A Gringo's Guide to Authentic Mexican Cooking (Cookbooks and Restaurant Guides)
by Mad Coyote Joe
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Author: Mad Coyote JoeEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2001-08-01
ISBN: 0873587871
Number of pages: 144
Publisher: Cooper Square Publishing Llc
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Summary: 5 Stars
Yes, this is a good book for the gringo. I read it cover to cover twice before using the recipes simply because I enjoyed it. I have cooked professionally for 16 years, but never made acceptable Mexican dishes. I attempted them occasionally, but didn't have enough information beforehand to get the results I was looking for. I sought the most authentic Mexican restaurants in my area and patronized them for my sub-border fix.
Since I got this book, I have not been able to put it on the bookshelf and my larder has a growing list of new items that I am enjoying. I have become familiar with the local Latin markets and their owners. The many chili pepper flavors are no longer a mystery and I'm enjoying my own homemade tortillas, salsas, carnitas, etc.
All the recipes are informative, flavorful and yet simple enough to leave room for personal adjustment and interpretation while maintaining authenticity. Your meals will taste like you grew up with a Mexican grandmother. This book has changed the way I look at Mexican food, markets, restaurants, and culture. The author could have been more explicit with preparation technique. Some of it seems a bit over simplified, but once you get started, you find it all conforms to "your kitchen". There are no hard rules in this kind of folk cooking.
If you like Mexican food to begin with, you will likely be very pleased with with the results. Now my Mexican dishes are as good or better than any restaurant I've tried, because I can do it all from scratch. This book is inspiring and fun. Although it is the only Mexican cookbook I own, I have looked perused many over time and find this one to be quite satisfying. I don't feel that I need another book on the topic, but I will likely seek another to further expand my repertoire. That is, if I can find another which I like as well as this one!
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Summary of A Gringo's Guide to Authentic Mexican Cooking (Cookbooks and Restaurant Guides)
Popular TV host and author Mad Coyote Joe takes the foreign out of Mexican cuisine and replaces it with genuine, mouth-watering dishes. Featuring more than 100 of Joe's favorite recipes, this is the real enchilada.Mexican Books
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