The state of Veracruz, a lush strip of land running the length of Mexico's eastern coast, is home to some of the easiest, lightest, and most varied food in Mexico's repertoire. To enjoy dishes like Seafood Salad in Avocado Halves, Garlicky Stir-Fried Shrimp, Orange-Flavored Chicken, and Mushroom Empanadas, you won't need to hunt down obscure chiles or master complicated techniques. Spanish influences — evident in accessible ingredients like olive oil, olives, capers, raisins, and almonds — give the state's cuisine a familiar Mediterranean character. At the same time, Veracruz's Caribbean orientation and powerful Afro-Cuban legacy offer plenty of choices for cooks who want kitchen adventure. In all, Zarela provides more than 150 choices, perfect for festive parties or ordinary suppers. Much more than a cookbook, Zarela's Veracruz is a mesmerizing travelogue and an absorbing portrait of Mexico's most exuberant state.
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Zarela Martinez was born in Sonora, Mexico, and educated in El Paso, Texas, and Guadalajara, and s considered on of America's foremost authorities on Mexican cooking. Bilingual and bicultural, she is the chef-owner of Zarela, a wildly popular restaurant in Manhattan. She is also the author of The Food and Life of Oaxaca and Food from My Heart.
Anne Mendelson is the author of Stand Facing the Stove. Her cookbook reviews appear regularly in Gourmet and the Los Angeles Times.
Anne Mendelson is the author of Stand Facing the Stove. Her cookbook reviews appear regularly in Gourmet and the Los Angeles Times.
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The best of coastal Mexico,
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Mexican chef and New York restaurateur, Zarela has very decided and exacting ideas about food. She came late to the cuisine of coastal Veracruz, thinking it too touristy and modern for her taste. But she has come to love the place and opens her book with a culinary driving tour of the region, discussing terrain, local ingredients and the best restaurants. The recipes make plentiful use of seafood, various chilies, corn, beans, tomatoes, citrus and avocado.
From Almond Soup to Shrimp Salad to Totonac-Style Beans with Pumpkin Seeds to Shredded Chicken in Blackberry Liqueur Sauce, Zarela insists on fresh herbs, painstaking preparations and the finest ingredients (which she often laments of finding in the U.S.). Dishes range from simple to elaborate (more time-consuming than complicated); the photographs of the region and the food are beautiful, and Zarela's directions are clear. This is Mexican food at its finest.
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Fascinating reading, wonderful recipes.,
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If you think Mexican cooking is all refried beans and tacos, think again. This book will introduce you to the coastal cuisine of Veracruz, where Spanish, Caribbean, and Mediterranean influences all can be found. A long introduction to the region, cooking, and people of Veracruz precede the recipes, which include everything from appetizers and small plates to dessets, beverages, rice and of course seafood and meat.
Some dishes are simplicity themselves, such as the wonderful Peppered Shrimp. Others are much more involved and complicated, such as the Stuffed Boned Chicken Legs. Still, if you are truly interested in learning about a wonderful and often overlooked cuisine, there is no better Mexican cookbook I've found yet that contained so many delicious and different recipes. Highly recommended.
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Wonderful cook book,
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From simple to more complicated, this book takes the reader into fine Mexican cooking. I enjoy reading it for the fun of it as well as for finding practical meals.
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ON THE MAP, Veracruz is a string bean of a state, squeezed between the mountainous backbone of Mexico to the west and the Gulf coastline to the east. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
brown loaf sugar, globe tomatoes, hoja santa, chile seco, chicken stock base, hulled pumpkin seeds, currant tomatoes, medium heavy saucepan, heat the lard, small heavy skillet, dried chiles, small white onion, chipotle chiles, habanero chiles, braised dishes, queso fresco, cane liquor, serrano chiles, cilantro sprigs, masa harina Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Boca del Rio, New World, Los Tuxtlas, Lake Catemaco, Latin American, Las Brisas del Mar, New York, Mexico City, Pilaf Style White Rice, She-Man Sauce, Thin Tomato Sauce, Raquel Torres, San Lorenzo, West Indian, Basic Chicken Stock, Basic Fish Stock, Costa Esmeralda, New Spain, Old World, Tuxtlas Mountains, Corn Masa Dumplings, Hotel Pluviosilla, Papaloapan River, Pork Picadillo New!
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ON THE MAP, Veracruz is a string bean of a state, squeezed between the mountainous backbone of Mexico to the west and the Gulf coastline to the east. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
brown loaf sugar, globe tomatoes, hoja santa, chile seco, chicken stock base, hulled pumpkin seeds, currant tomatoes, medium heavy saucepan, heat the lard, small heavy skillet, dried chiles, small white onion, chipotle chiles, habanero chiles, braised dishes, queso fresco, cane liquor, serrano chiles, cilantro sprigs, masa harina Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Boca del Rio, New World, Los Tuxtlas, Lake Catemaco, Latin American, Las Brisas del Mar, New York, Mexico City, Pilaf Style White Rice, She-Man Sauce, Thin Tomato Sauce, Raquel Torres, San Lorenzo, West Indian, Basic Chicken Stock, Basic Fish Stock, Costa Esmeralda, New Spain, Old World, Tuxtlas Mountains, Corn Masa Dumplings, Hotel Pluviosilla, Papaloapan River, Pork Picadillo New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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