Can we talk about arroz con pollo for a minute?

[peewee's lovechild]

I hate it when people put shit like calabaza or corn in it.

[mrsmaalox]

I hate it when people put shit like calabaza or corn in it.

Arroz con pollo is okay, but calabazitas with corn is sublime.

[CosmicCowboy]

Arroz con pollo is okay, but calabazitas with corn is sublime.

That's the kind of meal that drives Sequspur right to the keyboard to post about his latest turd...floating corn con aroma :lol

[MannyIsGod]

Man I swear I eat this (no fucking corn wtf is taht shit) twice a week. I also am happy with straight up rice and beans with some tortillas too.

[mrsmaalox]

That's the kind of meal that drives Sequspur right to the keyboard to post about his latest turd...floating corn con aroma :lol

Thanks for that :tu I'll try not to think about that next time I prepare that dish! LOL

[JoeChalupa]

Arroz con pollo is okay, but calabazitas with corn is sublime.

I love calabzitas with corn. Arroz con pollo is okay but I prefer mole. I watched a Bobby Flay arroz con pollo throwdown and he lost.

[JudynTX]

Pollo w/fideo

The end.

[JoeChalupa]

My kids also love carnita con papitas and fideo too.

[JoeChalupa]

Pollo w/fideo

The end.

My kids prefer carnita w/fideo.

[Melmart1]

Arroz con pollo is the shit, as long as it isn't soupy. My grandmother was a terrible cook and her rice and fideo were always soupy and bland, and so I grew up hating arroz con pollo cus I thought that's the way it was supposed to be. Now I love it cus I make it myself and it isn't like opening a can of chicken and rice soup.

[mrsmaalox]

I love calabzitas with corn. Arroz con pollo is okay but I prefer mole. I watched a Bobby Flay arroz con pollo throwdown and he lost.

Now were talkin' :drool:

[CosmicCowboy]

My kids also love carnita con papitas and fideo too.

I had fideo with picadillo and beans for lunch yesterday...

[JudynTX]

My kids prefer carnita w/fideo.

You can't go wrong with plain ole fideo either. That was a complete meal for us when we were kids.

[Bigzax]

fuck fideo.

everything else. :tu

[ATRAIN]

Man I swear I eat this (no fucking corn wtf is taht shit) twice a week. I also am happy with straight up rice and beans with some tortillas too.

ftw /end thread

[Melmart1]

My kids prefer carnita w/fideo.

How do you make your carnitas? Or do you just buy them?

[ATRAIN]

I had fideo with picadillo and beans for lunch yesterday...

Liar you know you ate some lobster you damn richer

[JoeChalupa]

You can't go wrong with plain ole fideo either. That was a complete meal for us when we were kids.

It works for us during Lent.

[mrsmaalox]

My kids are so weird, they don't like fideo. But if I prepare it the exact same way using estrellitas instead of fideo, they scarf it right up! Man, I weaned them on that stuff.

[JoeChalupa]

How do you make your carnitas? Or do you just buy them?

Well for me "carnitas" means either beef or pork diced and cooked to a mouth watering tenderness with my secret spices.
I started cooking with my mom when I was young because I grew up in Ohio and wanted to make sure I could eat well if I didn't have a vieja to cook for me.
My wife loves my cooking.

[JoeChalupa]

My kids are so weird, they don't like fideo. But if I prepare it the exact same way using estrellitas instead of fideo, they scarf it right up! Man, I weaned them on that stuff.

Yeah, my oldest prefers conchitas.

[JoeChalupa]

I also love albondigas! My mom's kicks ass.

[Blake]

albondigas are awesome.

fideo con ground beef, chicken mole and hot dog weiners with egg.

[mrsmaalox]

I also love albondigas! My mom's kicks ass.

Oh man, one of my favorites too. With spinach and a big squeeze of fresh lime :tu

[mrsmaalox]

albondigas are awesome.

fideo con ground beef, chicken mole and hot dog weiners with egg.

Better, put the weiners in some diced potatoes and fry it up! Yum!

[CuckingFunt]

Fuck you all for mentioning carnitas. There's no place to find it here (not good, anyway), and I don't have time to make it myself.

[JoeChalupa]

Fuck you all for mentioning carnitas. There's no place to find it here (not good, anyway), and I don't have time to make it myself.

Carnitas rock baby!!!

[JoeChalupa]

albondigas are awesome.

fideo con ground beef, chicken mole and hot dog weiners with egg.

:lol I knew there were others who like it. :tu

[mrsmaalox]

The best carnitas are made with pork butt cooked in orange juice,mmmm

[Frenzy]

no love for weinne and egg?

[ATRAIN]

Better, put the weiners in some diced potatoes and fry it up! Yum!

yes yes we know you like to eat weiners

[JudynTX]

no love for weinne and egg?

+1 in a buttered flour tortilla

[Frenzy]

+1 in a buttered flour tortilla

zero calories :lol

[JudynTX]

zero calories :lol

absolutely! :p:

Shit.....now I want to cook some.

[Melmart1]

The best carnitas are made with pork butt cooked in orange juice,mmmm

See, I braise mine in a mixture that includes some OJ. But some people look at me like I am crazy. I have seen people fry theirs with orange slices, and others cook it in milk. I can't see how milk is good, cus I use milk or buttermilk for chicken strips, to tenderize the meat. But if you leave it too long it breaks it down too much and then its mushy. So I can't imagine what heat+milk would do.

[JudynTX]

We needed a visual -

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/ladyspur/fideo.jpg

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

English please. This is America. If some crazy injun is out there shooting chickens with arrows we all need to understand what's being said so we can properly plan to protect our poultry.


Thank you.

[peewee's lovechild]

no love for weinne and egg?

Hahaha, huevo con ween.

That was a classic childhood staple.

[peewee's lovechild]

English please. This is America. If some crazy injun is out there shooting chickens with arrows we all need to understand what's being said so we can properly plan to protect our poultry.


Thank you.


Que dice este wey?

[mrsmaalox]

See, I braise mine in a mixture that includes some OJ. But some people look at me like I am crazy. I have seen people fry theirs with orange slices, and others cook it in milk. I can't see how milk is good, cus I use milk or buttermilk for chicken strips, to tenderize the meat. But if you leave it too long it breaks it down too much and then its mushy. So I can't imagine what heat+milk would do.

I just throw the butt in a pot with some water, OJ and very few spices and let it simmer until tender. Then I cut it into chunks and flash fry it with some onions.

[Viva Las Espuelas]

pinche mexicanos!!!

[peewee's lovechild]

Why do they call it a pork butt when it's a cut from the pork shoulder?

[Viva Las Espuelas]

I also am happy with straight up rice and beans with some tortillas too.

hell, a fresh pot of beans, some shredded cheese, and some homemade corn tortillas do it for me. talk about global warming.

[peewee's lovechild]

hell, a fresh pot of beans, some shredded cheese, and some homemade corn tortillas do it for me. talk about global warming.

Manny was right on.

I also like a fresh pot of beans too.

I remember as a kid dinner meant refried beans with some homemade fries and flour tortillas.

Damn, I miss that kind of stuff.

My dad and brother would load a tortilla with fries and drench some Louisianna hot sauce all over them. I was never fond of that, but every time I smell Louisianna hot sauce it reminds me of that.

[peewee's lovechild]

I feel like eating mole right now.

[jcrod]

:drool:

Every week.

[YouTube]

c3odLMCnFFE

[peewee's lovechild]

God damn . . . . carnitas.

[MannyIsGod]

this fucking thread made my day. I have a fresh pot of beans at home and some corn tortillas straight from the border from when I went a couple weeks back. I bring back stacks of those things and freeze them then heat them up. Almost as good as the ones my mom makes.

[peewee's lovechild]

this fucking thread made my day. I have a fresh pot of beans at home and some corn tortillas straight from the border from when I went a couple weeks back. I bring back stacks of those things and freeze them then heat them up. Almost as good as the ones my mom makes.

Dude, I'm thinking about buying a tortilla press just so I can make them at home.

[sonnytris]

My kids prefer carnita w/fideo.....

The proper name is " Barrio Bowl" in the West Side .................:lmao

[Viva Las Espuelas]

Dude, I'm thinking about buying a tortilla press just so I can make them at home.it makes it a whole lot cheaper.

[JoeChalupa]

Dude, I'm thinking about buying a tortilla press just so I can make them at home.

Tortilla press!?!? I roll my own.

[JoeChalupa]

Yeah, a fresh pot of frijoles rocks!!!

[mrsmaalox]

it makes it a whole lot cheaper.

Oh come on. Tortillas are already cheap; cheaper than bread at least. But if you guys who make your own need a taste tester, I'm available. I'll test for your moms too; shit, my mom couldn't make a tortilla if her life depended on it!

[Blake]

I feel like eating mole right now.

http://images.usatoday.com/life/gallery/austin-powers/mole.jpg

[Mixability]

Arroz con pollo is shit

:tu

[Viva Las Espuelas]

Oh come on. Tortillas are already cheap; cheaper than bread at least. But if you guys who make your own need a taste tester, I'm available. I'll test for your moms too; shit, my mom couldn't make a tortilla if her life depended on it!
there are richers and non-richers, miss richer

[JudynTX]

How many of you cook using a mocahete?

[Viva Las Espuelas]

How many of you cook using a mocahete?
you cook on a molcahete?

[JudynTX]

you cook on a molcahete?

For your spices. :ihit

[JoeChalupa]

How many of you cook using a mocahete?

I do. My mom passed hers down to me. I don't like to use powdered garlic or comino.

[JudynTX]

I do. My mom passed hers down to me. I don't like to use powdered garlic or comino.

:cheer My mom gave me hers as well. I cherish it. It's already broken in....she used it at least 30 yrs.

[mrsmaalox]

there are richers and non-richers, miss richer
Oh yea, like you can't afford tortillas! :lol

How many of you cook using a mocahete?

I used my grandmas for salsa and chile colorado, but that's all.

[Viva Las Espuelas]

For your spices. :ihityou cook your spices?

[JudynTX]

you cook your spices?

Meet me in the back, we need to talk. :blah

[JoeChalupa]

:cheer My mom gave me hers as well. I cherish it. It's already broken in....she used it at least 30 yrs.

Yes, it is priceless to me.

[mrsmaalox]

Okay, now that we are talking Mexican, what's the deal with these nopales?? When I was a kid I had a friend from around here, and I'm not too sure, but I think they ate them at her house with beans or with scrambled eggs. I see them at HEB, and I would like to try it out.

[JoeChalupa]

Okay, now that we are talking Mexican, what's the deal with these nopales?? When I was a kid I had a friend from around here, and I'm not too sure, but I think they ate them at her house with beans or with scrambled eggs. I see them at HEB, and I would like to try it out.

My mom makes them for my dad during Lent. I've never tried them though.

[Viva Las Espuelas]

Meet me in the back, we need to talk. :blahabout? you not making sense? :wakeup

[Viva Las Espuelas]

My mom makes them for my dad during Lent. I've never tried them though.
i could never stomach nopales. my dad makes some rockin' albondigas for lent. he makes them extra healthy by frying them in crisco. mmmmm......and the capirotada............yum

[peewee's lovechild]

Tortilla press!?!? I roll my own.

You need a tortilla press to make corn tortillas right.

How do you roll them?
I would think they would get stuck to your rolling pin.

[peewee's lovechild]

you cook on a molcahete?

Molcajete.

[mrsmaalox]

i could never stomach nopales. my dad makes some rockin' albondigas for lent. he makes them extra healthy by frying them in crisco. mmmmm......and the capirotada............yum

Why couldn't you stomach them? How were they prepared? Albondigas for Lent? They aren't meat? Capirotada? With cheese?? YUCK!!

[peewee's lovechild]

I don't like nopales.

[JudynTX]

about? you not making sense? :wakeup

just because

[Taco's Troll]

Mrs Taco can make some mean arroz con pollo :hungry:

[peewee's lovechild]

The best salsa to make with a molcajete is by crushing/grinding tomatoe and garlic with some chile picin (the little round chiles).

I haven't seen any chile picin since I got to San Antonio. Do they sell that stuff in specialty stores, or what?

[peewee's lovechild]

Picin is pronounced "pee keen" for those that are difficient in their Spanish.

[JoeChalupa]

You need a tortilla press to make corn tortillas right.

How do you roll them?
I would think they would get stuck to your rolling pin.

You are right. I was talking flour tortillas.

[peewee's lovechild]

You are right. I was talking flour tortillas.

I do my own flour tortillas.

I hate store bought flour tortillas.

The only exception are the ones sold at Central Market. Those are pretty good.

[IronMexican]

Fideo is nasty

[Viva Las Espuelas]

You need a tortilla press to make corn tortillas right.

How do you roll them?
I would think they would get stuck to your rolling pin.i don't think you can roll corn torts. flour, obviously.

[JoeChalupa]

I do my own flour tortillas.

I hate store bought flour tortillas.

The only exception are the ones sold at Central Market. Those are pretty good.

Never tried the ones from Central Market. Yup, rolling your own is the way to go. :hat

[JoeChalupa]

Fideo is nasty

Fideo rocks!!!

[JudynTX]

Never tried the ones from Central Market. Yup, rolling your own is the way to go. :hat

Did your mom ever make you grilled cheese tortillas? :D (mexican version of grilled cheese sandwiches)

[mrsmaalox]

Did your mom ever make you grilled cheese tortillas? :D (mexican version of grilled cheese sandwiches)
You mean "quesadillas"??

[peewee's lovechild]

Did your mom ever make you grilled cheese tortillas? :D (mexican version of grilled cheese sandwiches)


You mean "quesadillas"??

Hahaha, PandaSpur is retarded.

[JudynTX]

You mean "quesadillas"??

:lmao yea Except ours did not have meat in them.

[peewee's lovechild]

:lmao yea Except ours did not have meat in them.

Quesadillas don't have meat in them.

[JoeChalupa]

Did your mom ever make you grilled cheese tortillas? :D (mexican version of grilled cheese sandwiches)

Oh yeah. My mom would get up and cook for me when I'd come home wasted. I think it was because I made so much noise stumbling around the kitchen.

[JudynTX]

Quesadillas don't have meat in them.

According to who?

[JoeChalupa]

Quesadillas don't have meat in them.

My dad says the same things about enchiladas.

[Viva Las Espuelas]

Why couldn't you stomach them? How were they prepared? Albondigas for Lent? They aren't meat? Capirotada? With cheese?? YUCK!!
yes albondigas for lent. aren't albondigas made without meat. that's the way my dad makes them. that's why he makes them.............for lent. and yes capirotada with lots of cheese. yuck you

[mrsmaalox]

Quesadillas don't have meat in them.

Hey!! They do at Chili's!!

[mrsmaalox]

yes albondigas for lent. aren't albondigas made without meat. that's the way my dad makes them. that's why he makes them.............for lent. and yes capirotada with lots of cheese. yuck you

I always thought an albondiga was a meatball?!?

[Viva Las Espuelas]

Quesadillas don't have meat in them.
....and authentic quesadillas are made with corn and cheese only. chacho's didn't invent them.

[JudynTX]

....and authentic quesadillas are made with corn and cheese only. Chacho's didn't invent them.

thank you.

[Dr. Gonzo]

The best salsa to make with a molcajete is by crushing/grinding tomatoe and garlic with some chile picin (the little round chiles).

I haven't seen any chile picin since I got to San Antonio. Do they sell that stuff in specialty stores, or what?

My neighbor has a huge plant growing in his back yard. I've reached over his fence a few times and taken a shit load of them. I've never seen them sold in stores. Back home they grow wild all over the place.

[Melmart1]

I don't like nopales.

Same here. They are mushy and gross.

[Viva Las Espuelas]

I always thought an albondiga was a meatball?!?
nope

[mrsmaalox]

Guys, isn't chile piquin those half sized, very thin jalapeno looking peppers? They sell them at HEB right next to the jalapenos. But I have never seen the dried red ones here.

[Melmart1]

Molcajete.

buey.

[mrsmaalox]

nope

Please explain then. I just Googled it and they all said meatball.

[Melmart1]

My dad says the same things about enchiladas.

That's what my grandpa always said, too. We only had cheese in ours, and not that gross yellow shit. Always the queso blanco.

[JoeChalupa]

I always thought an albondiga was a meatball?!?

That's what they are to me.

[Summers]

I'm not reading the whole thread because it's making me hungry, but y'all are making me think of my Mexican Aunt Josie, who was a great cook and watched me one year after school. Her arroz con pollo is the shit. "The secret is fresh ajo y comino!" :drool

[Viva Las Espuelas]

Please explain then. I just Googled it and they all said meatball.
i didn't know that the google spokens. my dad makes it with salmon, potato, and something else. i don't remember, but they're damn good. a quasi-crab cake of sorts.

[JoeChalupa]

My neighbor has a huge plant growing in his back yard. I've reached over his fence a few times and taken a shit load of them. I've never seen them sold in stores. Back home they grow wild all over the place.

My mom has a big plant at her house too.

[Ginofan]

I'm probably showing how white I am but I've got a question...

My cousin's grandmother was mexican and she would make this soup called Calavacita (what she called it) and it was basically chicken corn squash zuccini tomatoes onions and a bunch of spices that made it super delicious.

Has anyone ever heard of this type of soup? If so, is that what it's really called?

Any help is appreciated, I've been trying to look for recipes online to try to make it on my own.

[Viva Las Espuelas]

I'm not reading the whole thread because it's making me hungry, but y'all are making me think of my Mexican Aunt Josie, who was a great cook and watched me one year after school. Her arroz con pollo is the shit. "The secret is fresh ajo y comino!" :droolcomino smells like sweaty july armpit

[JoeChalupa]

I'm probably showing how white I am but I've got a question...

My cousin's grandmother was mexican and she would make this soup called Calavacita (what she called it) and it was basically chicken corn squash zuccini tomatoes onions and a bunch of spices that made it super delicious.

Has anyone ever heard of this type of soup? If so, is that what it's really called?

Any help is appreciated, I've been trying to look for recipes online to try to make it on my own.

Mmmmmmmm....that is basically what my mom makes but not as soupy and she uses pork.

[JudynTX]

I'm probably showing how white I am but I've got a question...

My cousin's grandmother was mexican and she would make this soup called Calavacita (what she called it) and it was basically chicken corn squash zuccini tomatoes onions and a bunch of spices that made it super delicious.

Has anyone ever heard of this type of soup? If so, is that what it's really called?

Any help is appreciated, I've been trying to look for recipes online to try to make it on my own.


Calabasa is what we called it in our home. I'll get my sister's recipe (its delicious) and give it to you. This thread is reminding me of my mom.

[Summers]

comino smells like sweaty july armpit

You have to use it sparingly. Too much of it is overpowering, imo, but I can't imagine cooking some things without it.

[CuckingFunt]

God damn . . . . carnitas.

Seriously, fuck you all.

[JoeChalupa]

comino smells like sweaty july armpit

But it tastes great in all my dishes.

[JoeChalupa]

you have to use it sparingly. Too much of it is overpowering, imo, but i can't imagine cooking some things without it.

+1

[Ginofan]

Calabasa is what we called it in our home. I'll get my sister's recipe (its delicious) and give it to you. This thread is reminding me of my mom.

Awesome! Thank you!

[Dr. Gonzo]

I just got a recipe for cochinita pibil I'm going to try. This fucking thread made me want some.

[SpursWoman]

I'm probably showing how white I am but I've got a question...

My cousin's grandmother was mexican and she would make this soup called Calavacita (what she called it) and it was basically chicken corn squash zuccini tomatoes onions and a bunch of spices that made it super delicious.

Has anyone ever heard of this type of soup? If so, is that what it's really called?

Any help is appreciated, I've been trying to look for recipes online to try to make it on my own.

I've never really seen it as a soup before, but I could eat that all day long. I've found several recipes, but none yet that even come remotely close to my grandmother's. :depressed

[Viva Las Espuelas]

You have to use it sparingly. Too much of it is overpowering, imo, but I can't imagine cooking some things without it.very sparingly, except in carne guisada. yummmmm

[JoeChalupa]

My mom is cooking for Easter. Whoohoo!!!

[peewee's lovechild]

According to who?

Mexico, and all the people living there.

Don't gringofy our food.

[Blake]

yes albondigas for lent. aren't albondigas made without meat. that's the way my dad makes them. that's why he makes them.............for lent. and yes capirotada with lots of cheese. yuck you

the albondigas my mother in law makes are like potato patties that are fried and stuffed with whatever the heck she feels like shoving in there.

[peewee's lovechild]

Hey!! They do at Chili's!!

Fuck Chili's.

[JudynTX]

But it tastes great in all my dishes.

It makes my crispy beef tacos taste awesome. :tu


Mexico, and all the people living there.

Don't gringofy our food.

Shut up! :lol

[Ginofan]

Maybe it's just the San Antonian me...lol But I agree with Manny, I could absolutely live off of rice beans and tortillas. They should make some type of diet out of that...it's one I would stick to for sure!

[peewee's lovechild]

My neighbor has a huge plant growing in his back yard. I've reached over his fence a few times and taken a shit load of them. I've never seen them sold in stores. Back home they grow wild all over the place.

No shit.

My mom has well over 20 of those plants.

She gave me one when she visited over a year ago but it died.

[JudynTX]

Awesome! Thank you!


I've never really seen it as a soup before, but I could eat that all day long. I've found several recipes, but none yet that even come remotely close to my grandmother's. :depressed

You two will be the first to get our family recipe. :)

[Viva Las Espuelas]

Mexico, and all the people living there.

Don't gringofy our food.
from the guy that thinks quesadillas are made with flour tortillas.

[peewee's lovechild]

Guys, isn't chile piquin those half sized, very thin jalapeno looking peppers? They sell them at HEB right next to the jalapenos. But I have never seen the dried red ones here.

Those are serrano chiles.

[peewee's lovechild]

buey.

Touche.

[JoeChalupa]

The albondigas my mom makes are meatballs with rice and spices and cooked with papas and is in a soup broth. We just called them bollitas con piqietos and she knew what we wanted.

[peewee's lovechild]

from the guy that thinks quesadillas are made with flour tortillas.

I never said that.

I know what a real quesadilla is.

[peewee's lovechild]

The albondigas my mom makes are meatballs with rice and spices and cooked with papas and is in a soup broth. We just called them bollitas con piqietos and she knew what we wanted.

My lady's mother makes them with tuna.

It's fucking disgusting.

[SpursWoman]

My neighbor has a huge plant growing in his back yard. I've reached over his fence a few times and taken a shit load of them. I've never seen them sold in stores. Back home they grow wild all over the place.


My neighbor when I was growing up had one in her front yard ... I used to grab some and do terrible things to my friends with them. Those little bastards are HOTTTT. :nerd

[Viva Las Espuelas]

The albondigas my mom makes are meatballs with rice and spices and cooked with papas and is in a soup broth. hmmm. that sounds far from what my dad makes.

[Melmart1]

The best salsa to make with a molcajete is by crushing/grinding tomatoe and garlic with some chile picin (the little round chiles).

I haven't seen any chile picin since I got to San Antonio. Do they sell that stuff in specialty stores, or what?

Try HEB Mercado on Culebra and 24th. They have a shitload of different peppers there, it makes up like half their produce section.

[peewee's lovechild]

That's what my grandpa always said, too. We only had cheese in ours, and not that gross yellow shit. Always the queso blanco.

Did you have them with that red sauce they make from the dried chiles?

That was some good shit.
I haven't had that in years.

[CuckingFunt]

Okay, now that we are talking Mexican, what's the deal with these nopales?? When I was a kid I had a friend from around here, and I'm not too sure, but I think they ate them at her house with beans or with scrambled eggs. I see them at HEB, and I would like to try it out.

Why would they sell nopales? It grows everywhere.

My mom had one in the front yard when we lived in Hollywood, but it never got that big because people were out there stealing the leaves every time a new one would develop. I've seen them get HUGE though.

[Viva Las Espuelas]

I never said that.

I know what a real quesadilla is.
<cough>post89<finishcough>

[Melmart1]

Did you have them with that red sauce they make from the dried chiles?

That was some good shit.
I haven't had that in years.

We usually either ate them plain with a little more cheese on top or with homemade ranchera sauce.

[JoeChalupa]

hmmm. that sounds far from what my dad makes.

I'm sure it is. But I bet it is good eating!!

[Viva Las Espuelas]

I'm sure it is. But I bet it is good eating!!
it's how i keep my girlish figure

[JoeChalupa]

I make quesadillas with both corn and flour. Anyone ever watch Rick Bayless on PBS? He goes through the whole history of Mexican dishes.

[Viva Las Espuelas]

I make quesadillas with both corn and flour. Anyone ever watch Rick Bayless on PBS? He goes through the whole history of Mexican dishes.
quesadillas are better with corn. bayless is cool, but just creeps me out.

[JudynTX]

Sister's recipe -

Calabacita……

I usually use pork steak, but you can use chicken if you like.

1 lb of pork steak, cut into pieces
2 large green zuccinies, cut into pieces
1 can of whole corn, drained
1 can of diced tomatoes
1 small can of tomato sauce
1 tbs. ground comino
1 tbs. garlic powder
Salt/pepper to taste

Brown pork steak till cooked.
Add zucchini and corn and cover and cook on medium till zucchini is soft and cooked.
Add remaining ingredients

Cook for about 15 minutes…………….ENJOY!!!

[CuckingFunt]

I just got a recipe for cochinita pibil

I haven't had that in years.

Seriously, this thread is making me hate where I live. Too many damn gringos.

[TheThinkingMan]

Sister's recipe -

Calabacita……

I usually use pork steak, but you can use chicken if you like.

1 lb of pork steak, cut into pieces
2 large green zuccinies, cut into pieces
1 can of whole corn, drained
1 can of diced tomatoes
1 small can of tomato sauce
1 tbs. ground comino
1 tbs. garlic powder
Salt/pepper to taste

Brown pork steak till cooked.
Add zucchini and corn and cover and cook on medium till zucchini is soft and cooked.
Add remaining ingredients

Cook for about 15 minutes…………….ENJOY!!!

I think I can handle this. :tu

[mrsmaalox]

Those are serrano chiles.

You're right

[CosmicCowboy]

My neighbor when I was growing up had one in her front yard ... I used to grab some and do terrible things to my friends with them. Those little bastards are HOTTTT. :nerd

My dad totally set my happy ass up when I was about 4. We had a big chili pequin bush on the front porch and he told me they were Easter egg seeds and if I ate them now they couldn't turn into Easter eggs. Naturally I picked a hand full and popped them. I remember that sadistic bastard and his friends just laughing their asses off.

[mrsmaalox]

hmmm. that sounds far from what my dad makes.
I've never heard of anything but meat ones. Those others are like fish balls or something.

[mrsmaalox]

Sister's recipe -

Calabacita……

I usually use pork steak, but you can use chicken if you like.

1 lb of pork steak, cut into pieces
2 large green zuccinies, cut into pieces
1 can of whole corn, drained
1 can of diced tomatoes
1 small can of tomato sauce
1 tbs. ground comino
1 tbs. garlic powder
Salt/pepper to taste

Brown pork steak till cooked.
Add zucchini and corn and cover and cook on medium till zucchini is soft and cooked.
Add remaining ingredients

Cook for about 15 minutes…………….ENJOY!!!

No need to use zucchini if you are in Texas. Mexican calabacita squash is sold everywhere. I've never done it with meat though. But I do always top it with cheese.

[peewee's lovechild]

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My mistake.

[peewee's lovechild]

Try HEB Mercado on Culebra and 24th. They have a shitload of different peppers there, it makes up like half their produce section.

I'll have to check that out.

I miss chile picin.

[mrsmaalox]

Did you have them with that red sauce they make from the dried chiles?

That was some good shit.
I haven't had that in years.

Those are the only kind of enchiladas we have in west Texas---because the chiles come from New Mexico. You can buy those dried in bags anywhere; it's what I use for chile colorado and in tamales. But if you want a really good, and easy substitute, buy a canned brand called Las Palmas. Not as good as homemade, but not bad either.

[peewee's lovechild]

I make quesadillas with both corn and flour. Anyone ever watch Rick Bayless on PBS? He goes through the whole history of Mexican dishes.

Rick Bayless, Skip's brother, is a badass.

I like how he goes into detail on the Mexican food he's preparing.

He has a genuine appreciation for Mexican food.

He over pronounces the spanish j's though like when he says cajeta. He says it as cahhhhhheta.

[CuckingFunt]

He over pronounces the spanish j's though like when he says cajeta. He says it as cahhhhhheta.

That's the only thing I don't like about him. He makes the Los Angeles newscasters look subtle.

[peewee's lovechild]

My dad totally set my happy ass up when I was about 4. We had a big chili pequin bush on the front porch and he told me they were Easter egg seeds and if I ate them now they couldn't turn into Easter eggs. Naturally I picked a hand full and popped them. I remember that sadistic bastard and his friends just laughing their asses off.

My grandfather did something similar to me.

Back in my hometown they have tamales called "borrachos" which are basically tamales filled with chile piquin (you have the correct spelling by the way). They also have tamales dulces which are filled with sweet corn and raisins.

My grandfather asked me if I wanted a tamal dulce and I said yes. He sneeked me a borracho and I ate the thing without thinking twice. Twenty seconds later, I was crying my ass off and the entire family was laughing at my ass.

My aunts and uncles love to remind me about said event.

[peewee's lovechild]

No need to use zucchini if you are in Texas. Mexican calabacita squash is sold everywhere. I've never done it with meat though. But I do always top it with cheese.

I've always had it that way, without the meat and with cheese that is.

[peewee's lovechild]

That's the only thing I don't like about him. He makes the Los Angeles newscasters look subtle.

Yea, it's annoying, but he makes "real" Mexican food and I can appreciate that.

[Melmart1]

I'll have to check that out.

I miss chile picin.

That means you have to leave your comfort zone, 09er. You will be in my neck of the woods. And it's NOT the southside! :rollin

[CosmicCowboy]

My grandfather did something similar to me.

Back in my hometown they have tamales called "borrachos" which are basically tamales filled with chile piquin (you have the correct spelling by the way). They also have tamales dulces which are filled with sweet corn and raisins.

My grandfather asked me if I wanted a tamal dulce and I said yes. He sneeked me a borracho and I ate the thing without thinking twice. Twenty seconds later, I was crying my ass off and the entire family was laughing at my ass.

My aunts and uncles love to remind me about said event.

Yeah, I especially hated it because I couldn't stop crying. My dad beat the shit out of me from as early as I can remember and I had already started taking pride in not crying when he did it. My eyes were streaming tears and I got really pissed off that I couldn't stop them...:lol

[peewee's lovechild]

That means you have to leave your comfort zone, 09er. You will be in my neck of the woods. And it's NOT the southside! :rollin

I'm not an 09er anymore. I'm a 49er. Fuck, I hate the way that sounds.

By the way, while at my nephew's last football game (he lives in the 09), there was some douche wearing a shirt that had 78209 in big white letters across his chest.

That was the douchiest shit I have ever witnessed.

[peewee's lovechild]

Yeah, I especially hated it because I couldn't stop crying. My dad beat the shit out of me from as early as I can remember and I had already started taking pride in not crying when he did it. My eyes were streaming tears and I got really pissed off that I couldn't stop them...:lol

Those little fuckers are hot, but they make a mean fucking salsa.

Fuck, now I want me some salsa de molcajete.

[jcrod]

Mmmmmmmm....that is basically what my mom makes but not as soupy and she uses pork.

Same here pork and not soupy with some corn tortillas, eat it once a week.


i didn't know that the google spokens. my dad makes it with salmon, potato, and something else. i don't remember, but they're damn good. a quasi-crab cake of sorts.

My grandma using tuna fish and fries it to make a meatball/crab cake deal.

[CosmicCowboy]

Damn

We need a Spurstalk Authentic Mexican Cookbook forum. Or even just a recipe forum...

I've got some killer gringo tex/mex stuff and can definitely add to the smoking & BBQ section...

I decided a long time ago that eating good was not going to kill me and that the current food fat phobia was total bullshit.

[Melmart1]

I'm not an 09er anymore. I'm a 49er. Fuck, I hate the way that sounds.

By the way, while at my nephew's last football game (he lives in the 09), there was some douche wearing a shirt that had 78209 in big white letters across his chest.

That was the douchiest shit I have ever witnessed.

For awhile it was all the rage to wear your zip code on a tshirt, but around here it was black shirts with white Olde Tyme lettering. Like that kind you see the people in car clubs stenciling on the back window advertising the club. It looked fucking ridiculous.

[peewee's lovechild]

For awhile it was all the rage to wear your zip code on a tshirt, but around here it was black shirts with white Olde Tyme lettering. Like that kind you see the people in car clubs stenciling on the back window advertising the club. It looked fucking ridiculous.

The 210+210=420 shirts are stupid as hell.

My babysitter's son has one that is black with gold letter/numbers.

People do some stupid shit.

[peewee's lovechild]

Damn

We need a Spurstalk Authentic Mexican Cookbook forum. Or even just a recipe forum...

I've got some killer gringo tex/mex stuff and can definitely add to the smoking & BBQ section...

I decided a long time ago that eating good was not going to kill me and that the current food fat phobia was total bullshit.

Not a bad idea.

Smoking & BBQ would definitely need its own forum.

[SpursWoman]

I was an 09'er, and no one ever told me there was a tshirt .. :depressed

[CosmicCowboy]

Not a bad idea.

Smoking & BBQ would definitely need its own forum.

Maybe some sub-threads, but I think smoking pork especially plays right into a lot of the classic Mexican dishes...

[Melmart1]

I was an 09'er, and no one ever told me there was a tshirt .. :depressed

Because only the douchey 09ers wear them.

[SpursWoman]

smoking pork


An over-18 forum? :lol

[SpursWoman]

Because only the douchey 09ers wear them.

True ... and I was only an 09er for about 7 years or so. Most of my childhood was spent between Theo & Malone. :cooldevil

[Fpoonsie]

Papas con carne FTMFW!

And, just to jump in, I fucking HATE nopales. I tried it while visiting my best friend's mom in El Valle. Even her amazing tortillas de harina couldn't make up for the foul, mushy shit I had put in my mouth.

[peewee's lovechild]

Hahaha.

All this talk about Mexican food forced me to change plans for dinner.

I was supposed to make grilled chicken sandwiches, but I somehow found my way to Taco Tote.

That place has like 20 different salsas and they're all good.

[spurspf]

They sell chile piquin at HEB while in season. I saw it not three days ago at the one on S.W. Military and Pleasanton. The have the serranos and jalapenos and way at the top in small plastic bags the piquins.

[Dr. Gonzo]

The 210+210=420 shirts are stupid as hell.

My babysitter's son has one that is black with gold letter/numbers.

People do some stupid shit.

No shit. Like when stupid Mexicans from the Valley wear shirts that say "Brooklyn" on them.

[JoeChalupa]

I made some picadillo this morning.

[JudynTX]

I made some picadillo this morning.

I bet it's good huh? :D

[Ginofan]

I did have rice, beans, and tortillas last night for dinner. Thank you for the inspiration.

[Death In June]

The one thing I really don't like about san antonio is that the mexican food here is terrible. It is way too white bread and watered down.

[mrsmaalox]

The one thing I really don't like about san antonio is that the mexican food here is terrible. It is way too white bread and watered down.

San Antonio doesn't have much real Mexican food available in restaurants; mostly all TexMex.