Mexican cooking basics and tortillas featured in column
Scottsdale columnist Marjorie Rice explores Mexican cooking beyond tacos with a primer by Esther Gonzales Davis. The piece provides a tortilla and enchilada focused recipe set, tips on Tex Mex flavors, and step by step instructions for sopapillas and flour tortillas.
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Grilled Lamb Shanks with Barbecue Sauce
Four lamb shanks browned then simmered until fork tender. Shanks are cooled, refrigerated, then grilled with barbecue sauce and kept moist with extra sauce during cooking. Recipe yields four servings.
Bean Sprout Slaw With Nectarines Twist
Stir together mayonnaise sour cream lemon juice salt sugar and ginger with soy sauce. Add rinsed bean sprouts chopped parsley and diced nectarines and toss well. Serve at once for a generous quart.
Island Dressing For Papaya Salad
Blend vinegar sugar salt and mustard on low then gradually add oil. Add onion and papaya seeds and blend until chopped. Add papaya seeds and five drops yellow coloring to resemble pepper. Toss with bibé lettuce red lettuce remaining papaya and one diced avocado.
Chicken Tetrazzini Leftovers Flavor Leftovers
Recipe notes describe making chicken tetrazzini with spaghetti, cooked chicken, mushrooms and pimientos in a creamy sauce. Steps include cooking spaghetti, preparing a butter and flour roux, adding milk and broth, then combining with filling and finishing under a broiler for a lightly browned top. Serves 6 to 8.
Plum Jubilee Dessert with Brandy and Orange
Plums peeled halved and pitted with sugar orange peel cloves and water simmered to soften. Add orange liqueur and brandy then chill. To serve heat and ignite at table while streaming warm liqueur over plums.
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