Tex-Mex Cookbook, Traditions, Innovations, and Comfort Foods from Both Sides of the Border by Fry, Ford -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Cover Title Page Copyright Dedication Contents Introduction What Is Tex-Mex? La Cocina (The Tex-Mex Kitchen) Desayuno (Breakfast)

San Antonio–Style Breakfast Salsa Tropical Fruit Salad con Chile Migas Chilaquiles Ox Eyes ‐ Smoky Chile Sauce Breakfast Tacos ‐ Classic Bacon & Egg ‐ Fajita & Egg ‐ Chorizo con Papas Café‐Style Pancakes with Buttermilk Syrup ‐ Buttermilk Syrup Aguas Frescas ‐ Melon Agua Fresca ‐ Agua de Jamaica Horchata

Para la Mesa (For the Table)

Mexican Rice and Refried Beans ‐ Mexican Rice ‐ Refried Beans Pickled Jalapeños Charro Beans Chile con Carne ‐ Standard Chile Paste Guacamole Chile con Queso "Felix's" Queso Queso Fundido con Chorizo Puffy Tostada con Queso Chicken Tortilla Soup

Tacos y Acompañamientos (Tacos and Accompaniments)

Tortillas Soft and Crispy ‐ Crispy Taco Shells ‐ Corn Tortillas ‐ Puffy Taco Shells ‐ Flour Tortillas The Fillings ‐ Carne Guisada ‐ Braised Beef Barbacoa ‐ Beef Picadillo ‐ Carnitas ‐ Pollo con Mole ‐ Mole Poblano Sauce The Wide World of Salsa ‐ Avocado Crema ‐ Pico de Gallo ‐ Cowboy Gringo Table Hot Sauce ‐ Roasted Tomato Salsa ‐ Salsa Macha ‐ Salsa Verde ‐ Super-Spicy “Staff Only” Salsa ‐ Tomatillo Crudo

Enchiladas y Tamales y Más (Enchiladas and Tamales and More)

Cheese Enchiladas con Chili Gravy ‐ Chili Gravy Chicken Enchiladas con Mole ‐ Shredded Smoked Chicken Beef Enchilada Enchiladas Suizas Old‐School Tamales Spicy Pork Tamales Tostadas The OG Nacho Barbacoa Flautas Chiles Rellenos Albóndigas

Mariscos (Seafood)

Campechana ‐ Campechana Sauce Pozole with Shrimp and Pork Camarones en Agua Chile ‐ Cilantro Chimichurri West Texas–Style Stacked Shrimp Enchiladas Grilled Oysters Divorciados ‐ Chile de Árbol Butter ‐ Cilantro Chimichurri Butter Whole Grilled Red Snapper with Cilantro Chimichurri Grilled Shrimp Diablo Ceviche Shrimp Tacos Dorados

Al Carbón (To the Coals)

Beef Fajitas ‐ Foamy Butter Carne à la Tampiquena Carne Asada Chicken Fajitas Chicken al Carbón Al Pastor Hamburguesa al Carbón

Postres (Desserts)

Classic Churros and Dulce de Leche Milkshake Pralines Horchata Rice Pudding with Cherries and Almonds Tres Leches Cake with Toasted Cocunut Mexican Chocolate Flan Sweet Plantains con Cajeta Sopaipillas with Local Honey Paletas ‐ Avocado, Coconut, and Lime ‐ Fresas con Crema ‐ Pineapple-Tajín

Bebidas (Drinks)

Classic Margarita on the Rocks ‐ Simple Syrup The "El Jefe" Margarita Texas Star Paloma Sangria Chelada or Michelada ‐ Chelada ‐ Michelada Bloody Maria ‐ Bloody Maria Mix Vampire Weekend The Highwayman ‐ Agave Honey Syrup

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