Category Archives: Recipes

Pickled Jalapeno

Just like what you buy in cans but better!!

Ingredients:

5 whole cloves 1/4 pound jalapeño peppers -- sliced 1/4" thick 1/2 large onion -- sliced 1/3 cup cider vinegar 10 black peppercorns 2 cloves garlic -- crushed 1 carrot -- sliced 1/4" thick 1 1/2 cups water 2 teaspoons salt 1 bay leaf – crushed

1/3 cup olive oil

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Verdolagas

Three Recipes for Verdolagas

Sencillas
  • 2 Pounds Greens
  • 1/4 Cup Olive Oil
  • 1 Small Diced Onion
  • 2 Cloves Garlic
  • Salt & Pepper
Wash the greens well, then drain and pat dry. Cut into pieces about 1" long. In a large frying pan, add oil to medium high. Sauté until translucent, add garlic and continue 30 seconds more. Add the greens and sauté about ten minutes, or until tender. Lower heat and allow any accumulated liquid to evaporate. Salt & pepper to taste. in Green Sauce
  • All ingredients from verdolagas sencillas
  • 1 1/2 cups cooked green...
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Mole de Olla

Mole in a Pot

Ingredients:
  • 3 lbs chicken pieces, beef cut into 2" square pieces or pork cut into 2" square pieces (choose one of the above)
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 3 quarts water
  • 2 prickly pears (optional)
  • 1 each: dried ancho, passilla and guajillo peppers
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 1 small onion
  • 4 green tomatillos, husks removed
  • 1 pinch cumin seed
  • 1  cups water
  • 2 T. Olive oil
  • 2 ears corn, husks removed, broken into three pieces each
  • 1/2 pound green beans, ends removed, cut in half
  • 2 large potatoes,...
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