A Gringo's Guide to Authentic Mexican Cooking (Cookbooks and Restaurant Guides) [Paperback]

Mad Coyote Joe (Author)

Book Description

Series: Cookbooks and Restaurant Guides | Publication Date: August 1, 2001

Popular TV host and author Mad Coyote Joe takes the foreign out of Mexican cuisine and replaces it with genuine, mouth-watering dishes. Featuring more than 100 of Joe's favorite recipes, this is the real enchilada.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Cooper Square Publishing Llc (August 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0873587871
• ISBN-13: 978-0873587877
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #34,581 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #11 in Books > Cookbooks, Food & Wine > Regional & International > Mexican

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85 of 92 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The essential cookbook to master authentic Mexican cooking., December 18, 2001

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Dari B. Wayne (Lawrenceville, GA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Gringo's Guide to Authentic Mexican Cooking (Cookbooks and Restaurant Guides) (Paperback)

Whether you be "Gringo" or not, Mad Coyotoe Joe has written the "essential" guide to mexican cooking. This is the best cookbook on authentic mexican cooking I have ever come across and Mad Coyotoe Joe makes it so easy to prepare that you will be creating delightful dishes like Huevos Rancheros (Ranch Style Eggs), Rajas Con Limon (Chili Strips with Lime), Sopa de Limon Y Cilantro (Cilantro Lime Soup), Bistec Ranchero (Ranch-Style Steak) and Tamales Verdes de Maiz Tierno (Green Corn Tamales) to name just a few.

MCJoe begins with his usual opening "notes" to the reader which are always like a good friend come to gossip and then continues with the essential tools of the Mexican kitchen. Each recipe is always begun with a bit of history and commentary and before you know it you have completed making the delectable dish. MCJoe is a bigger than life character who shares his enthusiasm of creating & presenting good food with a southwestern flair. "A Gringo's Guide to Authentic Mexican Cooking" is his best cookbook yet and will have you cooking as though you were born south of the border.

38 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Converted, January 11, 2009

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Jeffrey C. Hamilton "Argonaut" (Akron, OH) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Gringo's Guide to Authentic Mexican Cooking (Cookbooks and Restaurant Guides) (Paperback)

Yes, this is a good book for the gringo. I read it cover to cover twice before using the recipes simply because I enjoyed it. I have cooked professionally for 16 years, but never made acceptable Mexican dishes. I attempted them occasionally, but didn't have enough information beforehand to get the results I was looking for. I sought the most authentic Mexican restaurants in my area and patronized them for my sub-border fix.

Since I got this book, I have not been able to put it on the bookshelf and my larder has a growing list of new items that I am enjoying. I have become familiar with the local Latin markets and their owners. The many chili pepper flavors are no longer a mystery and I'm enjoying my own homemade tortillas, salsas, carnitas, etc.

All the recipes are informative, flavorful and yet simple enough to leave room for personal adjustment and interpretation while maintaining authenticity. Your meals will taste like you grew up with a Mexican grandmother. This book has changed the way I look at Mexican food, markets, restaurants, and culture. The author could have been more explicit with preparation technique. Some of it seems a bit over simplified, but once you get started, you find it all conforms to "your kitchen". There are no hard rules in this kind of folk cooking.

If you like Mexican food to begin with, you will likely be very pleased with with the results. Now my Mexican dishes are as good or better than any restaurant I've tried, because I can do it all from scratch. This book is inspiring and fun. Although it is the only Mexican cookbook I own, I have looked perused many over time and find this one to be quite satisfying. I don't feel that I need another book on the topic, but I will likely seek another to further expand my repertoire. That is, if I can find another which I like as well as this one!

33 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mouth-watering and highly recommended recipes, December 10, 2001

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Gringo's Guide to Authentic Mexican Cooking (Cookbooks and Restaurant Guides) (Paperback)

A Gringo's Guide To Authentic Mexican Cooking will take Mexican cuisine out of the stamdardized, watered-down, Americanized imitations found in your local Taco Bell, and upgrade it in both authenticity, diversity, and flavor to a true Mexican dining experience whether at the family table or a celebratory and festive event. From Huevos con Machaca (Eggs with Dried Beef); Arroz a la Mexicana (Mexican Rice); and Salsa Colorada para Enchiladas (Red Sauce for Enchiladas); to Tacos de Camarones (Shrimp Tacos); Callo de Hacha con Aguacate (Scallop-Stuffed Avocados); and Galletas de Boda (Mexican Wedding Cookies), A Gringo's Guide To Authentic Mexican Cooking is a superbly, wonderfully illustrated compendium of mouth-watering and highly recommended recipes.