Any authentic mexican food recipes?

[Robinhood4x4]

Ever since going to cancun and eating real mexican food (like from the sketchy little taco carts the locals eat at) I've been trying to find good hole-in-the-wall restaurants and mexican recipes. Anybody know any good recipes, books or websites?

I just did a quick "mexican recipe" google search and found some, but they appear to be americanized. One even called for soy sauce and I'm pretty sure they don't use soy sauce at those little taco carts. I'm thinking I need to brush up on my spanish and browse the mexican side of the internet.

Oh, and the reason this isn't in the cooking section of the forum is because this isn't for outdoor/camping cooking. :flipoff:

[DHC6twinotter]

It's hard to beat real mexican food. I had some great food while staying in a few towns southeast of Mexico City last year. I don't remember what they called it, but my favorite was some sort of chicken enchilada with green salsa and goat cheese. That's where I learned the phrase, "Uno mas, por favor". I had about eight of those. :D

I also tried a taco from one of those road side taco stands. Turns out it was made from a cow's spinal tissue. Wasn't very good.

Closest thing they have to real Mexican food around here is a place called Mi Casitas, but I think that is just a local chain.

Sorry I'm not much more help.

[slosurfer]

Sounds like you need to find a good Mexican Market. I'm sure they have them there. :flipoff: If you can find one that also has a little butcher shop in it, they usually serve food as well. :thumbup: Brush up on your espanol prior to going, or take a friend who is fluent. :thumbup:

There was one in Oceanside that I used to go to, when I would go with my mexican friend who was fluent and would chat up the people, it was the best I've ever had. The times I went alone, it was so so. :laugh:

[strykersd]

This is why I love living 10 miles from the Mexican Border. There's probably a dozen 24/7 authentic taco shops in within two miles radius of my house. I dunno what I'd do if I ever moved away... go to Jack in the Box or Denny's after a long night of drinking?

[Scuba]

go to Jack in the Box orIHOP after a long night of drinking?



Fixed it :hillbill:
1. Jack in the box is the ish after drinking.
2. Dennys sucks IHOP rules


:D

[Robinhood4x4]

Sounds like you need to find a good Mexican Market. I'm sure they have them there. :flipoff: If you can find one that also has a little butcher shop in it, they usually serve food as well. :thumbup: Brush up on your espanol prior to going, or take a friend who is fluent. :thumbup:


That's exactly what I'm thinking of doing, but they're all in the sketchy parts of town so I haven't worked up the courage to go yet. Back in the bay area we used to go to a little market that had the best mexican food ever. The problem with the phx area is it's wall to wall strip malls. Every corner has a target, ross, home depot, etc.

[2ndGen]

looks like you need to find an authentic mexican wife, lol. problem solved.

[slosurfer]

I know what you mean, I would have never gone to that one, had I not been taken there.

You have a gardner? Take him to lunch sometime. :D

[Robinhood4x4]

Well, I have an authentic japanese wife so I have that base covered. I don't think I can afford another wife.

A gardener!?!?! What, do you think I'm as rich as Bob or something? Pfff, we don't even have cable TV. (Ok, we're cheap).

[4runnerchevy]

I thought I was gonna find a real recipe for something, but instead I found this . Geez!

[Small_words]

Simple recipe for stewed pork for the tacos is to put a couple pounds of pork (go with a cheap cut), two onions, salt, pepper, and a couple hot peppers. Onions weren't native to North America, but they came over in the 1500s so I think you could call it authentic now. Yes, I'm a dork.

[troyboy162]

no full blown recipes in this post yet? im watching it for some good ideas.

[Robinhood4x4]

Thanks to playing hooky from work today, I'm getting closer. On PBS today I watched Rick Bayless's Mexico One Plate at a Time where he dug a pit in his backyard and cooked up a pig to make Cochinita Pibil. The thought of digging a pit in my backyard did cross my mind and is still a possibility, but for now I'll stick with an oven or crockpot.

He also talked about pickled onions and a habanero sauce and that's exactly what I had in mexico. I'll update this thread as I experiment.

[fustercluck]

Authentic Mexican Food can be many things depending on which subculture you have experienced. I lived in the North central desert of Mexico in the states of Durango, Coahuila and Chihuahua for a few years. I visited Sinaloa, Baja, Sonora. I have known folks from Quintana Roo, Yucatan, Campeche, Veracruz and Oaxaca. Of all those experiences, the food most commonly shared by those different places was real refried beans (not the fake-o beans in a can; I mean the kind made with real manteca and a few small rocks still in them...), scrambled eggs with chorizo and a freshly grilled jalapeno rolled with light pressure between the palms to release the juices, some real hand made salsa with fresh tomatoes, onions, etc. and peppers. Finally, we need hand thrown corn tortillas toasted in a manteca lubed skillet, then torn into little triangles and folded into little shovels to scoop the eggs and beans with a little bite of the roasted jalapeno for a kick. Makes my mouth water just thinking about it.

Anything with sour cream or avacado has likely been inspired by the Norte Americano Gringitos and their tourist friends... :hillbill:

[fustercluck]

Oh and don't forget the Chicken Mole.....
















































...do yourself a favor and skip the tripas. Blech...