Thread: Best Mexican Food

Originally Posted by aging one

Just making the marinade for the pork now.

Interesting. I don't marinade mine.

Originally Posted by aging one

Making pork carnitas tonight. served with home made salsa crude, guacamole, refried beans, and fresh hot flour tortillas. Have some chips on the side as well. Just making the marinade for the pork now. Already made up the salsa

Sounds awesome!
Are the refried beans canned? I tried to make them a while back and it was a disaster. I used pinto beans which might have been the problem.

Originally Posted by Humbert

I used pinto beans which might have been the problem.

Not sure why but pinto beans we get in Thailand just don't cook up properly. I use red beans (kidney beans). Always come out nice.

Yeah, I asked a guy who runs a Mexican restaurant here what he uses and he said kidney beans. The other problem is that I used olive oil instead of lard (which I have never seen here) to reduce the fat and cholesterol. The olive oil gave the beans a weird aftertaste.

I use pinto, soaked in beer, then bacon grease and make my own. Always come out very nice.

From the last time, a little cheddar melted on top as well.

^ drool

I'm making a roast dinner tonight with all the trimmings but mid week I'll make a chili and photograph/make a thread on it.

Chili is Mexican right!?

^^A great looking spread AO. Sorry I am out of ammo. I owe you one.

Originally Posted by DrB0b

The beating heart of a young captive, freshly ripped from their newly violated ribcage, offered to the Sun God on a bright spring morning and consumed to gain the victims courage and wisdom. Finger-lickin' good.

I saw that film - Apocolypto, something like that anyhow, Mel Gibson directed it.
Beating hearts being eaten, yeah. - Mex. food at its best.