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Drunken Chicken ( Pollo Borracho)
Question: I have been looking for a recipe I saw on TV years ago in the San Francisco area(PBS?). I think it is yours. I would like to know where I could find your version of Pollo Borracho. Answer: The... (Continue reading)
Seasoning a Clay Comal
Written on 17 Dec, 2013 at 15:38 in Ask Zarela, Cooking, Equipment, Favorites, Techniques, Traditions & Culture |
Can you tell me where to buy a clay comal? I bought one in Santa Fe several years ago, used it happily until my daughter-in-law put it on a very hot burner and it cracked.... (Continue reading)
Vampiros y Sangrita
Someone just asked me for a recipe for sangrita (originally named sangrita de la viuda–widow’s blood), a chaser that is served with tequila. We make a big amount and add tequila to make a drink called vampiro. VAMPIRO For long... (Continue reading)
Mexican Vegetable Fritters, Brocolli and Cauliflower
Broccoli Fritters “Tortita” is another of those culinary terms that are clear as a bell to any Mexican but can send other people into fits of despair. Sometimes it refers to a sort of flattened croquette, involving a basic... (Continue reading)
ASK ZARELA: Where can I get corn for posole and huitlacoche?
Written on 25 Sep, 2013 at 23:24 in Ask Zarela, Ingredients |
For years I have said that it was easier to get maguey worms in New York that Mexican corn. But today I went to a little grocery store Las Palomas (the doves) on West 100th Street between Amsterdam and Broadway... (Continue reading)
Octopus Carpaccio How to make
I learned a fascinating thing today. I’ve been wanting to make an octopus carpaccio with a black olive sauce I once had from a Peruvian chef at a conference but could not figure out how to slice the octopus... (Continue reading)
Ask Zarela: Hoja Santa (Piper sanctum or Piper auritum)
Written on 1 Nov, 2012 at 20:44 in Ask Zarela, Ingredients |
Photo by Lorri Allen Hi Zarela. I’ve got a plant that has taken over my garden and was wondering how to use it in cooking. It’s a Hoja Santa plant and the leaves are huge and beautiful dark green.... (Continue reading)
Black beans Oaxaca-style
Question: hello, my husband & i were in new york this weekend and ate at your wonderful restaurant. we ordered a side dish of black beans and i am wondering if it would be possible to get your recipe –... (Continue reading)
Ask Zarela: Recipes for table sauces
SALSA CRUDA DE TOMATILLO (Uncooked Tomatillo Sauce) Most restaurants and street stands have a red sauce (pico de gallo norteno or another tomato sauce) and a green sauce on the table to be added to taste. Green sauce, salsa... (Continue reading)
Recipe Search: HELP!!!
Written on 3 Nov, 2010 at 17:03 in Ask Zarela |
RECIPE SEARCH..HELP !!!! Hello, Zarela – I think this recipe was taken off the Internet,before you published your cookbooks(?) It consisted of mashed potatoes mixed with other ingredients, including pickled onions. After all these years, I cannot find my copy... (Continue reading)
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