A Prominent Herb in Mexican Cuisine: the delicious Epazote

With spring around the corner, some of you chefs and foodies out there may also be gardeners and wondering about something new to plant in your garden this season.  An herb you may want to consider is epazote.  Many authentic Mexican recipes, especially the salads down here, make use of this strong herb, and it's quite tasty when used properly!  Anyone serious about learning Mexican cuisine will get to the herb eventually, as it's becoming one of the signature tastes in Mexican food these days.  You can learn more about it from about.com, here:  http://mexicanfood.about.com/od/spanishterms/g/Epazote.htm

Making one of the many authentic Mexican recipes for Mole is usually like pulling teeth, but this particular mole recipe doesn't seem so bad...

Mole, Mexico's delicious chocolate and cinnamon delicacy sauce, is usually an absolute bitch to make: a lot of the recipes for traditional mole contain over 100 ingredients in total, which makes for a excruciatingly long preparation.  Well I recently came across a recipe by one of my favorite fellow chefs and writers, KC Kudra, where much to my relief, I finally found a simpler mole that contains just 17 ingredients.  KC doesn't seem to share my enthusiasm about the simplicity of this recipe, but I'm going to be cooking this one up on the weekend if I can find the ingredients...

"Anyone who has ever attempted to make a mole sauce probably gave it up as a bad idea. An authentic mole has around 17 ingredients, and is a long, drawn our process. That explains why it is rarely offered on restaurant menus."

Cook it with me and try it out for yourself.  The recipe is here:  http://ezinearticles.com/?An-Authentic-Mexican-Recipe---Mole-Sauce-Recreated&id=6097664

Mexican Turkey In Mole Poblano recipe from Rick...

Gringo master of Mexican cuisine, Rick Bayless posted his recipe for an amazing turkey in mole poblano a while back, and I have to say: this dish looks f#*!ing delicious!  It's definitely on the bigger, more complex, longer-to-cook end of the spectrum of authentic Mexican recipes, but if you have a big event you're going to cook for this weekend or in the future and you want to serve Mexican, give some thought to this recipe!  I'm going to be trying this one myself in a few days, and if you do too, make sure and let me know how it turns out for you!  Provecho!

New and Supremely Tasty Mexican Appetizer Recipe: Shrimp Ceviche

I've just posted a new recipe for my latest endeavor in my Mexican kitchen: shrimp ceviche recipe.  I hope you guys like it, and if you try it and you like it, leave me some feedback on that page at the bottom; I'm always curious about what you like in particular about these authentic Mexican recipes, and what you'd like me to make in the future and share the recipes for, with you.  Let me know!

Ever wanted to make Chiles Rellenos? Here's how:

Ever since I first arrived and Mexico and tried Chiles Rellenos, I've been hooked for this authentic Mexican dish.  There's something about the taste of the stuffed poblano peppers that never seems to get old to my taste buds, and I order it again and again at my favourite little street corner restaurant in the small town I live in.  Well I finally manage to beat the recipe out of a good chef friend of mine, and she's agreed to let me share this authentic Mexican recipe for chiles rellenos with cheese with you today.  Check it out for yourself, try it, and see for yourself why this dish is one of the most popular in the cuisine.

Alright, I'll speak to you soon ;)

-Carlos

New recipe for you to try: Shrimp a La Diablo

Among Mexican food, this is a queen of the cuisine: Shrimp a La Diabla authentic Mexican recipe.  So there it is, as promised.  I apologise for the huge delay in getting this recipe to you; I've been packed with work lately and just got to scribing this one down for you, so I hope you enjoy it!  And leave me some feedback on here after you try it out--I like hearing about what you like!

Provecho!  And stay tuned for next week's recipe: I'm going to be doing one of the most famous authentic Mexican recipes I've covered so far: chile rellenos!  

-Carlos Lima

I'm Seeing A LOT of spam Abound In The Authentic Mexican Recipes World

I don't know if it's just me, but this Mexican food lover is getting swamped with spam from all sorts of auto-article generating gobledy gook content on the net.  I'm trying to find some different tasty authentic Mexican recipes to try out in my cocina, but I'm finding a lot of garbage content out there right now!  What's up authors?!--Are you so lazy that you can't bother to write your articles yourself and actually put something useful out there? /rant.  Sorry.  I get a little annoyed by this.  Alas, I've decided to whip up a delicious dish from a recipe I came across on the streets of Mexico city for Shrimp of The Devil, aka "camarones a la diabla", and if it turns out well, I'll share the recipe with you in a day or two.  And yes, it will actually be written by a human being--me, in fact!  Check back in a few days for the recipe!!

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