Maguey Leaf Wrapped Cooking: Mixiotes
The word mixiotes refers to one of the most delectable dishes within the wide spectrum of Mexican cooking, as well as the wrapping used to contain these steamed individual meat stews.
This wrap...
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Chicken and Huitlacoche Stuffed Chiles: Chiles Rellenos con Pollo y Huitlacoche
This dish teams huitlacoche with poblano chiles, which fill the markets during the summer months and gradually go from dark green to red as the season progresses. By September, the majority have turned...
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Chilaquiles with Chicken and Cheese: Chilaquiles con Pollo y Queso
Chilaquiles are tortillas cut into strips, fried, and cooked in either a red or green sauce. Literally meaning "poor man's food", chilaquiles were undoubtedly invented as a way of using up lefto...
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Jalisco Style Red Pozole: Pozole Rojo Jalisciense
In Jalisco, red pozole is more common than either white or green, and any red pozole, even if found in other regions, is usually called jalisciense or tapatío, meaning Jalisco style. The use of ...
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Pollo en Amaranto: Chicken in Amaranth Sauce
This dish, and other similiar chicken and amaranth combinations, is also called
mole de amaranto and
tinga de pollo con amaranto, depending on the part of the country where it is found. D...
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Duck Breast in Pumpkin Seed Sauce: Pechuga de Pato en Pipian Verde
Pipian is a specialty of central Mexico, especially the states of Puebla and Mexico. Restaurants in Mexico seem to feature more duck on their menus in the last few years, although the native muscovy du...
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Chilmole: Turkey in a Dark Spice Sauce
Chilmole
- sometimes called
relleno negro - is made from one of the classic
recados, or seasoning combinations. This dish, said to have originated in Campeche, is eaten all over th...
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Grilled Chicken: Pollo al Carbon
Although there are two distinct schools of thought on grilled chicken, one that advocates par boiling and one that does not, Mexican cooks do not par boil and are not afraid to let the chicken skin bla...
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Chicken and Fruit Stew: Estofado de Pollo en Frutas
Somewhat akin to the manchamanteles of Oaxaca and Puebla, this Chiapan main dish typically uses very little chile. Instead it is characterized by the sweet and tart contrast of the vinegar marinade and...
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Chicken Livers Cooked in Corn Husks: Tamal de Higado
Although it contains no corn dough, this dish is called a tamal because of its cornhusk wrapping. Chicken livers are popular in Mexico, and in Oaxaca they are a traditional food at weddings. This re...
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Oaxacan Yellow Mole: Amarillo
Called simply (and fondly) "amarillo", this dish is a specialty of the Central Valleys region of Oaxaca. Although usually made with chicken, it is one of the few moles that are excellent with beef. ...
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Braised Chicken with Vanilla: Pollo al Vainilla
As unlikely as it may seem, vanilla pods, or "beans", are a tantalizing addition to this speciality of the Totonac Sierra Oriente, the beautiful mountain range that separates coastal Veracruz from the ...
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Chihuahua-Style Roast Turkey: Pavo al Horno Estilo Chihuahua
Northern Mexico is the home of a large turkey industry. Recent years have seen the increase in birds known as doble pechuga - literally "double-breasted" - because of their high proportion of wh...
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The Comrad's Russian Salad: Ensalada Rusa de la Comadre
The original Russian salad was made with smetana, a thick, slightly sour cream used in Russian and Finnish cooking. Variations may include shredded beef and a variety of vegetables, but potatoes and...
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Lime Soup: Sopa de Lima
This specialty of the Yucatan, although it comes from a warm climate, is great winter comfort food. The variety of lime called Citrus Limetta grows in abundance in the Yucatan, although other varieties...
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Rabbit With Wine And Herbs: Conejo con Hierbas de Olor
Fresh herbs make all the difference in this recipe, and dried ones should not be substituted. In Mexico, fresh herbs are available in most markets, but people often keep pots of them on the patio for p...
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Chicken in Pulque Broth: Pollo en Pulque
Now that pulque is sold in cans, it is more accessible to people outside the pulque producing regions, but diluted beer can be substituted and the recipe is written to be used with either one. This hea...
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Grilled Turkey Breast: Pechuga de Pavo a las Brasas
Chihuahua's capital, also called Chihuahua, is famous for its restaurants which specialize in food prepared on large grills, or brasas. This is a good recipe for those who eat white meat only, o...
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Pollo Tizatlan
The most distinctive ingredient in this dish is amaranth (amaranto), native to Tlaxcala and cultivated for use in cooking (most notably moles and the homemade bars of candy called alegrías, sold in ev...
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Chicken in Green Mole: Pollo en Mole Verde
A mole is a stew which incorprates ground chiles, seeds, and sometimes nuts. The basis of a mole verde is the tomate verde, called a "tomatillo" north of the border. In Mexi...
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Yucatecan Salbutes: Salbutes Yucatecos
These delicious antojitos, sold in markets in Merida and other peninsula towns, are small, thick tortillas with a variety of toppings, including the local versions of moles, made with gro...
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Chicken in Poblano Cream Sauce: Pollo Poblano
This easy recipe is one of the few instances where poblanos are used without having to be roasted and peeled. The sauce can be made ahead of time and the dish assembled quickly before serving. I...
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Braised Quail with Garlic and Chile: Guilotas de Tierra Caliente
This recipe is adapted from La Cocina Familiar en el Estado de Guerrero, published by Editorial Océano. It is a typical regional game dish.
Ingredients:
4 quail, washed, dried and split ...
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Chicken with Anchos and Oyster Mushrooms: Pollo al Ancho con Setas
Oyster mushrooms (pleurotis ostreatus), called setas in central Mexico, are now widely grown commercially, and therefore easy to find at any large market. This may be made one day ahead and refr...
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Veracruz-Style Tamales with Chicken: Tamales Rojos Veracruzanos con Pollo
I first had these many years ago in the main plaza of the port of Veracruz. We'd stayed out so late listening to the wonderful local musicians that it was morning already and we were starving. The only...
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