Jalisco often seems to symbolize nearly all things Mexican, especially in the country’s Golden Age movies, which abounded with charros, huge sombreros, and lots of mariachi music. The singer and actor Jorge Negrete seems to devour the food with as much passion as he performs the title song in 1949’s Cuando Quiere un Mexicano. From Tuxpan, Jalisco, this Jalisco-style […]
Continue ReadingThis is an easy, tasty way to prepare chicken, especially during warm months when a lot of cooking moves outdoors. I buy ancho chile powder from a chile and spice vendor in the mercado, but it can also be made by grinding ancho chile in a spice or coffee grinder. Ingredients ¼ cup freshly squeezed lime juice […]
Continue ReadingA specialty of Oaxaca, where fruit is often cooked with meat and poultry, this dish is easy and delicious. For a variation, try substituting pineapple slices for the oranges. This recipe is from Oaxacan cook Maria Conception Portillo, who collected over 250 Oaxacan home-style recipes. Ingredients 1 chicken, cut into serving pieces 2 tablespoons corn oil […]
Continue ReadingThe combination of chicken and fruit is a hallmark of southern Mexican cooking. This recipe is adapted from one by Maria Concepción Portillo, a native of Oaxaca who collected over 250 recipes from her home state. Freshly ground spices make a big difference in cooking, and I recommend buying a spice grinder or a coffee […]
Continue ReadingThe 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 wrapping, also known as a mixiote, is the outermost layer of a maguey leaf, called a penca. (Maguey is the century plant, a succulent from which the Mexican alcoholic […]
Continue ReadingAhora que el pulque se vende en latas, es más accesible para las personas fuera de las regiones que producen pulque, pero cerveza diluida puede ser un sustituto en esta receta. Esta nutritiva sopa es un platillo principal en vez de una entrada. Ingredientes 8 piernas y 8 muslos de pollo ¼ de taza de […]
Continue ReadingNow 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 hearty Mexican chicken in pulque broth soup is a main course rather than a first course. Ingredients 8 chicken […]
Continue ReadingIngredientes: 1 barrita de mantequilla 2 cdas. de aceite (aprox.) 4 pechugas de pollo abiertas para bistec 1 ramito de flor de calabaza 8 champiñones grandes, limpios y cortados en rodajas transversales 4 cdas. de huitlacoche molido (lo venden en lata) Para la Crema 1 chile poblano 1 cda. sopera de mantequilla 2 cdas. soperas […]
Continue ReadingHuitlacoche is a black fungus which grows on corn. I personally choose to omit this ingredient as it has a distinct flavor which is just not appealing to me. It is, however, a favorite of some of my friends, so you may want to try some before you decide whether or not to include it […]
Continue ReadingCon el sazón de chipotle fresco, esta receta es basada en una de Vicki Cowal, quien la adaptó ella misma, del libro de Margaret Poore 1,000 Mexican Recipies (1,000 recetas mexicanas). Aquí en Cholula, la especialidad regional llamada “chipocludos” es una combinación de chipotles dulces y salados en vinagre. Se vende en el mercado y frecuentemente se […]
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