Tex-Mex

[guncrasher]

Chorizo.

It's like bacon goes well with everything.



Semp

[Skuzzy]

I misspelled on purpose, as I wanted to make sure none of the restaurants would get any credibility for saying they offered it, when it is not what they want you to believe it is.

Yeah,....that's the ticket.

[NatCigg]

I hear chorizo is good.  Not sure I ever had it.  The stuff I get here in Michigan is oily meat stuff that is guaranteed to give a gut ache.

There is a chain type restaurants up here, the names are different but the decor and plating is identical, and the food is mediocre.

I have found two mexican restaurants not associated with the "mexican mafia chain".  The hamburger is not over spiced, I hear the immigrated mexicans boil their hamburger, fresh cilantro and raw onion on two corn tortillas. A great taco!  Put on the tapitio and eat.

Im hungry now. 

[Skuzzy]

There are, at least, 3 different types of Chorizo sausage.  Mexican, Spanish, and Portuguese.  Those are the ones I am familiar with.  There could be more.

Sometimes you will see Spanish Chorizo marked as Mexican Chorizo.  They are very different.  Spanish Chorizo is normally made with smoked pork meat while Mexican Chorizo is made with raw, fatty pork.  You will also see different meats being used, but pork is the primary meat. 

The spices are different as well.  Easy to spot Spanish Chorizo as it is a dark, blood red color, while Mexican Chorizo is a lighter red.

Note, they are sausage, but most will cut the skin away from the stuffing while preparing.  It depends on the sausage and how it was made.  The sausage I get has a very think skin so I cut it away.  The Chorizo appears to melt while it is being cooked.

I have mixed into rice, made omelettes, blended it with ground sirloin and pressed into hamburgers, made a Mexican lasagna with it, and so on.  Good stuff!

So Ack-Ack, how did this gringo do?

[nrshida]

Im hungry now. 

Me too and I just had dinner 

[Arlo]

In The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Angeleyes is eating some interesting looking stew in the cantina scene:

Anyone know what kind of food that would have been? Or in general any decent / favourite home-cooked Tex-Mex recipes would be welcomed. I like eating and am used to cooking Indian dishes (complex) so bring em on!

My ex's grandmother, God rest her soul, was from the old country.

"Restaurants often feature it as a special on Saturday and Sunday, and the folklore belief that menudo will alleviate some of the symptoms of a hangover is widely held."

[Vraciu]

So Ack-Ack, how did this gringo do?

 

Meanwhile, this Texan is working on Making Fajitas Great Again right now...   Perfect weather for it.   

No beer though.   Damn. 

[Vraciu]

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My ex's grandmother, God rest her soul, was from the old country.

"Restaurants often feature it as a special on Saturday and Sunday, and the folklore belief that menudo will alleviate some of the symptoms of a hangover is widely held."

Ugh.  Never a fan of menudo, especially the band.   

[nrshida]

Ack-Ack called us gringos  epic!

"Restaurants often feature it as a special on Saturday and Sunday, and the folklore belief that menudo will alleviate some of the symptoms of a hangover is widely held."

Does look like a likely candidate for the GBU movie food. Thanks.

Meanwhile, this Texan is working on Making Fajitas Great Again right now...   Perfect weather for it.   

Something like this?:-

[Vraciu]

Similar.  I do lots and lots of chicken—and more onions.  I also make two types of rice because Mexican Red is NOT my favorite—but my family likes it.   It winds up taking over the entire kitchen island.  My dogs go nuts.

The Fiesta company in San Antonio makes good seasoning.  I’ve gotten to where I just use theirs with a few things added.   Saves time and tastes great. 

In Africa wasting time served a purpose, but here...not so much.

[John Galt]

This is not what he is eating, but Menudo is bomb. 
https://norecipes.com/menudo

[guncrasher]

This is not what he is eating, but Menudo is bomb. 
https://norecipes.com/menudo

That receipt is way too complicated for making menudo.  Menudo is very simple to make.

Semp

[Max]

I like Tex-Mex, but loathe every freaking restaurant in the state which claims to offer Chorizo.  When all it is is hamburger with some chili seasoning.  That is NOT Chorizo!

Chorizo is generally made with pork...highly seasoned. Hamburger with chili seasoning is referred to as taco meat....around Houston, anyway.

[Max]

Something like this?:-

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ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooo...that looks yummy. Hanger steak?

[nrshida]

ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo...that looks yummy. Hanger steak?

I don't know bud, it's the picture from the Wikipedia page