Making tortillas from Yucatán: Recipes from a Culinary Expedition (page 518) by David Sterling

  • nixtamal
  • EYB Comments

    Can substitute masa harina for nixtamal.

Where’s the full recipe - why can I only see the ingredients?

Accompaniments: Turkey in maize-thickened red sauce (Pavo del monte en k'óol rojo/Chak k'óol); Venison in maize-thickened red sauce (K'óol de venado/Venado en k'óol rojo/Chak k'óolil kéej); Turkey in maize-thickened white sauce (Pavo en sak k'óol); Lobster tails in charred chile sauce (Langosta en relleno negro); Smoky slow-roasted pork with cracklings (Lechón al horno); Pork offal confit (Chicharra surtida); Little tacos of octopus in its own ink (Taquitos de pulpo en su tinta); Charcoal-grilled pork with achiote sauce (Carne asada con salsa roja); Grilled pork in Yucatecan spices with pineapple (Carne al pastor); Mincemeat in charred chile sauce (Picadillo en chilmole); Simple mincemeat (Picadillo); Mincemeat in achiote with potatoes (Picadillo rojo/Picadillo "San Carlos"); Spiced mincemeat (Buut' blanco); Meatballs in charred chile sauce (Albóndigas en chilmole); Shrimp in charred chile sauce (Camarones en chilmole); Dutch Edam cheese stuffed with savory mincemeat (Queso relleno); Beef, pork, and chicken stew with vegetables and plantain (Puchero de tres carnes); Cowboy-style beef stew (Puchero vaquero); Cubed pork loin in tomato/chile sauce with creamy strained lima beans (Lomitos de Valladolid); Pit-smoked pork in achiote marinade (Cochinita pibil); Charcoal-grilled turkey and mincemeat stuffing in charred chile sauce (Pavo en relleno negro/Boox buut'il tso'); Charcoal-grilled turkey and mincemeat stuffing in maize-thickened white sauce (Pavo en relleno blanco/Sak buut'il tso'); Wood fire-grilled pork cutlets with charred tomato and onion salsas (Poc chuc/Pokchuk); Wood-fire-grilled chicken cutlets with charred tomato and onion salsas (Poc chuc de pollo)

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    Can substitute masa harina for nixtamal.

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