peppers stemmed seeded and cut into rings
- 3 small yellow bell peppers
- stemmed seeded and cut into rings
- 1 red onion cut into rings
- 2 carrots thinly sliced on the diagonal
- 2 zucchini thinly sliced on the diagonal
Instructions
Prepare a grill or grill pan to medium-high heat.
Mix the wine, vinegar, olives, orange juice, brown sugar, lemon juice, olive oil, pickling spices, salt, and red pepper flakes in a large bowl to make the pickling juice.
Brush the grill lightly with olive oil. Grill all of the vegetables until tender but still firm to the bite.
Transfer the vegetables to the bowl with the pickling juice, and let them cool. Cover and refrigerate for at least 24 hours and up to 1 week before serving.
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Fresh Mexico
by Marcela Valladolid
Fresh Mexico: 100 Simple Recipes for True Mexican Flavor
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This is excerpt from the Amazon review
"I spied this book online a few months ago and was eager for its release (today, 8/25/09). Of course, I bought my copy this morning and immediately went to the grocery store for ingredients!
To my delight, these recipes seem authentic without being completely impossible. For example, the author calls for Mexican Ibarra chocolate in her mole sauce...but explains that you can substitute semisweet chocolate with 2 1/2 teaspoons of cinnamon and a little almond extract. These "tips" and substitutions are great because sometimes the grocery store doesn't have a wide variety of foreign foods.
While some of these recipes seem authentic, there are also some delicious looking "fusion" recipes. I am especially excited for the pine nut and pomegranite juice brittle (think Mexican trail mix) and cheese-stuffed jalapenos in puff pastry. Yumm!
The book itself is very beautiful to look at. The bright hues look great against the colorful pictures and savory recipes. There are appetizers, soups, salads, entrees, sides, salsas, and desserts.
This book is so outstanding because it isn't simply enchilada and flan recipes. We've seen those before! While there are some traditional recipes, there are many exciting "fusion" ideas too. I love the emphasis on FRESH ingredients (as the title hints) and easy to find items.
Recommended to fans of Mexican cuisine and those looking to transform their traditional recipes into something healthful, innovative, and delicious. "
by j.s. "mr z" (Bloomington, IN United States)
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Jalapeno and Cheese Stuffed Olives Recipe
Appetizer
- Serves: 4 to 6
Recipe source: Fresh Mexico by Marcela Valladolid
Ingredients
- One 21 ounce jar large jalapeno-stuffed olives
- 2 ounces Monterey Jack cheese
- sut into matchstick-size strips
- 1 cup fresh bread crumbs
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- Olive Oil for panfrying
Instructions
Drain the olives and rinse them under cold running water. Carefully stuff a strip of cheese alongside the jalapeno in each olive.
Put the bread crumbs in a medium bowl. Crack the eggs into another medium bowl and whisk until combined.
Place half of the flour in a fine-mesh sieve, add half of the olives, and toss to coat. Transfer the olives to the bowl with the egg. Transfer the olives to the bowl with the bread crumbs, and toss to coat completely. Transfer the breaded olives to a plate. Repeat with the remaining flour, olives, egg, and bread crumbs. (The olives can be breaded 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
Place a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, and add enough olive oil to reach halfway up the sides of the pan. Heat the oil to 350F. Working in 2 batches, fry the breaded olives for 2 minutes, or until golden brown. Transfer them to paper towels to drain. Serve immediately.
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Grilled Pineapple Salsa Recipe
- Serves: Makes 2 1/2 cups
Ingredients
- 1/2 ripe but firm pineapple - peeled - cored - cut into 1/2 inch thick slices
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
- 1/2 serrano chile - stemmed - seeded -and diced
- 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
Instructions
Prepare a grill or grill pan to medium-high heat.
Grill the pineapple slices for 2 minutes per side, or until tender and grill-marked. Transfer the slices to a cutting board and chop them. Put the chopped pineapple in a medium bowl and stir in cilantro, serrano chile, and lime juice. Season the salsa to taste with sugar, salt, and pepper. Serve warm.
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Coctel de Camarones Recipe
- Serves: 4
Can be an appetizer or a light lunch.
Ingredients
- 1 pound cooked shrimp - tails removed
- 1 1/2 cups cherry tomatoes - halved
- 1 1/2 cups diced cucumber
- 1/3 cup finely chopped red onion
- 1 ripe avocado - diced
- 1 1/2 cups spicy or regular V8 juice
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
- 1/4 seaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
- lime wedges for serving
Instructions
Combine shrimp, tomatoes, cucumber, onion, avocado, V8 juice, lime juice, pepper, salt and cilantro in a large bowl. Serve at room temperature or chilled, with lime wedges.
Recipe source: Eating Well Magazine June 2011
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Do You Have a Favorite Mexican Food Dish?
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OrganicMom247
May 6, 2012 @ 10:46 am | delete
- Tacos is one of my favorite snack.
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masunyoananda
May 4, 2011 @ 9:29 pm | delete
- wow...looking delicious......will try them..............thanks a lot for sharing................
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puerdycat
May 4, 2011 @ 3:53 pm | delete
- Wonderful flavors! You're making me hungry!
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awakeningwellness
Apr 19, 2011 @ 5:10 pm | delete
- I absolutely adore Mexican food, it is my very favorite...I even like Taco Bell! (o:
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whitemoss
Apr 19, 2011 @ 4:11 am | delete
- I've been looking for good Mexican lenses to feature on my Regional Foods Angel list- and here I've found a great one! Blessed and added to the list today.
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