Authentic Mexican Cooking

by Helen Juarez and Paul Holt

Book Overview

Discusses Mexican cooking implements, techniques, spices, and ingredients, and shares recipes for traditional sauces, appetizers, soups, breads, main dishes, side dishes, drinks, and desserts. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0671504967
• ISBN13: 9780671504960
• Release Date: November 1984
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Length: 238 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.3" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Not Quick, But Well Worth The Effort

Authentic Mexican Cooking is exactly that . . .Authentic Mexican! Growing up in Southern California, I was raised on beans, chiles, shredded beef, tamales and tortillas. When I moved away from California, I was very disappointed with the quality of Mexican food available. So, I resorted to cooking it myself. To date, I have purchased one Mexican cookbook -- Authentic Mexican Cooking. Suprisingly, I have yet to be disappointed with anything I have made. The results are fabulous!The Ropa Vieja is wonderful, the Sopa de Tortilla Yucatan tasty, the Arroz con Pollo delectable, and the Arroz Mexicana is the best I've ever had. Ironically, I'm not even fond of rice, but it comes out wonderful every time I prepare it. Though I *love* this cookbook, I will forewarn you. Many of the recipes, albeit easy to prepare, are time consuming. Moreover, quite a few of them do call for the addition of lard. If you're looking for a low cal book, this is not the one. However, it's the lard that makes many of the dishes taste so good and authentic.Overall, the recipes in this book are not necessarily quick to prepare, but the results are well worth the effort!