Mexican Cuisine – Page 10 – My Slice of Mexico

Cooking with the Harvest – Green Pipián with Squash

October 8, 2022October 16, 2025by Irene6 Comments

Mexican pipián is defined as any dish composed by cooked meat or vegetables, smothered in a very rich sauce, thickened with ground seeds. There are many regional pipianes, which may be red, green or even white, from using different chiles, tomatoes, tomatillos, or their absence, and a range of textures and flavours may be obtained from the use of pumpkin seeds, or others, such as almonds, peanuts, and sesame. Pipián verde (green) is very traditional nationwide; my recipe is close to Central Mexico styles, where squash is often paired with this bright green preparation ... click on title for more

Desserts, Ingredients

Chico Zapote – Sapodilla Fruit (and a No-Churn Recipe for Sorbet)

September 8, 2022April 2, 2023by Irene12 Comments

Sapodilla (Manilkara zapota) is a tropical tree originally from Southern Mexico, and parts of Central America. The fruit is considered a berry, about two inches (5 cm) in diameter, with one to six hard, dark seeds inside; when fully ripen, the taste is very sweet, unique and mild, perhaps a little like caramel. Sapodilla sorbet may be prepared in an ice cream maker, or as in this case, the fruit and other ingredients may be chilled beforehand, and then just finished in a blender ... click on title for more

Desserts

Arroz con leche – Rice Pudding

September 4, 2022September 9, 2022by Irene11 Comments

"Arroz con leche" translates from Spanish as "rice with milk", and perfectly describes how easy it is to make a batch of this classic rice pudding ... click on title for more

Mexican Cuisine

Pork Cracklings in Guajillo Pepper Sauce – Chicharrón en Guajillo

August 17, 2022August 21, 2022by Irene5 Comments

This preparation hardly needs an introduction; many corn dough based antojitos ("little cravings", Mexican snacks) are filled with this delicious stew of chicharrón prensado (pressed pork cracklings) cooked in a red guajillo pepper sauce ... click on title for more

Desserts, Regional Cuisine

Traditional Sweets – Cocadas Doradas

July 26, 2022August 7, 2022by Irene1 Comment

Although coconuts are not native to Mexico, but were brought after the Spanish conquest, they quickly became endemic to coastal regions, and nowadays there are many ways to cook with them. Curiously, Puebla is an inland central state with relatively cool weather, so coconuts are not cultivated there, but these sweets have been around for many years, with the recipe mostly unchanged; people in Puebla still make them commercially or at home, for the sheer pleasure of tasting their “doraditas” – “goldies” ... click on title for more