Patrick Calhoun's Blog, page 29
December 20, 2017
Spicy Breaded Chicken Cutlets
For the next ten seconds, let this Spicy Breaded Chicken Cutlet be your object of meditation: What pops in your head? Two pieces of bread to give it a home? A green sauce it can swim in? Easy meals for the coming week with no dishes to wash?!! That’s the benefit of keeping this simple...
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December 13, 2017
Black Bean and Corn Salsa
This wildly versatile Black Bean and Corn Salsa will have you dreaming up all sorts of ways to use it: tacos, burritos, breakfast backup?!! And you can easily turn it into a meal with a few additions so it’s worth keeping it in mind if your kitchen needs a kickstart. I think it tastes best...
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December 6, 2017
Beef Picadillo Skillet Pot Pie
This Beef Picadillo Skillet Pot Pie is not concerned with appearances. It’s very confident of its inner worth (flavor), so don’t sweat it if yours comes out looking disheveled. And while a pot pie might not be first on your list of go-to Mexican dishes, you’ll be gobsmacked at how well a light, flaky pastry combines...
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November 29, 2017
Chicken Torta with Cilantro Lime Mayo
Visiting gringos in Mexico are sometimes surprised to find out that the alluringly named Torta has quite a bit in common with a plain ol’ sandwich, as if all local menus should be, well, Mexican right?! Sure, a Chicken Torta is essentially a chicken sandwich, but serve it up with a few key ingredients and...
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November 21, 2017
Flour Tortillas Made With Olive Oil
It’s true, authentic flour tortillas are typically made using lard. We have a recipe for those homemade flour tortillas here and they use a batch of this home-rendered lard. But there are many of you out there who won’t go near that recipe because, well, it uses lard! Luckily you can still make an incredible...
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November 15, 2017
Chicken Tortilla Soup
If your neck of the woods is heading into cozy soup season then this Chicken Tortilla Soup wants to be on the menu. It’s a simple, authentic recipe that can provide incredible flavor from just a few key ingredients. It’s surprisingly versatile too, and once the base is in place there are all sorts of...
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November 8, 2017
Bean Broth Rice
Sure, you can spend a few hours cooking dried beans from scratch and use the leftover simmering liquid to make a batch of Bean Broth Rice. Or you can simply puree some beans into stock and use that as the cooking liquid for the rice. It’s a quick workaround but it still leads to a...
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November 1, 2017
Avocado Soup
This Avocado Soup recipe comes with a built-in plea to try it with a batch of freshly made vegetable stock. Making veggie stock will instantly upgrade your kitchen so please consider giving it a go. I’ll include instructions for a stock express version that you might forever associate with this otherworldly soup. Not only will...
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October 25, 2017
Toasted Cumin Lime Vinaigrette
This Toasted Cumin Lime Vinaigrette is my final argument to convince you of the worth of a molcajete. Not only will your molcajete smoosh your ingredients for otherworldly salsas and guacamole, but it also makes it easy to grind up spices. Spices like…freshly toasted cumin for a cumin-lime vinaigrette that you can whip up in...
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October 18, 2017
Salsa Verde Molcajete Style
This is probably the easiest way to make Salsa Verde in a molcajete. I’ll put up a recipe soon for a version that chars all the veggies, but this version opts for simplicity by roasting the tomatillos in the oven while you’re smooshing the other ingredients in the molcajete. The flavor you can generate from...
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