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Michael, thinking of making your carnitas for Thurs.........
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michael-in-phoenix
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Tortilla chips, salsa and guacamole are traditional starters. You can also...
...make quesadillas (with different fillings) if you want to have a more substantial appetizer.
Sides are refried beans or pinto bean (or black bean) soup. Mexican Rice is our favorite side.
Corn and/or flour tortillas or wraps are perfect. Sour cream, sliced avocados, shredded cheese, sliced jalapenos, and the salsa and guacamole from the appy's can be used as condiments inside the tortillas. We usually offer as many bottles of different kinds of hot sauce as well.
In your region, a mango salsa would be good too!
I offer a very simple and chunky salsa that is made from diced tomatoes, an equal amount of diced white onions (rinse under cold water and then drain before adding to salsa), diced avocados, a little garlic, chopped cilantro (lots of cilantro!), salt to taste, and the juice of a few limes to tie everything together. It is like a very chunky tomato guacamole. It is great with chips, or inside the wraps.
Have fun!
Michael
http://www.eat.at/swap/forum13/46_ARROZ_A_LA_MEXICANA_MEXICAN_RICE__Michael
...make quesadillas (with different fillings) if you want to have a more substantial appetizer.
Sides are refried beans or pinto bean (or black bean) soup. Mexican Rice is our favorite side.
Corn and/or flour tortillas or wraps are perfect. Sour cream, sliced avocados, shredded cheese, sliced jalapenos, and the salsa and guacamole from the appy's can be used as condiments inside the tortillas. We usually offer as many bottles of different kinds of hot sauce as well.
In your region, a mango salsa would be good too!
I offer a very simple and chunky salsa that is made from diced tomatoes, an equal amount of diced white onions (rinse under cold water and then drain before adding to salsa), diced avocados, a little garlic, chopped cilantro (lots of cilantro!), salt to taste, and the juice of a few limes to tie everything together. It is like a very chunky tomato guacamole. It is great with chips, or inside the wraps.
Have fun!
Michael
http://www.eat.at/swap/forum13/46_ARROZ_A_LA_MEXICANA_MEXICAN_RICE__Michael
I was 15 and my Spanish club got lost in Tijuana on the way back from Ensenada,
gave up, and stopped at one of many Carnitas houses. (I think the city is designed that way.)
A big platter of the pork, corn tortillas, salsas, a bowl of chopped radishes, another of lettuce, my first taste of cilantro--sprigs on a small platter, and a tray of avocado slices.
All the platters were Fiesta ware and there was a mariachi band. It's one of my most vivid food memories.
gave up, and stopped at one of many Carnitas houses. (I think the city is designed that way.)
A big platter of the pork, corn tortillas, salsas, a bowl of chopped radishes, another of lettuce, my first taste of cilantro--sprigs on a small platter, and a tray of avocado slices.
All the platters were Fiesta ware and there was a mariachi band. It's one of my most vivid food memories.
michael-in-phoenix
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One of my most vivid food memories also happened in TJ. I was about seven and...
...my family went to Tijuana for the day to shop, and basically look around.
We stopped to eat at a traditional Mexican restaurant. There was a bowl of sliced jalapenos and carrots in escabeche on the table. My older brother, around 17 at the time, convinced my German mother (who had never eaten Mexican food before this, as we had just moved to San Diego a week or two prior) that the bowl contained vegetable soup. My Mom took a big spoonful and began chewing. She almost died when the heat hit her. It was the meanest thing I've ever seen at the table, and I'll never forget it.
My Mom went to her grave thinking Taco Bell tacos were too hot. She wouldn't even go near Mexican food -even the fake stuff at Taco Bell.
Michael
...my family went to Tijuana for the day to shop, and basically look around.
We stopped to eat at a traditional Mexican restaurant. There was a bowl of sliced jalapenos and carrots in escabeche on the table. My older brother, around 17 at the time, convinced my German mother (who had never eaten Mexican food before this, as we had just moved to San Diego a week or two prior) that the bowl contained vegetable soup. My Mom took a big spoonful and began chewing. She almost died when the heat hit her. It was the meanest thing I've ever seen at the table, and I'll never forget it.
My Mom went to her grave thinking Taco Bell tacos were too hot. She wouldn't even go near Mexican food -even the fake stuff at Taco Bell.
Michael