Product Description

Mexican cooking is made wonderfully accessible with this comprehensie yet personal cookbook. Offering 1,000 recipes for traditional fare from all the regions of Mexico, as well as dishes inspired by the nueva cocina of today's top Mexican chefs, this cookbook covers what home cooks need and want to know about Mexican cooking. Throughout, the author shares the cultural and culinary heritage of the people and food of Mexico from her perspective as a traveler and impassioned enthusiast of the country.

Home cooks will delight in the mouthwatering recipes such as Corn with Chipotle Butter, Chicken Quesadillas, Pork Chops with Poblano Chile Sauce, and Mexican Coffee Flan. There are two dozen kinds of salsa and more than 45 delicious chicken dishes, plus much more -- enough exciting choices to fill weeknight dinner and special occasion menus for years!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #22942 in eBooks
• Published on: 2001-09-29
• Format: Kindle Book
• Number of items: 1

From the Inside Flap
1,000 Mexican Recipes A celebration of Mexican cuisine—traditional and new—written for today's cook. Mexican foods excite and captivate the senses. Simple dishes like chile butter on fresh, juicy corn offer immediate gratification; dishes like burritos or poultry with mole sauces tantalize with layers of flavor. And the more you taste the more you want to try! So here's the perfect book to help you savor the tremendous variety of dishes throughout Mexico—from Baja on the Pacific Ocean to Mexico City in the heart of the country to Yucatán at the tip of the Gulf of Mexico. The recipes represent a delicious taste tour of dishes found in home kitchens, at market food stalls (fondas), and in restaurants—from local taquerias to sophisticated hotspots featuring acclaimed chefs. There are dishes for every meal and for snacks in between, for a busy weekday or for special occasions. You'll find traditional dishes common throughout Mexico, special regional fare, and modern dishes inspired by Mexican chefs that weave together native and new ingredients and techniques (nueva cocina). There are also recipes that are perfect for when you want great Mexican food, but are short on time or ingredients. Here is just a sampling of what you'll find: North-of-the-Border Favorites: Classic Guacamole; Fresh Salsa Mexicana; Chicken Quesadillas; Huevos Rancheros; Mexican Coffee Flan; Mexican Wedding Cookies Classic Mexican Dishes (with Several Variations): tamales; enchiladas; pozole; empanadas; chiles rellenos Regional Specialties: Shrimp, Puerta Vallarta Style; Red Snapper Veracruzana; Chicken in Mole Sauce from Puebla; Oven-Roasted Lamb, Monterrey Style; Oaxacan Bread Nueva Cocina (New-Style Cooking): Cornish Hens with Fiery Cilantro-Mint Sauce; Rolled Chicken Breasts with Poblano Chiles and Goat Cheese; Sautéed Salmon with Creamy Corn Sauce and Toasted Pumpkin Seeds; Potato and Chile Gratin; Watermelon Ice Cream Soon-to-be Favorites: Fried Potato Chips with Lime and Chili; Chicken with Chipotle Chiles and Tequila; Tijuana Pork Burritos; Shrimp in Garlic Sauce; Custard Bread Pudding; Mexican Chocolate Cake Modern Adaptations: Quick Refried Black Beans; Easy Mole from Prepared Paste; Chili Powder Enchilada Sauce; Black Bean Omelet With 1,000 Mexican Recipes, simply by learning about Mexican ingredients or techniques, you can add a kick to your everyday cooking. You can also choose a few recipes to add to your frequently made favorites, or you can have a traditional Mexican fiesta every night of the week, if you like. Browse, explore, experiment, and enjoy these recipes. Mexicans are passionate about good food—simple or special—and whether you are a novice or an experienced cook, you will appreciate and share their love for cooking with every dish you make.

From the Back Cover
1,000 Mexican Recipes It's Like Getting 5 Cookbooks for the Price of 1 92 Salsas and Sauces • 131 Appetizers and Snacks 210 Meat, Poultry, and Fish Entrées • 86 Desserts • And Much More! Explore Mexican Cooking in all its delicious variety with this outstanding recipe collection for today's home cooks. You'll find traditional favorites like guacamole, burritos, and tamales, in classic versions and tasty variations. Exciting new dishes like Steak with Avocado Butter and Mango Salsa—reflecting Mexico's new way of cooking (nueva cocina)—will inspire and delight you. You'll travel to Mexico City's bustling produce markets, to Veracruz for seafood, and beyond, as you read about the people, places, and foods behind this fascinating cuisine. With so many wonderful recipes, it's a book you'll enjoy for everyday meals and special occasions for years to come! Praise for 1,000 Mexican Recipes "Marge Poore's collection of 1,000 mouthwatering recipes brings to mind the kind of inspirational cooking that is served in homes, restaurants, street stalls, and markets throughout Mexico. Her colorful descriptions made me feel nostalgic for Mexico, uncontrollably hungry, and eager to dash into the kitchen."—Elaine Gonzalez, Mexican chocolate historian and author, The Art of Chocolate "Here is an amazing book that will become the Joy of Cooking for the Mexican kitchen."—Mark Miller, owner of Coyote Café (New Mexico), and author, Coyote Café Cookbook "A veritable bible of Mexican cooking. If you can't find it here, you won't find it anywhere!"—Sharon Tyler Herbst, author, The New Food Lover's Companion Visit Hungry Minds, Inc.

About the Author
Marge Poore has taught Mexican cooking for two decades and has led culinary tours to Mexico for 30 years. She is the author of five cookbooks, including 365 Mexican Recipes, The Best Stove-Top Grill Pan Cookbook Ever, and The Complete Chicken Breast Cookbook. She lives in Novato, California.

Customer Reviews

Comprehensive and Informative
Very good book. Most books so comprehensive are little more than a smattering of questionable recipes. Not so with this one. It's not the Mexican Joy of Cooking or Mastering the Art of Mexican Cooking, but it wouldn't take much to put it close. It covers the basics and then gets right to the dishes, starting with salsas and moving on to entrees, each chapter using previously learned techniques and recipes. In each chapter the recipes start simple and foundational becoming more complex and sophisticated as the chapter concludes. Another nice feature not found in many cookbooks so comprehensive is that each recipe is given context, sometimes with a lengthy introduction, but always with something useful. A very nice touch. I'd recommend this book to anyone interested in Mexican cooking. Truly, I'd like to give this book 4 1/2 stars. The only thing it's missing is Joy of Cooking style in-depth discussions of technique. But it's certainly not lacking instruction in technique. btw, I've tried several of the dishes and salsas and have been very pleased so far (my favorite so far is the red pumpkin seed cooked salsa as an enchilada sauce -- was great for leftover turkey!).

A classic bible of Mexican cooking
1,000 Mexican Recipes is a classic bible of Mexican cooking. As one enthusiastic reviewer wrote, "If you can't find it here, you won't find it anywhere!" There are indeed cookbooks within cookbooks for the Mexican cuisine sophisticated palates. As with any ethnic work, much lore and history is interwoven with the thousand recipes, so you get a cultural and geographic education along with the inspiring presentations of imaginative Mexican delicacies. Thereare not just recipes but whole chapters devoted to Salsas, Appetizers, Enchiladas Tamales and Tortillas, Salads, Soups, Poultry, Meats, Fish, Vegetables, Beans Rice and Pasta, Eggs, Breads, Desserts and Beverages. There is also a Mexican Cooking Glossary and mail order sources for ingredients listed. This is a hefty book, 644 pages, packed with both familiar and obscure Mexican foods and preparation tips. For anyone who is a serious Mexican foods fan or cook, 1,000 Mexican Recipes is a must. Even the lovely illustration on the cover has a key inside that explains what each item or food is! Now that is what I call making ethnic cooking and foods accessible! Some of the more unusual sounding recipes included Cactus Salad with Tuna (page 202), Tamales in Bana Leaves, Oaxacan Style (p. 153), and Chicken, Ticul Style (p. 288) which contains black beans, Yucatan tomato sauce, pickled red onions, Yucatan habanero sauce, fried plaintains, fried whole tortillas, chicken, and cotija, or feta cheese!

Outstanding collection
This was my first Mexican cookbook. My husband and I love Mexican food, and I decided to see whether I could learn how to make some of the tasty dishes myself as opposed to buying pre-packaged mixes and salsas in a jar. 1000 Mexican Recipes was a fortunate choice! I learned the basics in the first chapters, and this gave me the confidence to try the main dishes. Wow! I was amazed at the difference it made to use some fresh ingredients and cook them properly for best results.

The book has no pictures, so it's not a "coffee table book." Instead, it is a no nonsense guide to Mexican cooking that has very, very clear instructions and explanations. After trying some of these recipes I felt confident to add some creative touches of my own.

I really recommend 1000 Mexican Recipes for the cook who wants to learn the techniques and ingredients of Mexican cuisine. It may not sit on my coffee table, but it is on a bookshelf right next to my kitchen....and it's getting dog-eared!