Mexican/Tex Mex Food.

[coronabarb]

Mmm, tamales....I did enjoy making them with my sister years ago. When I cared for my mom and didn't have time, there were several Hispanic gals at my church in So Calif who sold them during the holidays. Now that I live in the Pacific Northwest, I don't hear about people making them. Not many Hispanics here. We do have a fellow named Armando who makes and sells them at our farmers' market and they are SO good. Once we get the house built and I have a decent kitchen again, I need to make some...pork, always pork.

[Worth1]

Originally Posted by coronabarb

Mmm, tamales....I did enjoy making them with my sister years ago. When I cared for my mom and didn't have time, there were several Hispanic gals at my church in So Calif who sold them during the holidays. Now that I live in the Pacific Northwest, I don't hear about people making them. Not many Hispanics here. We do have a fellow named Armando who makes and sells them at our farmers' market and they are SO good. Once we get the house built and I have a decent kitchen again, I need to make some...pork, always pork.

Barb the only thing I have ever had that was better than pork tamales was deer and pork and even better was armadillo.

Worth

[coronabarb]

Armadillo! Ha, ha, ha! What does it taste like (don't say chicken!)

[Gerardo]

Originally Posted by coronabarb

..pork, always pork.

Preach on, yes, pork is best. Chicken is good also, corn rocks too, cheese with green pepper strips is pretty popular, and can't forget the sweet ones (coconut, pineapple, raisins, cinnamon, etc).

Down south there are these carbohydrate bombs called Torta de Tamal. Yep, a tamal inside a torta.

[Gerardo]

Originally Posted by AlittleSalt

My wife Jan's first homemade Tamales. It took just under 7 and a half hours to make. They are gooood.

Very nice shape, good fluffiness. Well done Jan.

[Gerardo]

Take out from one my favorite places. These are "Sinaloa" style. The state does produce things that are not related to drug capos or awful music with no redeeming qualities, good food being one of them.

Hiding under the blanket of flavor: enchilada (bt right), tostada (top), sope (left).

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[Worth1]

Originally Posted by Gerardo

Take out from one my favorite places. These are "Sinaloa" style. The state does produce things that are not related to drug capos or awful music with no redeeming qualities, good food being one of them.

Hiding under the blanket of flavor: enchilada (bt right), tostada (top), sope (left).

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Funny you should mention the music.
The other night I was listening to a move and it was all peaceful.
Then the Mexican trumpet music started playing real loud and I almost jumped out of my skin.

The food looks good.

On a side note I have a confession to make.
I have stopped buying tortilla chips some time ago and make my own.
Once you learn how to do it you get a much better product for way less money.
What a rip off.

Worth

[Deborah]

Worth, do you cut corn tortillas like a pie and then fry in oil? I did that once, and wow, were the chips good ! Mostly I'm a Cheetos girl though.

[Worth1]

Originally Posted by Deborah

Worth, do you cut corn tortillas like a pie and then fry in oil? I did that once, and wow, were the chips good ! Mostly I'm a Cheetos girl though.

I have found it easier just to fry them whole and spap them into quarters as I eat them.
About four or five whole tortillas are good enough.
I like Cheetos too but they aren't that good with salsa.
One of the nastiest things I have ever tasted was a Cheetos after eating crackerjacks.
Worth

[AlittleSalt]

Deborah, I know this sounds really odd, but try a little yellow mustard on a cheeto.

[Deborah]

Worth, you hafta scarf down a Coke BEFORE the Cheetos ! Salt, OK, I'll try one next time I buy Cheetos. Sounds like I'll need a bit of courage but I'll do it and report back !

[Gerardo]

Originally Posted by Worth1

I have found it easier just to fry them whole and spap them into quarters as I eat them.
About four or five whole tortillas are good enough.
I like Cheetos too but they aren't that good with salsa.
One of the nastiest things I have ever tasted was a Cheetos after eating crackerjacks.
Worth

If you dig playing with the tortillas and you have some left over that need to be consumed, then chilaquiles should be on your list of bfast foods. I dig green more than red.

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[Worth1]

Originally Posted by Gerardo

If you dig playing with the tortillas and you have some left over that need to be consumed, then chilaquiles should be on your list of bfast foods. I dig green more than red.

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Gerardo It is funny you brought this up.

Yesterday the day of your post I fried a homemade sausage patty and half fried some corn tortillas and two eggs sunny side up.
A tortilla the sausage patty another tortilla the eggs and salsa and another tortilla on top.

Anytime I say tortilla you can assume it is corn unless stated otherwise.
Personally myself I dont consider flour tortillas traditional Mexican cuisine.
I try to stay as pre-Columbian as I can but I do keep a bag of flour tortilla mix on hand.
It makes wonderful biscuits and dumplings.
From extensive research I have found that many of the people way back when rarely ate any meat.
It was reserved for royalty as it was in many other places.
Unlike some of the starving gruel eating people of Europe they had a well balanced diet.
Fruit chilies avocados maize squash potato tomato beans citrus fish lizards rabbits ducks turkey llama alpaca and so on.
Depending on where you were at.
Yesterday the only meat I ate was the sausage patty last night I had 3 small bowls of mayocoba beans and a can of coconut water.
The day before was just black eyed peas chilies and some salmon.

Worth

[Worth1]

I dont know whether this would qualify or not but here it is.
yesterday's mayocoba beans with added chili arbol and guajillo garlic powder fresh garlic toasted cumin the remains of my chunky manzano Fresno salsa and my homemade jalapeno cheese sausage.
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[Gerardo]

Originally Posted by Worth1

Gerardo It is funny you brought this up.

Yesterday the day of your post I fried a homemade sausage patty and half fried some corn tortillas and two eggs sunny side up.
A tortilla the sausage patty another tortilla the eggs and salsa and another tortilla on top.

Anytime I say tortilla you can assume it is corn unless stated otherwise.
Personally myself I dont consider flour tortillas traditional Mexican cuisine.
I try to stay as pre-Columbian as I can but I do keep a bag of flour tortilla mix on hand.
It makes wonderful biscuits and dumplings.
From extensive research I have found that many of the people way back when rarely ate any meat.
It was reserved for royalty as it was in many other places.
Unlike some of the starving gruel eating people of Europe they had a well balanced diet.
Fruit chilies avocados maize squash potato tomato beans citrus fish lizards rabbits ducks turkey llama alpaca and so on.
Depending on where you were at.
Yesterday the only meat I ate was the sausage patty last night I had 3 small bowls of mayocoba beans and a can of coconut water.
The day before was just black eyed peas chilies and some salmon.

Worth

Half of my family is from Sonora, so I have a very special place in my Mexican heart for flour tortillas.

You need about 2 more decades of that pre-columbian diet in order to cancel out all those twinkies and ding-dongs from your youth.

Beans look awesome.

PS My mom makes 'em by hand, and I know how to make 'em too. My discussion seminar Flour Tortilla Production 101 will be forthcoming.