Salsas and Tacos
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From the famed New Mexican cooking school: “This charmer of a cookbook is dedicated to the crowd-pleasing duo of salsa and tacos in all its spicy glory.”—Publishers Weekly
New Mexican Cuisine is a unique and delicious melting pot of Spanish, Mexican, Native American, and American Cowboy cultures, techniques, and flavors. Susan Curtis, founder of the Santa Fe School of Cooking, brought together a team of powerhouse cooking instructors to gather the best and boldest recipes ever to fill a tortilla.
Enjoy over 50 recipes from familiar classics like Roasted Tomato Salsa and Pork Carnitas Tacos to fresh takes such as Creamy Chicken and Almond Tacos, Grapefruit-Orange Salsa, Tomatillo-Papaya Salsa, Apple Pie Tacos, and more.
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Salsas and Tacos - The Santa Fe School of Cooking
Salsas and Tacos Make the Fiesta
Here the best and the boldest recipes come together to offer the most satisfying combinations of genuine Southwestern cooking.
Spicy Salsas for Toppings and Dips
It’s an unwritten rule that anytime you serve tacos, you must also serve salsa. One spectacular salsa or many varied salsas, the number doesn’t matter—only the taste.
Top chefs from The Santa Fe School of Cooking have filled this book with the tastiest recipes taken from a popular little book titled Salsas and another tiny book titled Tacos. Here the best and boldest recipes come together to offer the most satisfying combinations of genuine Southwestern cooking. We have included full-colored photographs, step-by-step instructions, resources for ingredients, and cooking techniques and equipment that you will need to prepare your very own flavorful, unforgettable fiesta.
It’s an unwritten rule that anytime you serve tacos, you must also serve salsa. One spectacular salsa or many varied salsas, the number doesn’t matter—only the taste. Salsa, the Spanish word for sauce,
can be fresh (raw) or cooked, thick or thin, chunky or smooth, crunchy, hot, spicy, mild, sweet, savory, tart, etc. Salsas can be used as a side dish, condiment or relish, as an ingredient in other dishes, or even with a dessert. They can be made from vegetables, fruits, or a combination of both, and are usually served at room temperature but are sometimes chilled.
Many salsas have chiles in them. The recipes are rated: mild (suave), medium (picante), and hot (muy picante). Add chile according to your taste and to suit your guests. It’s best to offer mild and hot so everyone has a choice. Remember, the heat of each kind of chile may vary, so take a small taste before adding. For example, fresh jalapeños are generally considered hot, however, in some instances, they can be quite mild. Thus, adapt the recipe to the heat of the chiles you use. If you don’t want heat, omit the chiles.
Testing the recipes for this book was a catalyst for many festive parties. Whereas wine-tasting parties tend to be on the stuffy side, salsa and taco tasting fiestas bring out the revelry in guests. From Santa Fe’s charming adobes to rooftops in the nation’s capitol, parties have been hosted so guests could sample, critique, and enjoy the recipes in this book. Try it yourself. Mix up some margaritas, make some tacos, grill some meat, and supply a lot of chips to go with these salsas—now you’re on your way to a spirited party.
Ingredients for Salsas
Avocado Oval-shaped fruit with a greenish, buttery-tasting flesh. The Hass avocado, with its bumpy brownish-black skin, is the preferred variety for taste. To ripen, leave at room temperature for a day or two, or place in a paper bag to hasten.
Chicos Corn that has been partially shucked, roasted on the cob, dried, and removed from the cob. The result is a chewy but flavorful kernel requiring a long cooking time.
Cilantro Fresh plant from the coriander seed; however, it is not interchangeable with the seed. It is a delicate, aromatic herb of the parsley family. To store, recut the stem ends and place in shallow water. Cover with a plastic bag and store in the refrigerator. Readily available in most grocery stores.
Epazote A pungent herb that grows wild in Mexico and the United States. It is used frequently in seasoning beans and also acts as an anti-flatulent for beans.
Huitlacoche, or cuitlacoche A silvery-gray to black fungus, commonly known as corn smut in the United States, that is cultivated in the kernels of corn. The puffy kernels, or lobes, can be detached from the ears and kept refrigerated for several days. It is usually found frozen or canned and is considered a delicacy in Mexico.
Jicama A tan-skinned tuber. The flavor of the crisp white flesh is compared to that of a water chestnut or a sweet radish. Primarily used uncooked.
Mexican Oregano A weedy-flavored herb reminiscent of, but distinctly different from, the more common Mediterranean oregano. It is used in the dry whole-leaf form versus the ground form.
Mexican Vanilla Bean The pod of a tropical orchid vine. It is native to the New World, dating back to the Aztec culture.
New Mexican or Southwestern Piñon Nuts Similar to imported pine nuts but much richer in flavor and oil. They should be stored in the freezer to preserve freshness. They have become very difficult to find since a bark beetle infestation in the late 1990’s.
Nopales Cactus paddles or the paddle-shaped stems from several varieties of the prickly pear cactus plants. The flavor is somewhat similar to a green bean. They are commonly used in Mexican and Southwestern cooking.
Posole Dried corn that has been boiled in a hydrate-lime solution to remove the husk, resulting in an increased nutrient value. Used extensively in the Southwest as a side dish or soup.
Tomatillo A tart green fruit used frequently in Mexican sauces. In appearance only, it resembles a small green tomato in papery husks. It is a close relative of the cape gooseberry that grows wild in the United States.