Fold 1 1/2 cups Mexican cheese blend into rice mixture
Trim excess fat from pork butt then cut into 3 inch chunks. Set aside.
Add lard and water to a cold stock pot or dutch oven. Turn heat to medium high.
Once lard has liquified, carefully add meat.
Squeeze the juice from the oranges directly into the pot of meat; add the spent oranges to the pot.
Simmer on medium, uncovered, for one hour. Stir the meat every 15 minutes to ensure it doesn't stick to the bottom of the pot.
Add the garlic, onion, cinnamon, bay leaves, salt, oregano, thyme, milk and beer to the pot. Stir well to ...
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Place tamales (WITHOUT PAPERS) in a greased or sprayed 9 x 13\" pan.
In separate bowl combine the soup, Ro-Tel tomatoes and the green chilies,.
stir until well blended.
Pour over the tamales. Top with cheese, and the olives. Bake covered for 30 minute Then take cover off and let bake another 15 to 20 minute or until the cheese bubbles and gets a little brown on top.
This recipes makes a lot and should serve 6 - 8 people.
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Place tequila, Controy, limejuice and cranberry juice in blender.
Fill until almost full with crushed ice. Shake well or blend until very slushy.
Wet rim of martini or Margarita glass with water and swirl in small dish of salt.
Pour Margarita into the glass. Ole and Feliz Navidad!
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Mix salt, cilantro, Mexican seasoning, cumin, basil, oregano, garlic
edium heat; add carnitas. Cook, without moving carnitas until crisp and browned
If using sausage: Cook sausage to release as much grease and oil as Drain well on paper towels and crumble or chop sausage. We like to grill the sausage outside and let the grease drip off. Plus you get rewarded with a smokiness!
Meanwhile, in a microwave safe bowl or the removable crock of a small crock pot, heat beer for about 2 minutes or just to a simmer. Add half the cheese, stir well and microwave 1 minute. Add the rest of the cheese and microwave again until everything has melted completely. Stirring and checking at one minute ...
Heat oil to medium temperature. Place all ingredients in oil except sugar. Cook on medium temperature for 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 hours.
Take sugar and caramelize in small pan over medium heat almost to burn.
Turn meat mixture heat to high and add caramelized sugar, stir and cook for an additional 15 minutes.
Drain meat thoroughly.
Serve with pico de gallo salsa, fresh homemade tortillas, frijoles and margaritas.
Source: Luis Sanchez, Ernesto's Mexican Food, Sacramento, California.
Set aside.
Heat the carnitas meat in the microwave until
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Bring 6 whole tomatoes to a boil in a small pot. Transfer to a blender. Add 3/4 cup water, onion halves, and whole garlic clove. Blend until smooth.
Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add chopped onion and serrano pepper. Cook until onion is transparent. Add minced garlic; cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add chopped tomato and cook for 1 minute more. Add ground beef; cook until browned, about 8 minutes.
Pour canned tomato sauce into the beef mixture. Cook for 2 minutes. Mix in potatoes and carrots. Cook for 2 ...