Americans have at last discovered Mexico's passion for exciting food. We've fallen in love with the great Mexican combination of rich earthy flavors and casual festive dining. But we don't begin to imagine how sumptuous and varied the cooking of Mexico really is.
After ten years of loving exploration Rick Bayless together with his wife Deann gave us Authentic Mexican this now classic easy-to-use compendium of our southern neighbor's cooking.
This all-embracing cookbook offers the full range of dishes from poultry meat fish rice beans and vegetables to eggs snacks made of corn masa tacos turnovers enchiladas and their relatives tamales and moles ending with desserts sweets and beverages. There are irresistible finger foods such as Yucatecan marinated shrimp tacos and crispy cheese-filled masa turnovers; spicy corn chowder and chorizo sausage with melted cheese will start off a special dinner; you will find mole poblano charcoal-grilled pork in red-chile adobo and marinated fish steamed in banana leaves for those times when you want to celebrate; and exotic ice creams?? caramel custards?? and pies to top off any meal. There's even a section devoted to refreshing coolers?? rich chocolate drinks?? and a variety of tequila-laced cocktails.
The master recipes feature all the pointers you'll need for re-creating genuine Mexican textures and flavors in a North American kitchen. Menu suggestions