Showing posts with label chipotle. Show all posts
Showing posts with label chipotle. Show all posts

Thursday, 22 August 2013

Enlightening rainbow tacos for a birthday


Event: Neil's 39th birthday
Date: 4th August 2013
Location: Our roof deck
Guests: Juenessa, Karl, Frank, Shelley, Marcus, Deena, Roshni
Menu: Mexican tacos
Yucatecan pork 
Prawns in adobo sauce
Swiss chard and potatoes
Chipotle - tomatillo salsa
Mango - habanero salsa
Pickled red onions

Tuesday, 1 March 2011

Another Mexican soup - this one's hot and spicy.


It's always the same, so they say, wait ages for something and then two come along in quick succession. Predictable cliches aside, some flavours seem to resonate and you find that you want to taste them again and again. Chili is addictive. Apparently your body produces lots of endorphins to counteract the capsaicin. In other words, your brain fights the pain with pleasure, therefore, a mild euphoria leads to the desire for another hit. Even though my forehead is sweating, my nose beginning to run and my mouth burning, I still want to nibble another small piece from that chipotle chili. I used a can of chilies in adobo sauce easily found in any supermarket in North America. Yes, the sauce is very hot, but the chilies have a fruitiness to them which is very prominent and doesn't get overwhelmed by the heat as so many do.