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Dotty Griffith

Autor(a) de Wild About Chili

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Dotty Griffith is a noted food journalist and editor. Growing up with close ties to Texas ranch life, Griffith has maintained a deep appreciation for simple Western cuisine. She lives in Dallas, Texas.

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Conhecimento Comum

Data de nascimento
1949
Sexo
female

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The title says it all, the ultimate guide to make your tortillas! Flour tortillas? covered. Corn tortillas? covered. New and interesting combinations? yep. Recipes where I can use my freshly made tortillas? yum, yes!. This is a practical book that teaches you everything you wish to know. From tortilla press options to meal recipes.

The first part covers the history of tortillas. It is explained in a fun and interesting way that reminded me of a Good Eats episode (I loved that show). Then it introduces the tortilla press and the new and old alternatives for achieving flat tortillas. It explains how to make them and provides recipes for traditional corn and flour tortillas as well as variations that can be made from the basic recipes. Once all the tortilla know-how is covered, it presents tortilla friendly recipes: from salsas, snacks and main meals, to soups and desserts. Not all recipes include tortillas in it, sometimes they are recipes that go really well accompanied by tortillas. Expect to find traditional recipes like burritos, nachos, enchiladas, sopes, gorditas, fajitas, etc.

Is it the real thing?

Pretty much, yes!. It even includes the recipe for homemade nixtamal, so you can't get more authentic than that. Corn and Flour tortilla recipes are extremely simple with few ingredients, period. Even a recipe on how to prepare a glass of water will taste different in different places depending on your water source. So, it will taste as authentic as your ingredients are. One thing is for sure, home made will always taste better than anything you pull out from a plastic bag that has been sitting on a shelf for weeks.

This book is suitable for tortilla lovers who want fresh home-made tortillas because they can't get tortillas anywhere else, because they want better flavor than the ones from store, or because they want to experiment with new flavor-infused tortilla variations. Perfect gift if you want to hint someone to make tortillas for you, hahaha!, even better if you include a press and the ingredients. I requested an eArc from Quarto Publishing Group – Harvard Common Press via NetGalley, Thank you!
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Miss_Honeybug | 1 outra crítica | May 3, 2020 |
All right, tortilla presses, have your moment! Here is the book that you should gift anyone who has just gotten a tortilla press or who has one and is not a complete expert in the press's care and use. Or anyone who loves Mexican food. OR, gift them a press and this book together (brass-faced hint to family and friends).

Besides being full of delicious recipes, this book serves as a guide to maximizing home use of a tortilla press. Making homemade tortillas is not too difficult without a press, but having a press makes it even quicker and easier. And it is fun. Once you get started, you feel like you can quickly press out 1000 without breaking a sweat. And homemade tortillas are cheaper, more delicious, and you have complete control over the ingredients, which is something I really value.

Starting out, we read a very short history of tortillas, an objective comparison of electric and manual presses, and some recommendations on which presses to purchase. Next are step-by-step use instructions for both types of presses for corn and flour versions, and how best to keep them warm until eaten.

Ah, now here are some recipes - 125 to be exact. Does anyone really need that many tortilla-related recipes? I say YES! (I might not be objective) Basic recipes are first, and then variations on how to make flavoured varieties. Think garlic, cumin, black bean and lime for the corn tortillas, and sweet potato, brown rice, and non-wheat flours for the flour tortillas. There is also a gluten-free flour-style tortilla recipe.

Once you have your favorite tortillas made, turn to the pages of filling recipes for fish, poultry, meats, beans, rice and veggies. Sauce recipes follow, even two mole recipes: a 'Real Deal' mole with over 20 ingredients, and an easier version for those who do not want to spend all day in the kitchen.

Following that, recipes for quesadillas, chips, taquitos, tacos, burritos, chimichangas, fajitas, soups, and my all-time favorite - Huevos Rancheros. The dessert section is inspired, and even though I was allowed to review a digital edition of this book, I need to own this cookbook in print form.

Very Highly Recommended.

*eARC Netgalley*
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Critterbee | 1 outra crítica | Apr 16, 2018 |

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10
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ISBN
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