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    Mexican Please Ingredient and How-To Articles

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    Here are the most helpful supporting articles on my site!

    I link to these articles regularly in the recipe posts, and they'll usually offer up some key info that attempts to make your cooking life easier!

    Click the title and you'll be taken to the article.  Read through as many as you can and you'll get a crash course in Mexican cuisine 🙂

    How To Roast Dried Chiles

    This is a great recipe for a huge batch of delicious enchilada sauce. It will freeze quite well so feel free to throw a few portions in the freezer. Yum! mexicanplease.com

     

    What is Mexican Oregano?

    Authentic Mexican Ingredients | mexicanplease.com

     

    Serrano vs. Jalapeno:  What's the Difference?

    fresh chili peppers with scoville rating

     

    What is Masa Harina?

    Authentic Mexican Cooking Ingredients Part II mexicanplease.com

     

    Where To Buy Dried Chiles Online

     

    What is a Tomatillo?

    It would be easy to give all the credit to the chorizo in these epic breakfast burritos. But it's the tomatillo salsa that really amps them up. So good! mexicanplease.com

     

    Jalapeno Peppers:  What You Need To Know

    Here's an easy, versatile recipe for a zippy Mexican Frittata. I find the chorizo-jalapeno-cheese combo irresistible but you can always make a vegetarian version too. So good! mexicanplease.com

     

    Working with Chipotles in Adobo

    Keep a few cans of these chipotles in adobo around and you'll always have the option of making these seven recipes! mexicanplease.com

     

    How To Fold A Burrito

    How To Roll a Burrito

     

    Masa Harina vs. Cornmeal:  What's the Difference?

    Here's the recipe for a recent batch of homemade corn tortillas I made using some White Olotillo Corn. I used a food processor to grind the corn down and added in some Masa Harina to get the right consistency. mexicanplease.com

     

    How I Use Unripe Avocados

    A few key tips will keep your kitchen stocked full of ripe avocados. Awesome! Also includes the most popular avocado recipes on our site. mexicanplease.com

     

    How To Warm Up Corn Tortillas

    We're using fresh masa dough to make a delicious batch of homemade corn tortillas! We also added some masa harina to the dough to make it easier to work with. mexicanplease.com

     

    How to Use a Molcajete

    You might be surprised the first time you try salsa made in a molcajete. Crushing the veggies releases additional oils and creates an explosion of flavor that traditional salsas don't have. So good! mexicanplease.com

     

    Are Poblano Peppers Hot?

    Finally a Rajas recipe! Roasted poblano strips swimming in a creamy sauce makes the perfect side dish. I add potatoes and some stock to turn it into a meal -- so good! mexicanplease.com

     

    What the heck is Nixtamal?

    Here's the recipe for a recent batch of homemade corn tortillas I made using some White Olotillo Corn. I used a food processor to grind the corn down and added in some Masa Harina to get the right consistency. mexicanplease.com

     

    What is Cotija Cheese?

    Here's a delicious avocado salad recipe that only takes 10 minutes to make. You can get creative with the fixings but make sure to season with 1/4 teaspoon of salt for each avocado. So good! mexicanplease.com

     

    How to Pick an Avocado

    A few key tips will keep your kitchen stocked full of ripe avocados. Awesome! Also includes the most popular avocado recipes on our site. mexicanplease.com

     

    Which Peppers To Use For Hot Sauce

    Habanero chili pepper closeup

     

    What Exactly Are Red Pepper Flakes?

    Comparing crushed red pepper flakes to crushed New Mexican chiles

     

    How to Chop Cilantro

    I think this is the best way to chop cilantro. Using the upper stems makes it so much easier! mexicanplease.com

     

    How Hot Are Serrano Peppers?

     

    What is Queso Fresco?

    Crumbled Queso Fresco

     

    Different Ways To Roast Tomatoes

    tomatoes after roasting

     

    How Hot Are Habanero Peppers?

    How Hot Are Habanero Peppers?

     

    Can I Use Bacon Fat Instead of Lard?

    Authentic Mexican Cooking Ingredients Part II mexicanplease.com

     

    Where Can I Buy Pasilla de Oaxaca Chiles?

     

    What is Mexican Chocolate?

    Authentic Mexican Ingredients | mexicanplease.com

     

    What is the Scoville Scale?

    Hatch Chiles Scoville heat units

     

    Are Hatch Chile Peppers Hot?

    Fresh Hatch green chiles

     

    How to Handle Hot Chili Peppers

     

    What Are Morita Chiles?

    Leftover stem on chile morita

     

    Everything You Need To Know About Chorizo

    Authentic Mexican Cooking Ingredients Part II mexicanplease.com

     

    Ancho Chiles -- What You Need to Know

    This is a great recipe for a huge batch of delicious enchilada sauce. It will freeze quite well so feel free to throw a few portions in the freezer. Yum! mexicanplease.com

     

    How to Reconstitute (or Re-hydrate) Dried Chili Peppers

    Ancho and New Mexican dried chilis create a delicious Colorado Sauce that's served up taco style with chipotle infused refried beans and grilled chicken. So good! mexicanplease.com

     

    Which Onion Should I Use for Mexican Recipes?

    white and yellow onion difference

     

    Types of Salsa

    tomato jalapeno salsa wide shot with ingredients

     

    What is Hominy?

    Here's the recipe for a recent batch of homemade corn tortillas I made using some White Olotillo Corn. I used a food processor to grind the corn down and added in some Masa Harina to get the right consistency. mexicanplease.com

     

    What Meat is Carnitas?

    Carnitas after cooking for three hours

     

    Poblano vs. Jalapeno:  Which is Hotter?

    fresh chili peppers with scoville rating

     

    What exactly are red pepper flakes?!

    Comparing crushed red pepper flakes to crushed New Mexican chiles

     

    How Hot Are Ghost Peppers?

    Single ghost chile cloesup

     

    How To Make Hot Sauce

    Here's an easy recipe for a batch of homemade Jalapeno Hot Sauce. It uses a pound of jalapenos so consider yourself warned! mexicanplease.com

     

    Small Chile Peppers Are Usually Hotter Than Big Ones

    Single small Chile de Arbol

     

    What is Parchment Paper?

    Baked Breakfast Taquitos mexicanplease.com

     

    What is Capsaicin?

    jalapeno cross section showing where capsaicin is

     

    Guajillo Chiles

    Dried Guajillo chiles have fruity undertones and are a great all purpose Mexican dried chili pepper.

     

    Types of Tortillas (including Recipes!)

    Here's the recipe for a recent batch of homemade corn tortillas I made using some White Olotillo Corn. I used a food processor to grind the corn down and added in some Masa Harina to get the right consistency. mexicanplease.com

     

    What is Arrachera?

    Closeup of Carne Asada after cooking in cast iron pan

     

    Where To Buy Hatch Chiles Online

    Fresh Hatch green chiles

     

     

     

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