The Mexican Home Kitchen: Traditional Home-Style Recipes That Capture the Flavors and Memories of Mexico

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The long-awaited, best-selling cookbook from Mely Martínez, The Mexican Home Kitchen, compiles the traditional home-style dishes enjoyed every day in Mexican households, with influences from states like Tamaulipas, Nuevo León, Veracruz, Puebla, Estado de México, and Yucatán. *As featured in The New York Times, New York Magazine, People Magazine, The Smithsonian Magazine, Eater, Epicurious, Chowhound, The Kitchn, Prevention, and Taste of Home* Illustrated with stunning photography, this book includes recipes for stews, soups, and side dishes, along with famous dishes like mole, enchiladas, picadillo, and milanesa, and is rounded out with delicious salsas, drinks, and desserts. For Mely Martínez, Mexican cooking has always been about family, community, and tradition. Born and raised in Tampico, Mely started helping in the kitchen at a very young age, since she was the oldest daughter of eight children, and spent summers at her grandmother’s farm in the state of Veracruz, where part of the daily activities included helping grind the corn to make masa. Mely started her popular blog, Mexico in My Kitchen, to share the recipes and memories of her home so that her son can someday recreate and share these dishes with his own family. In the meantime, it has become the go-to source for those looking for authentic home-style Mexican cooking. Recreate these favorite comfort foods using inexpensive, easy-to-find ingredients: Caldo de Pollo (Mexican chicken soup) Tacos de Bistec (steak tacos) Carnitas (tender, crispy pork) Albondigas (Mexican meatballs) Tamales (both savory and sweet) Enchiladas (both red and green sauces) Mole Poblano (one of the most classic and popular moles) Nopales (recipes made with cactus paddles) Empanadas (beef and cheese filled) Chiles Rellenos (stuffed and fried poblano peppers) Pozole (both red and green versions) Camarones en Chipotle (deviled shrimp) Salsa Taquera (salsa for tacos) Pastel de Tres Leches (a luscious and moist cake that’s a Mexican favorite) Buñuelos (crispy dough fritters coated in sugar) Aguas Frescas (horchata, hibiscus, and tamarind flavors) and much more! Complete with easy-to-follow instructions, beautiful images, and stories from Mexico, along with recipes for making corn and flour tortillas and tips for stocking your pantry, The Mexican Home Kitchen will have you enjoying this delicious cooking right in your own home. Cover Title Copyright Dedication CONTENTS Introduction The Mexican Pantry Tools & Equipment Roasting Vegetables Corn Tortillas Flour Tortillas SOUPS CALDO DE POLLO Chicken Soup CALDO DE RES Beef and Vegetable Soup CREMA DE ELOTE Cream of Corn Soup CREMA DE PAPA Cream of Potato Soup SOPA DE LENTEJAS Lentil Soup SOPA DE FIDEO Mexican Noodle Soup MENUDO Mexican Tripe Soup POZOLE ROJO Red Pozole POZOLE VERDE DE POLLO Green Pozole with Chicken SOPA DE TORTILLA Tortilla Soup MAIN DISHES TACOS DE BISTEC Steak Tacos FLAUTAS DE PAPA Crispy Rolled Potato Tacos CARNITAS BARBACOA DE LENGUA Beef Tongue Barbacoa Tacos CHILES RELLENOS MOLE POBLANO ALBONDIGAS Mexican Meatball Soup ALBONDIGAS EN CHIPOTLE Meatballs in Chipotle Sauce CALABACITAS CON PUERCO Pork Stew with Squash CARNE CON PAPAS Beef and Potatoes ASADO DE PUERCO Pork Stew MILANESA DE RES Beef Milanesa CAMARONES EN CHIPOTLE Shrimp in Chipotle Sauce BISTEC A LA MEXICANA Mexican-Style Steak CHICHARRÓN EN SALSA VERDE Fried Pork Skins in Green Salsa DISCADA NORTEÑA Northern-Style Mixed Meats ENTOMATADAS EMPANADAS DE QUESO Cheese Empanadas EMPANADAS DE CARNE MOLIDA Ground Beef Empanadas TOSTADAS DE POLLO Chicken Tostadas ENCHILADAS ROJAS Red Enchiladas ENCHILADAS VERDES Green Enchiladas COSTILLAS EN SALSA VERDE Pork Rib Tips in Green Salsa ENSALADA DE POLLO Chicken Salad ENSALDA DE CODITOS Macaroni Salad FILETE DE PESCADO EMPANIZADO Breaded Fish Fillet FRIJOL CON PUERCO Pork and Beans PICADILLO POLLO A LA VERACRUZANA Chicken Veracruz-Style TINGA DE POLLO Chicken Tinga POLLO EN SALSA VERDE CON CALABACITAS Chicken with Squash in Green Salsa POLLO ENTOMATADO Chicken in Tomato Sauce ROPA VIEJA Shredded Beef in Tomato Sauce TAMALES DE POLLO EN SALSA VERDE Chicken in Green Salsa Tamales TAMALES DE PUERCO Pork Tamales TAMALES DE RAJAS CON QUESO Cheese and Vegetable Tamales SALSAS & SIDES PICO DE GALLO SALSA ROJA Red Salsa SALSA ROJA ROSTIZADA Roasted Red Salsa SALSA TAQUERA Taqueria- Style Salsa SALSA VERDE Green Salsa SALSA VERDE ROSTIZADA Roasted Green Salsa SALSA VERDE CREMOSA Creamy Avocado Tomatillo Salsa GUACAMOLE ARROZ BLANCO White Rice ARROZ ROJO Red Rice ARROZ VERDE Green Rice FRIJOLES REFRITOS Refried Beans FRIJOLES DE OLLA Beans from the Pot FRIJOLES PINTOS CREMOSOS Creamy Pinto Beans CALABACITAS CON CREMA Mexican Squash with Cream CALABACITAS CON QUESO Mexican Squash with Cheese ENSALADA DE REPOLLO Cabbage Salad NOPALES CON OREGANO Cactus Paddles with Oregano DESSERTS & DRINKS ARROZ CON LECHE Rice Pudding BUDÍN DE PAN Bread Pudding BUÑUELOS CHURROS CREPAS Crepes FLAN GELATINA DE MOSAICO Mosaic Gelatin PASTEL DE CUMPLEAÑOS Old-Fashioned Birthday Cake PASTEL DE TRES LECHES Three Milks Cake TAMALES DULCES Sweet Tamales TAMALES DE PIÑA Pineapple Tamales AGUA DE HORCHATA Horchata AGUA DE JAMAICA Hibiscus Iced Tea AGUA DE TAMARINDO Tamarind Drink ATOLE BLANCO White Atole ATOLE DE ARROZ Rice Atole CHAMPURRADO CAFÉ DE OLLA Mexican Spiced Coffee CHOCOLATE CALIENTE Mexican Hot Chocolate PONCHE NAVIDEÑO Mexican Christmas Punch Index A B C E F G H J L M N O P Q S T Acknowledgments About the Author