Beyond Tacos Table of Contents
Introduction
Basic Spanish Spelling and Pronunciation
Ingredients for Mexican Cooking
Basics
- Preparing Green (Anaheim) Chiles
- Preparing Fresh Tomatillos
- Chicken Broth and Boiled Chicken
- Preparing Dough and Thickening Sauces
- Use of a Food Processor
- Corn Tortillas
- Flour Tortillas
- Frijoles (Beans)
- Frijoles Refritos (Refried Beans)
- Frijoles Refritos con Queso (Refried Beans with Cheese)
- Frijoles en Tasas (Beans in Cups)
- Arroz Mexicano (Mexican Rice)
- Salsa Cruda (Uncooked Salsa)
- Cooked Salsa
- Red Chile Salsa
- Salsa Verde (Green Salsa)
- Chile Gravy (Enchilada Sauce)
Tacos, Burritos, etc
- Chicken Taco
- Tostada de Huevo (Egg Tostada)
- Quesadillas
- Cheese and Spinach Empanada
- Beef Burrito
- Pork Burrito
- Vegetable Burrito or Taco
- Chicken or Beef Enchiladas
- Chilaquiles
- Chilaquiles de Tortilla
- Chilaquiles Verdes
- Chilaquiles Verdes con Queso
- Chilaquiles de Huevo
- Sopes
- Shrimp and Crabmeat Sopes
- Flautas or Taquitos
- Empanaditas
- Coches
- Chalupas
- Gorditas
- Fajitas
- Nachos
- Tortas
Beef
- Carne Guisada (A romantic name for meat and gravy)
- Shredded Beef
- Carne Machacado
- Chile Colorado
Pork
- Tamales
- Meat Tamales
- Pozole
- Puerco en Naranja (Pork in Oranges)
- Calabaza con Puerco (Pork with Squash)
- Pork Annatto
- Manteca de Achiote (Achiote Paste)
- Chorizo (Mexican Sausage)
- Chorizo y Huevos Rancheros (Mexican Sausage and Ranch-Style Eggs)
- Chorizo con Frijoles Negros (Mexican Sausage with Black Beans)
Chicken
- Chicken Mole
- Rosemary's Peanut Butter Mole
- Pollo en Fruta (Chicken in Fruit)
- Chicken in Walnut Sauce
- Chicken Chimichangas
- Chicken Tamales
- Chiles Rellenos with Chicken or Cheese
- Pollo Guisado (Chicken Stew)
- Barbequed Chicken
- Relleno de Naranja para Pollo (Orange Stuffing for Chicken)
- Pollo Machacado en Pipián
- Pollo a al Navarresa
Seafood
- Pescado con Salsa Verde (Fish with Green Sauce)
- Paella
- Pescado en Naranja (Halibut in Oranges)
- Camarones Fritos (Fried Shrimp)
- Chiles Verdes Rellenos con Pescado (Green Chiles Stuffed with Fish)
Vegetables
- Coliflor en Salsa (Cauliflower in Sauce)
- Guacamole
- Avocado Stuffed with Nuts and Fruit
- Avocado and Nopalitos
- Berenjenas Rellenas (Stuffed Eggplant)
- Calabaza en Queso (Squash in Cheese)
- Green Chile in Cream Sauce
- Chile Verde con Queso (Green Chile with Cheese)
- Corn with Green Chile and Cheese
Salads
- Ensalada con Naranja y Cebolla (Orange and Onion Salad)
- Avocado Salad for Six
- Black Olive Salad
- Fiesta Salad (American Mexican Salad)
- Pineapple-Banana Salad with Peanuts
- Christmas Salad
- Fruit Salad ala Mexicana
Soup
- Sopa de Albóndigas (Meatball Soup)
- Peanut Soup
- Lime Soup
- Cold Avocado Soup
- Green Tortilla Soup
- Caldo de Camarón (Shrimp Soup)
- Sopa de Pollo y Fideo (Chicken and Vermicelli Soup)
- Caldo de Pollo y Veduras (Chicken and Vegetable Soup)
Desserts
- Apple Empanadas
- Empanada con Calabaza (Pumpkin Turnover)
- Polvorones
- Pineapple-Coconut Pudding
- Flan
- Tamales Dulces de Elote (Sweet Corn Tamales)
- Sweet Tamales de Carmen
- Walnut and Raisin Tamales
- Holiday Sweet Bread
- Buñuelos de Carmen
- Chocolate Atole
Index and Glossary
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