Anyone know a good site/blog for authentic Mexican food?

augustremulous
augustremulous Posts: 378 Member
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Since I started trying to lose weight I've made a strong effort to start using recipes more when I cook, since me "winging it," usually ends up with dishes that are too evoo heavy and too impulse driven.

This week I was soooo looking forward to making this lovely Mexican pozole

http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/mexican-chicken-pozole-verde

with my only changes being to add serranos and cayenne for heat.

But alas, this was one of the most boring dishes ever, and nothing like the food my Mexican friends make. Or even like what I can find at a local taqueria. It just tasted like bland salsa.

That being said, can anyone recommed a great site for Mexican food? The more regional, the better.

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  • dklibert
    dklibert Posts: 1,196 Member
    I made Rachael Ray's Pozole once. It was just okay. Don't know if it was the recipe or that I may not be a fan of hominey? haven't tried again. I do follow this blog mexicoinmykitchen.com/ seems authentic.
  • CyberTone
    CyberTone Posts: 7,337 Member
    I don't do much Mexican cooking, but I do watch these two shows on PBS and would try these first if I wanted to cook some Mexican dishes.

    Here is the link to the Public Broadcasting Service website for the shows. They will point to the official websites.

    http://www.pbs.org/food/shows/patis-mexican-table/

    http://www.pbs.org/food/shows/mexico-one-plate-at-a-time/
  • augustremulous
    augustremulous Posts: 378 Member
    @dklibert well I substituted choclo descganado for the hominy, because the supermarket only had canned hominy and I'm not a fan of canned food in general. Mexico in my kitchen looks great!

    @CyberTone, thanks! This right here looks delicious.

    http://patijinich.com/recipe/warm-sweet-potato-salad-with-chorizo/
  • stealthq
    stealthq Posts: 4,298 Member
    Rick Bayless specializes in authentic Mexican food - you can google recipes from him - but they are often pretty involved.
  • Roza42
    Roza42 Posts: 246 Member
    Just a thought, but any recipe that starts with cooking chicken breasts in chicken stock is going to be bland. Taquerias aren't known for low fat food.
  • paulandrachelk
    paulandrachelk Posts: 280 Member
    Live in New Mexico.
  • Kenoster
    Kenoster Posts: 1 Member
    Howtocookmexicanfood on YouTube is what I use.
  • augustremulous
    augustremulous Posts: 378 Member
    @Roza42 the chicken was the best part! But only because I used the most amazing homemade chicken stock.
  • stinkindiesel
    stinkindiesel Posts: 1 Member
    It would be good to define what you mean by "Mexican" food. There's interior, coastal, Tex-mex, New Mexico Mexicsn, etc. They all differ somewhat in ingredients and flavors.

    Gary
  • mandietippets
    mandietippets Posts: 55 Member
    edited March 2016
    I don't know how authentic this is but I winged a Mexican recipe for a green enchilada casserole tonight and it turned out so yummy! I calculated it as 4 servings and 268 calories. I mixed together chicken, green enchilada sauce, and Greek cream cheese and then layered the three tortillas with chicken mixture and 1/4 cup cheese. Total of 3 layers. Baked at 350 for 30 min and it was delicious!! Could definitely have added more chicken I just had a breast and a half I needed to use so that's all we used.

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  • augustremulous
    augustremulous Posts: 378 Member
    stinkindiesel wrote: »
    It would be good to define what you mean by "Mexican" food. There's interior, coastal, Tex-mex, New Mexico Mexicsn, etc. They all differ somewhat in ingredients and flavors.

    Gary

    That's why I asked for regional recipes :)
  • JustIsabel_Xo
    JustIsabel_Xo Posts: 1 Member
    Rick Bayless, for sure. ( and that's coming from someone who is Mexican.)
  • augustremulous
    augustremulous Posts: 378 Member
    I'm surprised about the Rick Bayless suggestions!

    I live in Chicago and a lot of people hate Bayless and see him as a hack. His recipes don't look bad though.

    His casual restaurant is all right. Seems like if the choice is between Bayless' restaurant and Chipotle, I'd definitely choose Bayless. But Bayless's place doesn't even come close to the good taquerias around here.
  • pie_eyes
    pie_eyes Posts: 12,964 Member
    I make mexican food so muchits become second nature in my life
  • vingogly
    vingogly Posts: 1,785 Member
    The Mexican cookbooks I've seen referred to as absolutely essential for the serious cook's library are "The Art of Mexican Cooking" and "Essential Cuisines of Mexico" by Diana Kennedy. You can google her recipes but I don't know a site that has a collection of them. Here is an article about her:

    http://www.saveur.com/article/Travels/Diana-Kennedy
  • augustremulous
    augustremulous Posts: 378 Member
    Thanks @vingogly

    Lol I'm loving all these articles about her. Here's one where she complains about that saveur article for misquoting her.

    https://munchies.vice.com/en/articles/youre-eating-fake-tortillas-and-diana-kennedy-is-pissed-about-it

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