Masa Fresca

Makes 2 pounds of Masa – enough to make at least 24 small tortillas
INGREDIENTS
1 pound dried corn
Water
1 teaspoon cal (mineral lime)
PREPARATION
Rinse the corn, and put it into a pot with enough water to cover the kernels by at least 1-inch. Add the cal, and bring the water up to a slow simmer oven a medium-low [...]

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Pavo en Mole Verde

Serves 6
INGREDIENTS
½ pound tomatillos, husked
½ pound poblano chilies
¼ pound jalapeño chilies
1 bunch scallions, rinsed and roots removed
2 cups turkey stock
1 cup pumpkin seeds, toasted
1 bunch epazote
1 bunch culantro
¼ cup turkey fat
3 pounds turkey (dark meat)
½ pound nopales, spines removed and cut into pieces
Salt
¼ cup Guaje Seeds
PREPARATION
Preheat oven to 450°F.
On a baking sheet, roast tomatillos, chilies, [...]

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Pumpkin Succotash with Stewed Clams

Serves 6 as a side dish
INGREDIENTS
1 cup turkey stock
¼ pound fresh lima beans (or dried lima beans soaked overnight)
2 tablespoons turkey fat
1 leek, washed and chopped
3 scallions, chopped (keep white and green parts separate)
2 dozen little neck clams, rinsed
½ pound pumpkin, peeled and cubed
1 ear of corn, kernels removed from cob
¼ pound sunchokes, peeled and [...]

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Seco de Carne

Traditionally this dish was made with llama, vension, or other game, but it is now most commonly made with lamb, goat, or beef.

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Whole Fish Roasted on a Bed of Seaweed

Serves 6
INGREDIENTS
1 (4 pounds) whole fish (Striped Sea Bass, Mackerel, Bluefish or other locally caught fish), scalled and gutted
2 pounds fresh seaweed
Sea salt
PREPARATION
Preheat the oven to 400°F.
Season the fish with sea salt.
Lay the seaweed out on a large roasting pan, and let the fish rest on top of it.
Roast the fish to desired doneness. About [...]

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