Serious EatsAlfajores Con Cajeta (Vanilla Shortbread With Goat's-Milk Toffee) Recipeverified_publisherSerious Eats - Stella ParksThe combination of sticky toffee sauce and buttery shortbread can't be beat. When you live with the knowledge that a jar of seductively rich homemade cajeta is never more than an hour away, your every thought bends to its service. You imagine it over everything from French toast to ice cream, and …
Serious EatsEasy Nixtamalized Corn Tortillas Recipeverified_publisherSerious Eats - Daniel GritzerNo specialized grinding equipment required. I spend a disproportionately large amount of time pondering the seemingly improbable origins of some of the world's most important foods. What were the chances, for instance, that anyone ever managed to figure out that soybeans could be dried, boiled, …
Serious EatsCajeta Casera (Homemade Goat's Milk "Caramel") Recipeverified_publisherSerious EatsA thick, gooey sauce reminiscent of dulce de leche, but exponentially more complex. Some traditions are worth preserving. The slow fermentation of yeast to make bread, the methodical layering of butter and dough for a croissant, and the painstaking reduction of goat's milk over the course of an …
Serious EatsGrapefruit Sangrita With Chipotle and Honey Recipeverified_publisherSerious Eats - Daniel GritzerSmoke and spice add depth to bitter grapefruit in this complex sangrita, the ideal sipping partner for a good tequila. Though the original sangrita, a mix of fruit juices served as an accompaniment to tequila, was made with sour oranges and pomegranate, this one blends bitter grapefruit juice with …
Serious EatsSpicy Pineapple-Cucumber Sangritaverified_publisherSerious Eats - Daniel GritzerThis spicy and refreshing pineapple-cucumber sangrita comes together in just 5 minutes. "You're making sangria?" I've heard that several times this past week. What I'd actually said was that I was making sangrita, referring to the traditional Mexican accompaniment to good tequila. But even in today's …
Serious EatsClamato Sangrita With Jalapeño and Coriander Recipeverified_publisherSerious Eats - Daniel GritzerThis tomato-based sangrita makes a savory, spicy tequila chaser, perfect for Bloody Mary (or Bloody Maria) fans. Though the original sangrita, a bright, tart, spicy fruit drink served as an accompaniment to tequila (preferably a high-quality sipping tequila), was made without tomato, this version …
