Posts Tagged ‘plantains’

Plantain “Lasagna” with refried black beans and mole

Plantain

Preheat oven to 350. Grease a cazuela or other oven-proof 2 quart baking dish.   Last month one of my Facebook friends, Joyce Colon, of Puerto Rican origin, volunteered to help me prepare a dinner I had donated. Among several... (Continue reading)

The African Face of Veracruz

The African Face of Veracruz

  This picture features two ingredients usually associated with Afro-Mexican cooking: Peanuts in the Salsa Macha  and plantain here sliced paper-thin and fried into chips called mariquitas.   It’s hard to believe that I have only been back to Veracruz... (Continue reading)

Pescado a la Veracruzana

Pescado a la Veracruzana

Makes 4 servings Food-lovers who know nothing else about Veracruzan cuisine probably have heard of the sauce used here through a dish served in restaurants from Mexico to Manhattan: huachinango a la veracruzana, or red snapper topped with a medley... (Continue reading)

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