Mexican Food, Virtual Cooking Classes, and Cultura
This classic red salsa is one that several people in my family prepare based on their interpretation of my grandma Lola’s original recipe. My sister, Vanessa Wiarco, interviewed our grandmother before her passing and captured the recipe directly from her. Below is the original recipe …
Photo by Flan and Apple Pie Ingredients: 6-10 lbs whole boneless beef chuck roast 2 bay leaves Ingredients (meat marinade): 12 dried pasilla chiles 1 ½ tablespoon salt 1 tablespoon oregano 8 garlic cloves peeled 1 large lemon freshly squeezed 1 tablespoon fresh ginger 1 …
by Marisela (Yoli) Dorantes (my mother’s close friend)
Ingredients:
4 medium tomatoes
¼ medium onion
2 cloves garlic
5 dry chile de árbol
Salt (or powdered chicken bouillon) to taste
Preparation:
by Ignacio (Nash) Mancillas (my great uncle) Ingredients:10-15 dry árbol chile peppers*5 garlic cloves peeled5 stalks green onion with about 1 inch of green on them¼ teaspoon whole cumin seed½ teaspoon dry Mexican oregano1 bunch cilantro with stalks trimmed at rubber band1 can whole peeled …
by Vanessa Wiarco (my older sister) Ingredients: ¾ cup olive oil 30 raw shrimp in shell (jumbo shrimp works best) 3 tablespoons butter 6 dry chile negro peppers, stems removed and broken into 2-inch pieces 12 cloves garlic peeled and slightly crushed Garlic salt with …