All Posts Tagged 'sonia' (49)

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1 package annatto flavored Goya discs (10)

1 cup of your favorite leftover rice recipe

1 cup refried pinto or black beans

2 cups Monterey jack cheese, shredded

½ cup…

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2 cups of your favorite rice recipe (I used the annatto chorizo rice for this recipe)

2 cups refried…

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1 rack of baby back…

One of the dishes that reminds me of home. I especially love using the conchas because it holds in a little of the broth as you  enjoy every spoonful! This was the dish my Mom would prepare for us at least once or twice a week when we were children.…

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8 cups whole milk

1 tablespoon kosher salt

¼ cup white vinegar

Directions:

1. In a Dutch oven or heavy pot, combine milk and…

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2 cups masa harina (I prefer Maseca)

1½ cups warm water

½ cup chile California puree (see below)

2 teaspoons salt

3 tablespoons olive oil…

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1½ cups jasmine rice (or your favorite long-grain rice)

1 small red onion, diced

3 cloves garlic, minced

2 Serrano peppers (1 minced, the other left whole)

12 grape tomatoes, cut in half, lengthwise

1…

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3 to 4 ears of fresh corn

30 oz jar of Doña Maria Nopalitos (cactus)

1 large poblano pepper, roasted,…

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8 tomatillos, remove husk and wash, cut in halves

2 chipotle peppers in adobo

1 small white onion, cut into quarters

2 chile de…

Simply Seasoned Shrimp

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1 pound medium shrimp, cleaned, peeled, and tails removed

¼ cup finely diced white onion

2 cloves garlic, minced

1…

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1 pound Jumbo shrimp, peeled and cleaned

3 chayote squash, sliced lengthwise, pit removed

1 medium white onion, diced

4 cloves garlic, minced

1 serrano pepper, minced

3 chile de arbol, left whole

Juice…

This is truly the one tamale recipe that I remember the most from my childhood. Chile colorado(red in color) pork tamales, a recipe handed down for generations. All families have their own versions of those special tamales cooked during the holidays and special parties. This one is…

Yields about 25 tamales

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Preparing to fill the Salmon Tamales

12…

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12 oz of smoked tuna

2 tablespoons of capers, minced

2 tablespoons dill pickles, minced

6 Spanish olives, minced

1/4 cup white onion, diced

1 Poblano pepper, roasted, peeled…

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2 chayote squash, sliced lengthwise (remove pit)

2 large carrots, peeled and sliced

1 red bell pepper, sliced into 1-inch strips…

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2 cups white hominy

2 roma tomatoes, seeded and diced

2 serrano peppers, diced…

On my trip to Monterrey, Mexico in 2011, I enjoyed cooking with my tia Minerva. One afternoon she asked me to prepare the salsa for that day's lunch. As I started to gather my ingredients and a sauce pan to cook the salsa, she said, "No...Asi No". I did not understand? Then she tells me…