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    Carnitas/Barbacoa The Easier the Better -- Post Your Own!

    Here are two I found that are easy, can you beat how easy these are and not sacrifice flavor!?!?? These each got 4/5 star ratings :) :chef: I bet you can't :) Carnitas Barbacoa
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    2 questions on Beans

    Do you cook the beans in part of the water or all of the water they soak in overnight, or do you discard the water and cook them in fresh water? Have you tried sauteeing bay leaves and cooking the beans in that? Thoughts please.
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    Turning "Chipotles in Adobo Sauce" into a dry rub

    Got a can of chipotles in Adobo sauce right here. The ingredients list says: Chipotle Peppers, Water, Tomato Puree, Vegetable Oil, Wheat Flour, Salt, Vinegar, Starch, Onion Powder, Garlic Powder, and Spices. Okay, let's ditch the Water, Tomato Puree, Vegetable Oil, and Vinegar since they're...
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    Adobo Paste

    I'll check out the book. The link to your thread was removed... could you post it again?
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    Adobo Paste Marinade

    Has anyone here worked with Adobo Paste as a marinade? Or know much about Adobo paste, and how it can be used with Chicken and Steak? I'm imagining something with adobo paste and soybean oil as a marinade to bring out a slightly smoky flavor and deep red color. Thank you.
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    Adobo Paste

    Has anyone here worked with Adobo Paste as a marinade? Or know much about Adobo paste, and how it can be used with Chicken? I'm imagining something with adobo paste and soybean oil as a marinade... Thank you.
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    Eliminating Gas from Beans

    What methods do you use to eliminate gas from Beans BESIDES Beano? Right now I'm washing in hot water, then soaking for 12 hours, then cooking on medium heat for 8 hours. Is that enough? Are there other methods? Should they be washed more? Thank you.
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    HELP: Simple Cumin/Salt Black Bean Proportions

    Thanks for your replies You guys are great. Thanks for your comments. I'm using cumin powder, not seed. The beans for the recipe are already cooked, so they've absorbed water and enlargened. You said the salt was too much, but no one said anything about the lime juice. Is that a typical...
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    HELP: Simple Cumin/Salt Black Bean Proportions

    My recipe causes my entire store to smell like Cumin! I think my proportions are off... and people tell me I'm adding way too much. The beans are going inside of tacos, etc... Right now for 32 cups of beans... 1/2 Cup Oil 1/2 Cup Cumin 3 Cups Lime Juice 1 1/2 TBS Salt What do you guys use...
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    HELP!!! -- Mexican Marinade for Steak

    Everyone thanks for your responses. It's really great to get valuable feedback so quickly, and that's what has me always return to discusscooking.com. CliveB: any idea what amounts to use for the wet rub? When you say blitz them, do you mean in a blender? The dark chili powder we currently...
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    HELP!!! -- Mexican Marinade for Steak

    Need help, I have a restaurant and need to use the same marinade for chicken thigh meat and steak sirloin to be used on burritos, tacos, and nachos. Right now we're using a lot of Italian dressing and dark chili powder, with a little bit of salt, cumin, and garlic powder. The look and color of...
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    Burrito Restaurant White Rice

    I'm looking to make simple butter rice with maybe a touch of cilantro and lime for a line-style burrito restaurant. I'm looking for a simple recipe, easy to mass produce, that will compliment other burrito ingredients (beans, pico de gallo, meats, cheese, sour cream, guacamole, etc). Any...
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    Like Lava Red Hot Salsa

    the dilemna i'm also facing is, once i get the color how can i make the flavor excellent without diluting the color? won't garlic cloves, red onion, etc, delute the color? thanks,:chef:
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    Like Lava Red Hot Salsa

    hey hey the site leads to a .pdf "all things pickled..."
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    Like Lava Red Hot Salsa

    That's not a bad idea -- you think canned whole tomatoes will keep it very red?
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