Viva Tortillas!

Fiery Foods Manager In the Kitchen with Chile Peppers, Mexico and Central America Leave a Comment

by Dave DeWitt and Harald Zoschke   Recipe Index Corn Tortillas Hot Chile Tortillas Sonoran Enchiladas Chicken, Chile, and Cheese Chimichangas Machaca Burritos Chile-Chicken Soft Tacos Fred’s Black Bean Burritos Tortillas, both corn and flour, have been the basis of Mexican and Southwestern cooking for centuries. No one knows precisely when the first corn tortillas were made from primitive corn …

A Visit With the Chiles Rellenos Chef

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by José Marmolejo   Recipes: Chiles Anchos Capones (Stuffed Seedless Ancho Chiles) Chiles Chipotles Stuffed with Plantain Chiles Poblanos Stuffed with Coconut México City. About three years ago, I heard about a talented young chef from Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, who was cooking a wide variety of chiles rellenos in México City. I knew that sooner or later I was going to …

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A Chile Lover’s “Mexican Thanksgiving”

Fiery Foods Manager Cooking with Chiles at the Holidays, Mexico and Central America Leave a Comment

by Nancy Gerlach, Fiery Foods and Barbecue Central Food Editor Emeritus Recipes Mole Poblano de Guajolote (Turkey in Chocolate Chile Sauce) Mole Poblano Enchiladas Puebla Rice Pilaf Ensaladade Espinaca con Nopalitos Sopa de Lima (Lime Soup with Tortilla Strips and Chile) During the Thanksgiving holiday season, it’s the time of year that if turkeys were smart, they’d head for the …