When Ancho Davis's mother immigrated to the United States from the Vizcaya, Spain, she brought many traditional Basque family recipes with her. Soon after arriving in the vast western landscape of Nevada, she realized that her ancestor's culinary traditions would need to be altered and adapted in her new home. No longer were standard ingredients readily available as they had been in the Old Country. Dominga also needed to adjust favorite recipes to accommodate the tastes of friends, neighbors, and ranch hands not familiar with Basque flavors.
In this charming cookbook, Mary Ancho Davis traces a clear path from Old Country traditional dishes to their modern versions as she shares her family's recipes and details the evolution of Basque cooking in America. A personal cookbook from one Basque family, Chorizos in an Iron Skillet is also an engaging cultural study of culinary traditions that spans several generations of Basque immigration to the American West.
With recipes for everything from Chicken with Chocolate and Dominga's Basque Chorizos to Dried Apricot Pie, these Basque ranch dishes presented offer a multitude of delicious ideas for down-home cooking. Illustrated with photographs from the Ancho family plus helpful advice on ingredients and cooking techniques, Chorizos in an Iron Skillet is the perfect kitchen companion designed to fill your home with the flavors and aromas of Basque cooking.
