Mexican scrambled eggs with dried shrimp: Huevos revueltos con camarones secos
I went through several versions of Mexican scrambled eggs with dried shrimp, a common dish in Oaxaca's Isthmus region, to find my favorite. In the Isthmus, it is made with camarones oreados, or partial...
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Chocolate atole: Champurrado
This ancient beverage brings together two Mesoamarican natives, corn and chocolate in a delicious and satisfying hot drink.
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Sauteed apples and eggs: Huevos zacatlantecos
After the Virgen de la Asuncion has been raised up from her bed of apples, a little bit every hour throughout the night, the faithful make their way home in the wee hours with bags of apples from her bed. This apple and egg dish is a traditional breakfast at this time of year.
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Pineapple, Apple, Orange and Coconut Marmalade: Mermelada de Piña, Manzana, Naranja y Coco
Mixed fruit marmalades are popular in Hidalgo, served with all manner of cakes and breads. This recipe is adapted from CONACULTA's La Cocina Familiar en el Estado de Hidalgo.
Ingredients:
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Mexican Dried Beef with Eggs: Machaca con Huevos
The cattlemen of the north made meat easy to carry on the trail by drying it. Tastier than other versions of beef jerky, the meat is first marinated, then cooked, shredded and dried. It can be served i...
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Chilaquiles with Chicken and Cheese: Chilaquiles con Pollo y Queso
Chilaquiles are tortillas cut into strips, fried, and cooked in either a red or green sauce. Literally meaning "poor man's food", chilaquiles were undoubtedly invented as a way of using up lefto...
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Huitlacoche Omelet: Omelette de huitlacoche
This is a good dish for company brunch because the filling can be prepared in advance and the whole thing put together at the last minute. The following filling makes enough for four two-egg omelets. S...
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Chilaquiles
Ingredients:
1 kilo (2.2 lbs) corn tortillas
3 chilacate peppers
2 tomatoes
2 garlic cloves - whole, unpeeled
1/2 cup oil
2 large onions - chopped
1/2 kil...
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Mexican Style Eggs: Huevos a la Mexicana
Serves 2
Ingredients:
4 eggs
1 medium sized tomato, washed and diced
1/4 onion finely chopped
1 or 2 serrano peppers, chopped
1 Tbsp. butter
1 Tbsp. oil
Salt to ta...
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Chilaquiles With Red Sauce
Ingredients:
dried ancho or pasilla peppers
3 or4 cloves of garlic
1 large chicken
1 white onion
couple stalks of celery
1 carrot
15 soft corn t...
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Oyster Mushroom Frittata: Tortilla de Huevo con Cazahuates
Cazahuatenanacatl is the Nahuatl name for oyster mushrooms. While these delicious, meaty mushrooms may be difficult to pronounce in Nahuatl, they are very easy to eat in a variety of dishes. The follow...
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Eggs In Green Salsa: Huevos Al Albañil
Huevos al Albañil literally means "bricklayer's eggs", but I have yet to find anyone who can tell me the origin of the name. It is very popular as a brunch dish in Central Mexico, where the cool morni...
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Ranch Style Eggs: Huevos Rancheros
Serves 2
This dish is very poular among those who imbibed a bit too much the night before and find themselves paying the consequences the next morning (i.e. good cure for a hangover). It also makes fo...
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Anita's Chilaquiles
Chilaquiles is a good way to use up left over tortillas. Like all great, simple recipes, this one probably came about when something quick and filling was needed but only the most basic ingredients wer...
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