Tortitas de Carmarón are mostly prepared during the 40 days of lent. They are fried patties of dried shrimp served on a tomato based sauce. My recipe mixes potato with the shrimp and it’s served with a tomatillo based sauce.
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Last time I posted this recipe was in 2014 & 2021 in conjunction with the Lenten Season.
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Beautiful, brilliant and delicious broth that’s easy to prepare.
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We can all relate to Mom or Grandma’s cooking. I recall that Oxtail soup with Rice was common on our kitchen table. This rich, hearty soup is so appropriate this Winter season.
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The reign of Maximilian Emperor of Mexico, was a period of intense effort on the part of the elite to emulate the architecture, fashion and cuisine of the French culture.
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Have you noticed how the greens, yellows, and reds of native Mexican foods like tomatillos, squash and chile are so in-synch to Mexican art and architecture? My clattering in the kitchen creating Mexican food is an innate experience in identity (Identidad) to Mexico’s culture and rituals.
I get really excited and zoned-out mixing and matching textures, colors, flavors, aromas and anticipating an outcome that will turn out to be magical and shouts out - “cocina Identidad”.
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