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Title: Tex-Mex
Post by: nrshida on December 03, 2017, 07:30:23 AM
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! :banana:

Title: Re: Tex-Mex
Post by: NatCigg on December 03, 2017, 07:39:38 AM
red rice is awesome, put in some sausage or chicken if your wealthy.
boil a chicken and shred meat. use stock for soup.
Enchiladas if you have the time.
Always remember, Anything can go in a tortilla!

 :salute
Title: Re: Tex-Mex
Post by: nrshida on December 03, 2017, 03:58:02 PM
Never heard of red rice before. Can make my own guacamole and Ack-Ack told me about Huevos rancheros. Make that often for brekkie. Got a Tex-Mex book downloading.

Is there any kind of stew which is like aforementioned movie?

Title: Re: Tex-Mex
Post by: NatCigg on December 03, 2017, 06:32:44 PM
Mix rice and a can of tomatoes to make red rice.  A little oil with some garlic and onion in a pan.  When the onions are clear add cooked rice and a can of tomatoes.  If you have the tomatoes with the green chili's even better.  The rice can be modified with anything good like chili's and protein.  Add spice to taste, of course.  Eat in a flour tortilla that you heat in a clean pan till it starts to bubble then flip.  Put leftovers in fridge and spoon out when hungry.  Put a over easy egg on top in the morning. Maybe chicken on top and back in the tortilla for lunch.  Season with salt and pepper to taste.  Generous drops of tapatio hot sauce on every bite for authentic flavor and enjoyment. Eat until gone.  :salute
Title: Re: Tex-Mex
Post by: tmetal on December 03, 2017, 09:29:55 PM
mexican cornbread casserole, not sure how authentically mexican this one is but imagine everything you put into a taco, now put all of that into a casserole dish, cover with cornbread dough and bake.  Keeps ya full and warm for a long time.

tortilla soup comes to mind along with menudo (the soup not the band) but I've never been a real fan of either so I don't have any advice for recipes

One of my favorites is equal parts red rice and re-fried beans stirred together, add cheese and salsa to taste then use corn chips to scoop up the goodness.  This is normally how I finish my meals at the local mexican restaurant; eat the enchiladas and tamales first then stir everything else together and devour using chips.
Title: Re: Tex-Mex
Post by: EagleDNY on December 05, 2017, 08:22:47 PM
The "tex" portion of many of these recipes is just BEEF.  Big honkin chunks or strips of BEEF.  Add to anything. 
Title: Re: Tex-Mex
Post by: nrshida on December 06, 2017, 01:01:16 AM
Mix rice and a can of tomatoes to make red rice.  A little oil with some garlic and onion in a pan...

Sounds like a great jumping off point. Thanks!


now put all of that into a casserole dish, cover with cornbread dough and bake.

Sounds a bit like a Biryani. You have to seal the lid with dough and let that bake.


The "tex" portion of many of these recipes is just BEEF.  Big honkin chunks or strips of BEEF.  Add to anything.

 :rofl  I didn't eat red meat for a long time until a chef in Amsterdam taught me how he did it.

Going to do some experiments. Thanks all!  :salute

 

It's too bad Lee Van Cleef isn't still around to comment!

Title: Re: Tex-Mex
Post by: Ack-Ack on December 07, 2017, 06:15:01 PM
Never heard of red rice before. Can make my own guacamole and Ack-Ack told me about Huevos rancheros. Make that often for brekkie. Got a Tex-Mex book downloading.

Is there any kind of stew which is like aforementioned movie?

Don't confuse "Tex-Mex" with Mexican food.  Tex-Mex is what the gringos down in Texas think is Mexican food.

"Arroz Rojo" (Red Rice to you gringos) is a staple Mexican side dish.  It's white rice with garlic, onions and tomatoes with usually water or chicken broth (my grandmother and mother used chicken broth) added.  My mom would use the left over red rice and make Picadillo with it.

Don't mistake Mexican rice with Spanish Rice.  Mexican rice is red in color, while Spanish rice is yellow in color.
Title: Re: Tex-Mex
Post by: ghi on December 07, 2017, 07:39:26 PM
It's  snowing down here in Tex-Mex zone  :uhoh :( took this shot before the sunset 50 miles North of Laredo ,Tx I-35 .     I-35/10  toll 130 are getting icy from San Antonio to Austin. :O
https://i.imgur.com/9qNYNlN.jpg
Title: Re: Tex-Mex
Post by: Ack-Ack on December 07, 2017, 08:00:16 PM
It's  snowing down here in Tex-Mex zone  :uhoh :( took this shot before the sunset 50 miles North of Laredo ,Tx I-35 .     I-35/10  toll 130 are getting icy from San Antonio to Austin. :O
https://i.imgur.com/9qNYNlN.jpg

Looking at that picture, I don't think I'll complain that it was a rather warm 78 degrees here in LA today by the beach.   :D
Title: Re: Tex-Mex
Post by: Vraciu on December 07, 2017, 08:18:32 PM
Don't confuse "Tex-Mex" with Mexican food.  Tex-Mex is what the gringos down in Texas think is Mexican food.

"Arroz Rojo" (Red Rice to you gringos) is a staple Mexican side dish.  It's white rice with garlic, onions and tomatoes with usually water or chicken broth (my grandmother and mother used chicken broth) added.  My mom would use the left over red rice and make Picadillo with it.

Don't mistake Mexican rice with Spanish Rice.  Mexican rice is red in color, while Spanish rice is yellow in color.

Tex-Mex is so good even the Mexicans love it.

There’s no food, Mexican or Tex-Mex, as good as what you get in the Rio Grande Valley.  McAllen/Reynosa, or Brownsville/Matamoros.  Samey same.  As in delicious. 

“You gringos”?  :confused: :O :uhoh

Title: Re: Tex-Mex
Post by: Vraciu on December 07, 2017, 08:38:32 PM
It's  snowing down here in Tex-Mex zone  :uhoh :( took this shot before the sunset 50 miles North of Laredo ,Tx I-35 .     I-35/10  toll 130 are getting icy from San Antonio to Austin. :O
https://i.imgur.com/9qNYNlN.jpg

I love the cold.  I remember when it snowed in the Valley for Christmas a few years back.  My brother drove up to Kerrville to see it only to have it pass him by.  Shoulda’ stayed in the RGV. 

:rofl
Title: Re: Tex-Mex
Post by: Oldman731 on December 07, 2017, 09:13:32 PM
Looking at that picture, I don't think I'll complain that it was a rather warm 78 degrees here in LA today by the beach. 

Forest fires will keep the temperatures high.

Been telling my son that he should move back to a place that occasionally has snow, and fewer burning trees.

To keep on topic:  Would like to have a more specific recipe from AckAck.

- oldman
Title: Re: Tex-Mex
Post by: nrshida on December 08, 2017, 12:47:39 AM
Ah snow. I keep telling the European commission of cultural progression to move Christmas back one month to accomodate our late snow but they never listen. Been watching YouTube viss of people driving in the snow to get in the Christmas mood. Tamiya Sand Scorcher optimistically on standby.


To keep on topic:  Would like to have a more specific recipe from AckAck.

Yeah come on Ack˛, cough up Lee Van Cleef's dinner recipe!  :old:

Title: Re: Tex-Mex
Post by: Skuzzy on December 08, 2017, 09:24:09 AM
Don't confuse "Tex-Mex" with Mexican food.  Tex-Mex is what the gringos down in Texas think is Mexican food.<snip>

Uh, no we do not.  We know Tex-Mex is not traditional Mexican.  Then again, which "Mexican" food are you talking about as different parts of Mexico have their own unique cuisines?

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!
Title: Re: Tex-Mex
Post by: guncrasher on December 08, 2017, 10:06:51 AM
Chorizo. :)

It's like bacon goes well with everything.



Semp
Title: Re: Tex-Mex
Post by: Skuzzy on December 08, 2017, 10:28:11 AM
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. :)
Title: Re: Tex-Mex
Post by: NatCigg on December 08, 2017, 12:35:26 PM
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.  :salute
Title: Re: Tex-Mex
Post by: Skuzzy on December 08, 2017, 12:49:21 PM
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? :)
Title: Re: Tex-Mex
Post by: nrshida on December 08, 2017, 12:50:53 PM
Im hungry now.  :salute

Me too and I just had dinner  :rofl

Title: Re: Tex-Mex
Post by: Arlo on December 08, 2017, 01:38:34 PM
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!


(https://i.imgur.com/DgaSy0G.png)

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."

(https://i.imgur.com/97hoSoP.png)
Title: Re: Tex-Mex
Post by: Vraciu on December 08, 2017, 01:46:24 PM

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.  :(

Title: Re: Tex-Mex
Post by: Vraciu on December 08, 2017, 01:47:21 PM

(https://i.imgur.com/DgaSy0G.png)

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.   :rofl
Title: Re: Tex-Mex
Post by: nrshida on December 10, 2017, 02:15:18 PM
Ack-Ack called us gringos  :rofl 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?:-

(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f9/Flickr_elisart_324248450--Beef_and_chicken_fajitas.jpg)

Title: Re: Tex-Mex
Post by: Vraciu on December 10, 2017, 03:11:21 PM
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.
Title: Re: Tex-Mex
Post by: John Galt on December 11, 2017, 06:57:09 PM
This is not what he is eating, but Menudo is bomb. 
https://norecipes.com/menudo
Title: Re: Tex-Mex
Post by: guncrasher on December 13, 2017, 10:51:29 AM
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
Title: Re: Tex-Mex
Post by: Max on December 16, 2017, 08:33:30 AM
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.
Title: Re: Tex-Mex
Post by: Max on December 16, 2017, 08:36:39 AM


Something like this?:-

(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f9/Flickr_elisart_324248450--Beef_and_chicken_fajitas.jpg)

ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooo...that looks yummy. Hanger steak?
Title: Re: Tex-Mex
Post by: nrshida on December 16, 2017, 10:53:47 AM
ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo...that looks yummy. Hanger steak?

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

Title: Re: Tex-Mex
Post by: Max on December 16, 2017, 11:12:35 AM
And here I thought I could tap you for recipes  :rofl
Title: Re: Tex-Mex
Post by: nrshida on December 16, 2017, 01:43:53 PM
And here I thought I could tap you for recipes  :rofl

Some Indian, Cantonese and old English recipes for sure  :rock

Title: Re: Tex-Mex
Post by: Max on December 16, 2017, 05:46:06 PM
What are  your Cantonese favorites?

As a professional chef, I'm ashamed to say I know very little about the many cuisines of India. Would be willing to try some basic dishes, though not too hot...went thru neck radiation 2 years ago and my taste buds are much more sensitive. I can do Frank's Hot Sauce Scoville heat.
Title: Re: Tex-Mex
Post by: nrshida on December 17, 2017, 01:16:35 AM
What are  your Cantonese favorites?

As a professional chef, I'm ashamed to say I know very little about the many cuisines of India. Would be willing to try some basic dishes, though not too hot...went thru neck radiation 2 years ago and my taste buds are much more sensitive. I can do Frank's Hot Sauce Scoville heat.


When I moved to The Netherlands a lot of my favourite takeaway / restaurnant / pub food was no longer available so I just found out how to cook them for myself. Cantonese (Chinese we get mostly in England) I love sweet and sour chicken Hong Kong style, Char siu dishes, Beef and black bean sauce and that sort of stuff. Also like Peking duck but I haven't attempted that (even though we do have a very large bicycle pump).

With Indian food there are quite a lot with more subtle than hot dishes. A basic 'curry' was the first dish I learned to cook from a medical student friend. I do a pretty nice chicken Tikka Masalla without a Tandoor (pretty popoular pub meal), and a recently I learned to do a Biriani without the usual 8 hours of work! I think my favourite is a dish which originated in the small indian restaurants around Birmingham. They used to use newspaper for tablecloths and you could bring your own beer. That dish is called a Balti and it sort of a potage you scoop up and eat with naan bread. In restaurants they sometimes come still sizzling in an iron skillet.

Crikey I'm hungry again now. So for Christmas shall I send you some recipes Max? Remember as with ACM I am only an amatuer!  :banana: