Tomato Jalapeno Sauce
This tomato jalapeno sauce is used to top the jalapeno pepper rellenos from the last post. This and a bit of shredded cheese will make it look and taste as delicious as the picture looks. Stuff You’ll Need You will need 4 tomatoes, 1/4 of an onion, 1 garlic clove, 2 jalapenos, the seeds and veins from the jalapeno rellenos(the ones I said not to throw away), some olive oil and one 8oz. can of tomato sauce. Step One Cut [...]
Jalapeño Pepper Rellenos
I love chiles rellenos. One of my favorite dishes to this day, which isn’t great for my lactose intolerance, but so worth the pain. While I was playing mad scientist in my kitchen I had the the brilliant idea of combining one of my favorite foods with one of my favorite peppers. As much as I love and favor the habanero pepper, there’s no way I would do this with habaneros. Jalapeño pepper rellenos are almost like jalapeño pepper poppers(say [...]
Habanero, Lime and Patron Tequila : The Original Three Amigos
Like the three stooges, “Peter, Paul and Mary”, and the three little pigs, Habanero, Lime and Patron were always meant to go together. They, complete each other. Keeping that in mind, I’d like to share my recipe for the habanero margarita. Being of Mayan decent and in honor of the birthplace of the habanero, this recipe is based on the Yucatan three part margarita. I guess three will be a running theme in this post. Speaking of three, in Merida, [...]
Jalapeno / Habanero Chicken Thighs
This spicy chicken recipe is easy to make, takes less than an hour to complete and can be made mildly hot with a jalapeno or very hot with an habanero pepper. Ingredients: Package of chicken thighs (can substitute breasts) Chicken broth Sea salt and fresh ground pepper Half a jalapeno and/or half an habanero seeded and chopped (leave a few seeds in if you love the heat like I do!) Half an onion or a whole shallot chopped Olive oil [...]
