Made you guys something to eat..dig in...The Mexican food thread.

[mertz]

Had a few friends over for an early dinner. Made an extra plate of steak picado for you. My rice is a
kinda mushy, and the tortillas are store bought. Hope you don't mind. What's your favorite Mexican food?

[RAGER]

Looks great.  What happened to carnitas?  i'd eat that though.

Caldo de albondigas will be done in aboot 15. 

[mertz]

One of my friends won't eat pork. Had to change the menu. I need to work on the rice. It's always a bit mushy.

[RAGER]

Use 1 1/2-1 3/4 cup of liquid to rice ratio instead of doubling it like it says on the package usually.  20 minutes don't even take the lid off and let rest for a few.  i also saute` for just a few minutes in evoo with a little salt and pepper too before adding chicken stock.

[mertz]

Use 1 1/2-1 3/4 cup of liquid to rice ratio instead of doubling it like it says on the package usually.  20 minutes don't even take the lid off and let rest for a few.  i also saute` for just a few minutes in evoo with a little salt and pepper too before adding chicken stock.

I sauté the rice as well. I will try your rice to liquid ratio next time. The steak picado was a hit though. Everyone is still parked all over my living room and can't move.

[mertz]

Rager...pic of your soup last night?

[The Shocker]

One of my friends won't eat pork. Had to change the menu. I need to work on the rice. It's always a bit mushy.

I like sticky rice.

[mertz]

Sticky rice reminds me of Taco Hell and Panda Express.

[RAGER]

Rager...pic of your soup last night?

in the soup thread

[cat shepard]

Use 1 1/2-1 3/4 cup of liquid to rice ratio instead of doubling it like it says on the package usually.  20 minutes don't even take the lid off and let rest for a few.  i also saute` for just a few minutes in evoo with a little salt and pepper too before adding chicken stock.

I sauté the rice as well. I will try your rice to liquid ratio next time. The steak picado was a hit though. Everyone is still parked all over my living room and can't move.

Everybody is farting all over your cushions.

[mertz]

I didn't make beans on purpose.

[mortlock]

i prefer the beans over the rice..never been a big fan of rice in mexican food. same with chicken.

[mertz]

I didn't want my guests farting on my couch, or smelling up my bathroom!

[Sam Hain]

My favorite is Pizole soup(Sp?)...

[mertz]

Hey Rager! I'm might be doing a taco night at my place this weekend doing shredded beef in the slow cooker...any suggestions?

[RAGER]

Man I would do flank steak carne asada.  There's a bazillion recipes for carne asada which are all probably good but I would slice the meat first and only marinate for about and hour on the counter room temp (don't be scared meat is best cooked @ room temp).  served with a simple pico de gallo and queso cotija.  Oooh maybe make some flan

[mertz]

My birthday dinner... Chicken in a cilantro white sauce...yum!

[mortlock]

nice..that looks amazing..

[rayinreverse]

there is a mexican restaurant here called Red Iguana. I dig their mole's quite a bit. But my ultimate mexican dish is cochanita pibil.
and I know its cliche because of that movie, but when its good, god damn it is almost worth murdering for.

[Lumpy]

there is a mexican restaurant here called Red Iguana. I dig their mole's quite a bit. But my ultimate mexican dish is cochanita pibil.
and I know its cliche because of that movie, but when its good, god damn it is almost worth murdering for.

Which movie?

Mertz, I am available for adoption

[mertz]

Lumpy...that last dish I posted was from a restaurant...but I did cook the first pic (steak picado).

[rayinreverse]

there is a mexican restaurant here called Red Iguana. I dig their mole's quite a bit. But my ultimate mexican dish is cochanita pibil.
and I know its cliche because of that movie, but when its good, god damn it is almost worth murdering for.

Which movie?

Mertz, I am available for adoption

once upon a time in mexico. johnny depps character orders cochanita pibil at every restaurant and kills the chef if its good.
there is a cool video of robert rodriguez talking about pibil and how to make it that was some disc 2 type shit. it might be on youtube.
he equates not being able to cook to not being able to fuck. or something along those lines.

*edit
found it

[RAGER]

That's awesome at the end "Coming soon; Ten minute fucking school"

[DavidATX]

I love being in Texas. Finding good Tex-Mex here is like finding a McDonalds in the burbs.  Finding interior Mexican is pretty damn easy too.

Favorite plates are:

Enchiladas Rojas
Carnitas (served with grilled onions and avocados)

[Jötun]

I'm partial to a nice pescado a la parilla. The place around the corner from me does it very well.