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[Cinisajoy]

Originally Posted by rxmom03

"On the one recipe I have seen of his, he said you must have this exact pan at a precise temperature to make corn tortillas. That right there tells me that he either hasn't made many corn tortillas, he uses a restaurant kitchen or he is setting his followers up for frustration.
Now yes, he is partially correct. You do need a very hot cast iron pan. But not exact and precise. It was the wording that turned me off completely. Not where he is from or his heritage."

Do you remember where you saw him say this? I was curious and googled "Rick Bayless corn tortillas". I found his printed recipe/instructions and a youtube video. In what I found he never says you need an exact pan (just either a griddle or 2 skillets) or a precise temp (just med and med-high).

Thanks. Someone had said on another forum that he said you must use a Comal at exactly 325°. I think he even linked the recipe.
So now my apologies to Rick Bayless.
And let me see if that cookbook is still on sale.
Good news. It was still on sale.

[Little.Egret]

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The Southwest Cookbook: Authentic Southwest Recipes for True Southwest Cooking

The Southwest Cookbook 2: Authentic Southwest Recipes for True Southwest Cooking

A Tuscan Cookbook: Tuscan Recipes for True Tuscan Italian Cooking

Easy Low Carb Cookbook: Easy Low Carb Recipes for Anyone Pursuing A Low Carb Diet and Low Carb Lifestyle

Easy Pancake Cookbook: 50 Delicious Pancake Recipes

Chicken Curry Cookbook: 50 Delicious Chicken Curry Recipes

Easy Hot Dog Cookbook: A Hot Dog Cookbook Filled with Delicious Hot Dog Recipes

Easy Corn Cookbook: A Corn Cookbook Filled with 50 Delicious Corn Recipes

Easy Bean Dip Cookbook: 50 Delicious Bean Dip Recipes

Easy Coconut Cookbook: A Coconut Cookbook Filled with 50 Delicious Coconut Recipes

Easy Brussels Sprouts Cookbook: 50 Delicious Brussels Sprouts Recipes

Easy French Fries Cookbook: Re-Imagine French Fries with 50 Delicious French Fry Recipes


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[koland]

Originally Posted by Cinisajoy

I wouldn't touch it with a 10 foot pole. I've seen his corn tortilla recipe. I'll stick to my Mexican cookbooks by actual Mexican cooks. Not some guy that needs a digital thermometer to make something as simple as corn tortillas.
Though that is a good price.

Keep in mind, he's writing the cookbook for non-Mexican cooks. People who didn't grow up knowing when a tortilla "looks done".

[Cinisajoy]

Originally Posted by koland

Keep in mind, he's writing the cookbook for non-Mexican cooks. People who didn't grow up knowing when a tortilla "looks done".

After reading farther posts I grabbed it. However, not real impressed because I didn't find a single actual recipe in the snacks with corn masa. Good reading book, cooking part leaves a lot to be desired.

[GtrsRGr8]

Originally Posted by Cinisajoy

After reading farther posts I grabbed it. However, not real impressed because I didn't find a single actual recipe in the snacks with corn masa. Good reading book, cooking part leaves a lot to be desired.

Then it seems that the book description is incorrect, because it says that the book tells how to make "snacks made of corn masa." I'm curious (not curious enough for myself to do this, but curious enough that I hope that someone else will. ) what a search of the book would turn up.

[Cinisajoy]

Originally Posted by GtrsRGr8

Then it seems that the book description is incorrect, because it says that the book tells how to make "snacks made of corn masa." I'm curious (not curious enough for myself to do this, but curious enough that I hope that someone else will. ) what a search of the book would turn up.

He basically when I read that section told what could be made with corn masa but I didn't see any measurements. I may reread that section to make sure I didn't overlook something.
Finally found the recipes.

[GtrsRGr8]

Originally Posted by Cinisajoy

He basically when I read that section told what could be made with corn masa but I didn't see any measurements. I may reread that section to make sure I didn't overlook something.
Finally found the recipes.

I've craving Mexican food for supper now. I wonder if my arteries could stand a little bit more clogging . . . .

[Cinisajoy]

Originally Posted by GtrsRGr8

I've craving Mexican food for supper now. I wonder if my arteries could stand a little bit more clogging . . . .

Salsa isn't artery clogging. Put it on chicken.

[GtrsRGr8]

Originally Posted by Cinisajoy

Salsa isn't artery clogging. Put it on chicken.

I didn't want something dressed in Mexican, I wanted Mexican.

Didn't make it there tonight. Maybe tomorrow. I'll ask the cook if he uses a digital thermometer on his tortillas. ha

[Cinisajoy]

Originally Posted by GtrsRGr8

I didn't want something dressed in Mexican, I wanted Mexican.

Didn't make it there tonight. Maybe tomorrow. I'll ask the cook if he uses a digital thermometer on his tortillas. ha

Never mind family friendly site.

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[Little.Egret]

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Easy Okra Cookbook: Re-Imagine Okra with 50 Delicious Okra Recipes

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[GtrsRGr8]

Originally Posted by Little.Egret

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Easy Okra Cookbook: Re-Imagine Okra with 50 Delicious Okra Recipes
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There is only one way to cook okra, by itself (e.g., not in a dish combined with other things like tomatoes).

First, here's how you don't cook it. You don't boil it, or otherwise do anything to make it slimy. Gross!

The right way to cook okra is to slice it up (you can buy it frozen pre-sliced, at least in the Deep South, and it works out okay). Bread it lightly with corn meal and maybe a little bit of corn flour. You put it in a hot skillet, stir (and maybe flip the pieces) often, and cook it until it's almost burned. Delicious. There is a knack to it, and I haven't mastered it. Sometimes it's okay, most of the time it is not. My 81-year-old mother has it down--it turns out perfect every time. But she's probably been doing it since she was tall enough to see the top of the range.

There's a chain of restaurants in this area which that makes delicious fried okra, but I am all but certain that it is not pan-fried. Somehow they have figured out a way to deep fry it and have it turn out almost as good as the pan-fried okra. One of these days, I'm going to bribe the fry person to tell me how it's done.

Whatever you do, don't make a breading, dip the okra in, and deep fry it. I would rather not eat it at all.

Oh, make sure that you pick out young okra, if you buy it from the produce market or produce department in a grocery store. When the okra has grown too large, it gets fibrous and is unpleasant to eat because of that.