Patrick Calhoun's Blog, page 40
January 15, 2016
Arroz Rojo — Simple Mexican Rice
This simple version of Mexican Rice doesn’t want you to stress over the cooking time. Or worry about the flavor. Or fret over the fluffiness. It just wants a backburner where it can disappear for 20 minutes and do its own thing. So we’ll let it. Arroz Rojo Yes, there are more complex variations of Mexican...
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January 13, 2016
Mexican Roadside Chicken
If you’re walking around Cozumel it won’t be long before you come across one of these: Locals sell roasted chickens for 80-100 pesos each ($4-6), typically served with rice or pasta. North of the border, interpretation of these quick meals varies quite a bit. But they all fall under the enchanting nomenclature of roadside chicken. And luckily...
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January 8, 2016
Tomatillo-Serrano Sauce (Salsa Verde) Step-by-Step
Nothing will transform your kitchen more than having go-to recipes for the two pillars of Mexican cuisine: red sauce and green sauce. Today it’s the Green Sauce on center stage. Otherwise known as Tomatillo-Serrano sauce, or Salsa Verde, or Mexico’s #2 salsa. A homemade green sauce can transform eggs, carnitas, and enchiladas into something otherworldly– so...
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January 5, 2016
Mexican Lentil Soup (Vegetarian Version)
In Mexico lentils are typically paired with mucho meat to form hearty stews, with bacon and chorizo being the most common counterparts. But for anyone leaning towards a plant-based diet, this vegetarian version retains all the flavor of the traditional stews and skips the meat. It’s easy to keep all of these ingredients on hand for last-minute meals,...
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December 31, 2015
2 More Flavored Salts to Choose From
A couple weeks ago we tackled a tough question: Should Valentina salt be legal? (see post here) Or do we need laws in place to protect ourselves from abusing it? Today we are looking at two brethren of the highly regarded Valentina salt. We’ll be mimicking that same process but this time we’ll substitute two distinct...
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December 23, 2015
Homemade Chipotle Flavored Flour Tortillas
The plain flour tortillas from this recent post work great when they are acting as a supporting player in your meal. When you have a dominant sauce/salsa providing most of the flavor then you usually don’t need any competing flavors from the tortilla. But you are busy right? It’s not easy to find time to make Mexican masterpieces...
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December 18, 2015
Sikil P’ak — Mayan Pumpkinseed Dip
Pumpkinseed dip has it rough. It’s spent generations getting shuffled to the back corner of the appetizer table because of its plain and unassuming appearance; a victim of untrained palates in an image-conscious world. But like a stubborn heroine, it has recently regained its footing and is heading back towards the center of the table. Mostly because it...
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December 17, 2015
Valentina flavored salt — Should this be legal?
With dozens of states and municipalities caught up in the debate to legalize recreational drugs, recently a more relevant and pressing question has arisen: Should this Valentina flavored salt be legal? Or do we need laws to protect ourselves from it? Flavored salts are an ingenious way to sneak in some extra flayva with your...
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December 11, 2015
Baked Taquitos Dipped In Tomato-Chipotle Salsa
This has been my go-to meal for the past month: healthy, fast, and incredibly satisfying. Dipping a crispy taquito into a bowl of warm homemade salsa can transport any dinner table straight to the heart of Mexico. Taquitos are traditionally deep-fried, but we’re going to bake them. Baking them will give you all the crispy goodness without...
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December 10, 2015
Homemade Flour Tortillas Done Right
Quickly scan this ingredient list: Bleached wheat flour, interesterified soybean oil, hydrogenated soybean oil, water, sodium bicarbonate, sodium aluminum sulfate, monocalcium phosphate, sugar, sodium acid pyrophosphate, calcium propionate, sorbic acid, potassium sorbate, monoglycerides, enzymes, sodium stearoyl lactylate, wheat starch, sodium metabisulfate. When combined, these ingredients will make: A) cement B) barbituates laced with bleached flour C)...
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