[CH] Mexican recipes with chipotles

Judy Howle (howle@ebicom.net)
Sat, 24 Jan 1998 20:05:17 -0600

I ran across these recipes today. If anyone tries them, send a report!


CARNE POLACA
By Julia Venancia, Francisca Contrera and Emilia Ruiz 

We are Mexican. We cooked Carne Polaca. It is good food for the Mexican. We
used a lot of pork in Mexico because it is economical. We cooked Carne
Polaca in parties or when we have a reunions with friends. Usually the Carne
Polaca is a tradition Mexican food. We feel happy when we make Mexican food
because it is a principal food of Mexico


Carne Polaca 

Ingredients 

two pounds of pork roast 

one can of chipotle chilies 

one-half head of cabbage shredded 

two cloves of garlic 

one onion chopped 

one-half cup of oil or to taste 

two cloves 

one-half teaspoon cumin 

two dozen tostadas 

one and one half cups ketchup 

black pepper to taste 

salt to taste 

Directions 

1. Boil pork in water one hour with 4 cloves smashed and one onion chopped. 

2. Heat skillet three hundred fifty degrees. 

3. Shred the meat. 

4. Blend the chili chipotle, garlic ,cumin ,black pepper and cloves. 

5. Mince the cabbage and onions. 

6. Place the cabbage in a bowl of water. 

7. Drain the cabbage. 

8. Cook the onion in the oil 5 minutes and fry the cabbage 5 minutes. 

9. Add the salt and pepper. 

10. Add the meat place the chipotle and one cup of ketchup in the blender
and blend until smooth. 

11. Put the cumin, cloves, black pepper, salt, chile chipotle, garlic, and
ketchup into the skillet . Add three cups of salsa 

12. Cook 5 minutes then eat and enjoy. 


ALBONDIGAS WITH CHILE CHIPOTLE 
By Maria Lugo, Isabel Gonzalez 

Sometimes in Mexico we cooked Albondigas in Chile Chipotle for the family.
When we cooked it , everyone in the family ate it. The albondigas is usually
eaten for dinner. We think this is the tradition of the Mexican because the
Mexican people feel really happy when we eat the Albondigas of Chile Chipotle. 

2 teaspoon salt 
5 lbs ground beef 
1 cup rice 
1 onion minced 
21/2 clove garlic minced 
11/2 tomato minced 
1 tablespoon marjoram 
1 tablespoon thyme 
3 teaspoons flour 
3 eggs 
2 tablespoons oil 
22/3 cup minced tomato 
Onion 
2 cup chile sauce 

Directions 

1. Add 2 teaspoon salt to meat mix well 

2. Sprinkle 1 cup rice and minced onion, garlic and tomato 

3. 2 teaspoon marjoram and thyme 

4. 3 teaspoon flour 

5. 3 crack eggs beat well mix together 

6. Make meat ball 2 inches in diameter 

7. Heat fry pot 

8. Boil water 

9. 2 teaspoon oil in fry pan 

10. 22/3 cup minced tomato and onion add 2 cup chile sauce stir 

11. Add to water simmer until boil 

12. 2 teaspoon salt 

13. cook for 15 minutes 

14. Add meatballs one by one 

15. And cook 20 minutes 

16. Skim off fat. 

Judy Howle
howle@ebicom.net

Flavors of the South		
Recipes for "heat lovers"		
http://www.ebicom.net/~howle	

Hot and Spicy Food Editor
Suite 101
http://www.suite101.com/topics/page.cfm/462