Category Archives: Recipes
Seasoning Blend
Great for dredging chicken and non-oily fish, or as a rub for salmon. Put all ingredients in a spice grinder and blend until powdery. If you don’t mind pieces of cardamom pod, you can stop a little earlier. Make once … Continue reading
Easy Red Sauce
1/2 medium white onion 1 jalapeño chili 1 clove garlic 6 roma tomatoes 3 ancho chilis 1/4 c. oil 2 teaspoons salt 1 teaspoon ground pepper Remove the stem and seeds from the ancho chilis and rehydrate in 4 cups … Continue reading
Pollo Poblano con Arroz
2 lbs. Chicken breast, sliced 2 Poblano peppers, charred, peeled, de-seeded, chopped 1 Jalapeño pepper, chopped 2 cloves Garlic, minced 4 Spring Onions or 1 bunch Green Onions, chopped 1 cup Rice, white 1 tsp. butter Water 1 tsp. Salt … Continue reading
Arroz Con Pollo
Rice with chicken. This is my quick and dirty recipe that doesn’t require much thought or time. 1 c. Sofrito, coarse (see recipe) 3 c. rice, cooked (see recipe) 1 carrot, sliced 1 chicken breast, large, boneless, small cubes 1/4 … Continue reading
Arroz Con Machaca
Machaca is dried and shredded beef. If you have a hispanic market nearby, give them a shout to see if they carry it, or can order it for you. If that’s not an option, ask your local butcher. If you … Continue reading
White Rice
A basic white rice is 1 part of rice to 1 part water, plus more water for evaporation (generally 1/2 to 3/4 cups). Water is brought to a boil, a tablespoon of oil and rice are added and then boiled … Continue reading
Easy Sofrito
A sofrito is similar to a mirepoix and is used to create a flavor base for many dishes. Sofrito’s can be of Spanish, Italian, Portugese, Latin American, and other cultural cooking. The following is a quick and easy sofrito you … Continue reading