Celebrate Cinco De Mayo
We are only a couple of weeks away from Cinco De Mayo. I am not Mexican-American and I know very little about the history of the celebration beyond the victory over France in the Battle of Puebla. But I, like most Americans, love a celebration.
Food & Wine has some great recipes and menu ideas for your party:
Pairing Mexican Food with Wine
Read all the different recipes they suggest along with this one from Rick Bayless. It is a quick dip with a splash of tequila:
Bayless’s Queso Fundido al Tequila
Total Time: 20 minutes
Serves: 6
Chef Rick Bayless is renowned for cookbooks featuring elaborate Mexican recipes. With Mexican Everyday, he’s finally published a cookbook for fast weeknight cooking. This simple, 20-minute dip of melted cheese flavored with tomatoes, chiles, onion and a hit of tequila is just the thing to satisfy a sudden craving for something warm, salty and gooey.
ingredients
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 medium tomatoes—cored, seeded and cut into 1/4-inch dice
- 2 jalapeños, seeded and minced
- 1 small onion, cut into 1/4-inch dice
- Kosher salt
- 3 tablespoons tequila
- 1/2 pound Monterey Jack cheese, shredded (3 cups)
- 1/4 cup coarsely chopped cilantro
- Warm corn tortillas or corn chips, for serving
directions
- In a large skillet, heat the olive oil. Add the diced tomatoes, minced jalapeños, diced onion and a large pinch of salt and cook over moderately high heat, stirring often, until softened, about 5 minutes. Pour in the tequila and cook, stirring frequently, until the skillet looks nearly dry, about 2 minutes.
- Reduce the heat to low. Add the cheese and cook, stirring constantly, until fully melted, about 30 seconds. Quickly transfer the queso fundido to a serving bowl. Sprinkle with the cilantro and serve immediately, with tortillas or chips.
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1 opinion for Celebrate Cinco De Mayo
Rubi
Apr 25, 2008 at 4:33 pm
Thanks for the recipes.
We celebrate Cinco de Mayo big time in Detroit, but I must admit the kitchen creativity is not one of my strong points.
But Margaritas are my fave!
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