kimbaby
Executive Chef
any one have a recipe they would like to share with me,this is my favorite ethinic food.... I thank you in advance!
Dina said:Kim,
What do you want? Tamales, enchiladas, Mexican rice, charro beans, chicken in mole sauce, tacos, chimichangas, pozole, etc? The list is endless. I'd be glad to share my heritage with you.
Dina said:Phil,
That would be a Salvadorian tamale. It is often called a "tamale Veracruzano". My husband's family are notorious for them! They are really not very hard to make; mother-in-law and I whipped them up quickly one Christmas. It's made with a chicken stock corn dough, filled with chicken with red sauce, olives or capers, potatoes, and sometimes carrots. They are wrapped in banana plant leaves. The leaf disperses a distinct flavor to the dough. It's so delicious! I will PM you with the recipe.
Phil said:...and tonight is one of them. My wife loves taco salad, and I make a good one. Here is what I do.
Brown lean ground beef, or sirloin with 1c. chopped onions, salt, pepper. Add about 3/4 c. water, 2-3 cloves minced garlic, 1 tsp. sugar, 2 Tbs good chili powder, 1 tsp. cumin, 1/2 tsp. oregano. You may want to add a can of rinsed pinto beans. I add a little wine, and cook till about dry. You need to buy some taco boats, somtimes they are hard to find. If not, use tortilla chips. For the fixins', we like white rice. If Texmati is available in your area, it is outstanding. We use chicken broth instead of water to cook the rice. We bake the taco boats till crisp and fill them with a little rice, taco meat, grated cheddar or jack cheese, and black olives, shredded lettuce, diced tomatos and cilantro. Top it with a few splashes of Italian dressing. I have sour cream, home made avacado salad as garnish, and, of course the main course, jalapeno peppers, and your favorite salsa. Hope you like it like we do.
In the Kitchen said:Phil, your post sounds interesting. I am sorry I overlooked this one and would like to know about avacado salad. Could you share your recipe? Also what about burrito recipe? You have good one. Now they tell me they want burritos rather than getting at restaurant. thanks
I love Texmati, just recently tried it. Do you like their risotto?
...I've been married for 39 years to my ninth grade sweetheart, and have cooked as long as we've been married. I used to get home before her and would start dinner. She doen't have the passion of cooking as I do, but she is a very good cook. We learned to cook together and know each other tases very well. She doesn't venture out like I will, though. I like to try different things in restaruants, while she tends to play it safe with things she knows, ie. chinese. We eat at the same place Saturday nights and she has about six entrees she likes. Just last week, I said you haven't ever had chop suey. I haven't eaten it in 40 years, let's give it a try. She went nuts over it. Couldn't believe she has missed out on it for all these years. Now, I'm a hero. What do I do next week?In the Kitchen said:thanks for your recipe. Sound unusual so I will try it. You really experiment in the kitchen. Be happy your wife allows you to work in there. I am sure she is pleased with your efforts and I commend you both for it. As long as it works, that is what's important. Avacados are something majority of my friends stay away from. Hope I can have the success you have. Thanks again for the time.