/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>5877643
Taco bell

>>5877643
Del Taco

>>5877643
Chipotle.

>>5877643
Frozen burritos.

Carne asada flank steak

>>5877712
Skirt steak you dumb shit.

>>5877687
They don't have those here.

Picadillo con papas

It won't let post the link, but just Google it.

>>5877643
Some brits, particularly if they happen to be white, are absolute pussies about heat. I cannot stress this enough, I've seen so many restaurants open up with pretty decent food then a month later the recipes have all been revised to bland nothingness because whiny fucks complained. Check with your friend to make sure they'll be all right with it before you use anything slightly spicy. (If you've got the type of bong that cheerfully shovels down vindaloo and lager, ignore, they haven't got any tastebuds anyway)

Otherwise, you say they're open-minded, just do something you know you personally like and feel confident doing.

>>5877732
Thanks, this looks really good.

>>5877712
>>5877719
I can't get skirt steak either. What the hell is wrong with this country.

>>5877740
Thanks, will do. They seem to like hot-ish curry well enough, so I think I can get away with a bit more.

>>5877731
You can try nachos, just smash and cook those breakfast beans, get some cheddar, and put them on a crisp. Add jalapenos if you want.

>>5877719
It's actually inside skirt steak, but you probably wouldn't know the difference. Hence the name "fajita" or little belt. It's the Mexican (or at least Tejano) name for the cut, with the whole skirt called the faja, or belt.

>>5877740
brit is an ethnic term
you cannot be a non white brit

>>5877746
The diaphragm is separated into outside and inside skirt steak but seeing how inside skirt steak is more readily and easily available, and also the fact that they both can be used interchangeably, it would be way better to use any skirt steak instead of flank steak. But I guess you already knew tha, right?

>>5877643
I'm British and haven't really had authentic Mexican food only like Old el Paso kits and stuff from restaurants, which while nice I'm not sure how authentic they are.

A month or so ago I made this recipe which was really, really, nice and will probably make it again.

http://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/steak-picadillo-soft-tacos

>>5877742
>I can't get skirt steak either. What the hell is wrong with this country.
I don't know where you're shopping but you're shopping at the wrong places then, you can even get skirt steak from fucking Tesco.

>>5877766
No. English, Scottish, Welsh and Cornish are ethnic terms. British or Briton are not necessarily.

See: No Foreigners Here: 100% British. It's a docuseries about a bunch of darkies living in Manchester who were born British citizens. They're not English, of course, but they're most certainly Brits.

>>5877821
>>5877742
Oh I just thought, are you just looking in the prepackage aisles? You're not going to get much variety there and should stop using them uses the fresh produce counters (typically seafood, meat and cheese) instead, like for meat use the butchers counter they will have skirt steak and a myriad of other meat cuts.

>>5877835
Oh, good call. Thanks for the tip.

>>5877821
I checked the local Sainsburys and Asda and neither of them had it, but I didn't ask the butcher's counter so I'll do that.

>>5877816
Those are such a far cry from authentic Mexican and even as just someone who is from the United States a far cry from the kind of Mexican you can get most places there. Thanks for the recipe, and keep exploring! Mexican food is my absolute favorite and it's so scarce over here but it's so delicious.

Where the hell are you from OP?

UPS
I posted in the wrong place
5877862

what the shit is wrong with me today?
>>5877862

Don't use cilantro, lots of brits think it tastes like soap due to genetics

>>5877643
Do the thing in the pic, it was the first real mexican food I ate and it was delicious.

>>5877875
Haha, thanks. Interesting, didn't think to use bacon. Might go pretty well since I don't think I can get my hands on anything chipotle (besides that weird chipotle ketchup they have here).

>>5877856
USA, and pretty much all I ever eat is Mexican food

>>5877887
I was thinking about it but I've never actually had tongue before either so I'll save it for another time.

>>5877878
is this true? wut

>>5877878
>>5877889
There's certainly a gene that makes cilantro taste different. I have no idea about its prevalence in brits. Google it.

>>5877900
Wow, that's crazy. I had no idea there was a genetic component at play - very interesting, thanks.

>>5877643
>Any suggestions
go to chipotle

>go to carneceria
>purchase carne asada/pollo asada
>grill slow

most Mexican butcher shops have that crap ready to go -- most pre marinated in delicious.

just grab some corn tortillas and pacifico.

>>5877996
>buy grilled meat
>buy grilled chicken
No...
You want
>carne para asado
>pollo para asado
Meat (or chicken) for grilling (para asado), not already grilled chicken or meat (asada).

It's confirmed: you don't speak Maid. I speak Line Cook, which is a dialect closely related to Maid.

>>5877878
> cilantro

That's basicly coriander, isn't it? Brits use it all the time.

>>5878017
It is just coriander

Where can one buy soft tacos in Britain

>>5878017
It's the leaves of the unflowered coriander plant. Coriander is the seeds that are dried and ground or used whole.

>>5878017
Not basically: it is. The difference is that the Brits got the word for the stuff from the French (coriandre) while the Americans got it from the Spanish. Both have their roots in vulgar (IE commoner's as opposed to statesmen or church) Latin 'coriandro.'
Roman Iberians were often teased for their softening of Cs into TSs and Rs into Ls, so vulgar Latin 'coriandro' became Iberian Latin 'tsoliandro.' It's easy to see how it morphed from that into 'cilantro.'

>>5878060
You can make one. The most recent ep of Jamie's Comfort Food had a bicarb-risen flat bread cooked over open flame. You could use that recipe and just omit the bicarb. Same basic thing.

>>5878060
look for corn or flour tortillas small like ur dick fagget

>>5877643
holy shit anon brits have it bad
so much detestable mexican food to be found in restaurants it seems like something you may have found in the USA 30 years ago, smack dab in the midwest
Lupitas looks alright, but sounds a bit pricey
the hardest part to find good mexican away from mexicans is going to be the salsas you will have a hard time finding good ones since folks back there are not accustomed to having a myriad of levels of heat/sweet/sour/bitter/cool in the same bite

http://www.lupita.co.uk/

lupitas looks alright
the cooks are not older mexican folks so consider it a rendition not the real deal ... still something actually respectable

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMWZ-LI_akU

6.5 /10

I'd recommend some carnitas tacos if you're having trouble finding that skirt steak.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUbXrOoj2J8

All it is, is spiced up pulled pork. You need some proper corn tortillas though. Some some fresh guac and a salsa verde and you're in business. You can't go wrong with that. Good luck finding tomatillos and the corn tortillas though.

>>5878718
>going with food wishes for carnitas
instead of americas test kitchen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sx6svS1oxDE

these guys dont use coke or milk or especially the time to treat the dish as it deserves

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAajuxJ9Ilc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8fo1a2BY-Q

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAGe174FEt8

>>5877643
Op, you should make tamales.

They are fucking delicious, and one of the best truly ethnic mexican foods.

You can get tacos anywhere. Tamales are where it is @.

>>5878060
Buy soft tortillas and make your own.

>>5878017
It is, I don't know where that poster got that idea from because coriander is used a fair amount here.

>>5877850
If you can't find any at the butcher's counter then you might have to just go to an actual butcher. Failing having a butcher nearby you could do an online grocery delivery, most big supermarket chains do them and it allows you to get things that may not be in stock or even supplied at what's close to you.

Though I don't see why you'd have trouble finding any, I never have done and I've lived in a fair few places around the UK. Maybe you're just in a particularly shitty area with no big supermarket.

Also, Asda is shit, try go to a Waitrose if there's one near by.

>>5878786
Unfortunately there is no Waitrose, according to mysupermarket.co.uk they're the only store that carries mole as well... fucking hell.

>>5878832
nigga u can make mole yourself. mole is basically mexican curry. although now that i think about it, you'll probably have a hard time finding all the ingredients necessary. hmm..

>>5878840
I've never made it myself but I imagine you could probably get most of the ingredients from an ethnic market, most big cities will have one. Basically if you need obscure/niche spices that aren't typically stocked in supermarkets they'll be in an ethnic market.

>>5878840
>mole is basically curry
this is not accurate
please end yourself

>>5878851
it's probably the chile peppers that are going to be hard to find. you need chile pasilla and chile guajillo or chile de arbol. im pretty sure you're not finding obscure new world chiles in britfagland. you should just forget the mole and stick to tacos or enchiladas or something.

>>5878858
it's a dish made with a sauce composed of spices, dried chiles, and herbs. i've never had authentic curry myself but from online pictures it seems to be in the same category.

>>5877740
If they like currythey cantake the heat.

>>5877742
go to the butchers, you doughnut

>>5877766
you certainly can be a non-white brit and we're proud of our non-whites

If you wanna cook proper mexican food watch a bunch of mexican videos on youtube, from guys from mexico no the culturally confused children of mexicans who wouldn't know proper mexican food if it hit them on the back of the head.

>>5878851
>niche spices
The spices aren't the problem. It's the chilies. I don't think mulatos, anchos, pasillas, chipotles and mecos are typically available in the UK. And you need them all for Puebla-style mole. I don't think 'table chocolate' (chocolate de mesa) is a thing in the UK, either, though you can probably swap out baker's chocolate, I guess.
The spices (fennel, peppercorn, cloves, cinnamon and allspice) wouldn't be at all difficult.

>>5878885
Is mexican chocolate very different from european chocolate. I've been led to believe by mexicans that it's basically the same thing.

>>5878892
mexican (table chocolate) is not meant to be eaten. it's melted down into a drink or a sauce.

>>5878885
You can get chipotles from Waitrose, I've bought them myself, apparently you can get mulatos there too. I can't see the other two though.

>>5877740

this is the opposite of my experience. brits love curries and make a thing of heating heat to the point where sketches like this get made:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdo79znnHl8

whereas americans are major faggots about it

Okay friends, so I used to buy this old el paso packet mix (picture related) which I love since it was such a nice and easy casserole. However for awhile I've been wanting to make someone similar but homemade and more "authentic" because I prefer home cooking than just throwing together a sachet. But I'm uncertain of what it's similar too, any ideas?

>>5878910
that's tex-mex. the closest thing i can think of would be a green chili stew like this food wishes recipe

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6zlYEJligw

What I like to do is make open ingredients and heat up the tortillas as we eat, that way everyone can pick and choose. Having pickled veggies on the side is good too (pickled onions, carrots, jalapenos, and whatever else you may be in the mood for).

>>5878902
There're three other chilies listed, brah.

>>5878896
Totally different. It's kinda gritty and just a bit bitter. Most people find it unpleasant to eat straight away. It's typically of lower quality than eating chocolate but is just fine for melting for other uses. When melted, there's no grittiness for some reason. Beats me why.

>>5878924
Meant to post a picture with it, this is what I had going basically.

>>5878920
That looks preddy good, thanks, I'll give it a go.

>>5878925
Clearly I cannot count.

>>5878902
You can make an acceptable mole with just the mulatto chile. If you're feeling adventurous then give it a try.

http://www.saveur.com/article/Recipes/Mexico-Chicken-Puebla-Mole

>>5878840

Not OP. I'm making mole amarillo with chicken for the first time tomorrow.

>>5878928
If you're going to make tacos, you need to put oil on the tortillas. No cheese or lettuce. Lemon, chile, onions, cilantro should be good.

>>5877687
Yes they do, Manchester Sheffield and some other places too

>>5878879
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pt12kPvxnmE

mole is not curry
never has been never will be

You guys are are all retarded.

>tamales
>mole
too much labor

If you want to incorporate potatoes make Tinga

http://www.rickbayless.com/recipe/pork-tinga-with-potatoes-avocado-and-fresh-cheese/

Add some cinnamon + cloves in the recipe and you're good to go.


Here's another potato dish

http://www.saveur.com/article/Recipes/Mexico-Potatoes-Chiles

Please disregard anything else ITT

Name a type of dish you want and ill find it.

sweet, savory, sweet + savory , sour, side dishes, soups salad etc etc

>>5883075
This is bait.

Tfw no mexican grocer in manchester.
I am able to find the dried chilies though. Theres a vegan shop on oxford road, 8th day i think, It has haberneros, ancho, arbol, chipotle and a few others. But last time the habaneros had run out.

Tortillias though youd have to order online.

>>5883132
The guy asked for potatoes and all but one mentioned a dish with it.

lel

>>5883147
Chiles + cupboard ingredients is pretty much a easy way to start with Mexican.

Youll kinda need cornmeal as well.

>>5883147
I can't imagine not being able to buy fresh jalapenos at any grocer for like under $1 for a giant bag full. They are so easy to grow too, maybe order some seeds for those and poblanos. Also order a tortilla press and you can easily make some bomb ass tortillas yourself very easily.

>>5883160
Yh I've done all that though. I want to get into really proper stuff. But as a student i just have the proper kit. So ive put it off for now. Mexican still is one of my favourite cuisines. I was hoping all this american influence in the city would bring more mexican places but unfortunately it hasnt.

>>5883163
You want delicious recipes with easy access ingredients?

Here you go

http://www.rickbayless.com/recipe/grilled-rack-of-lamb-with-honey-pasilla-glaze/


http://www.patismexicantable.com/2012/09/meatballs_in_chipotle_sauce/

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/marcela-valladolid/baja-style-fish-tacos-recipe.html

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/marcela-valladolid/beer-marinated-grilled-skirt-steak-recipe.html


http://www.closetcooking.com/2007/07/tinga.html

http://www.saveur.com/article/Recipes/Mole-with-Chicken-Pork-and-Pineapple

>>5883176
bookmarked. Might try the fish tacos this coming weekend.

>>5883147
Try the paki shops, here in Dublin them and the ching cheong supermarkets usually have a wet back section. Usually freeze dried chilli and vacuum corn tortillas is what I get there

>>5877996
Make sure to toss the corn tortillas on the grill quick. Also, Pacifico. My nigga.

hamburguejas al vapor

>>5877740
Racist fuck. You do know that 90% of Brits grow up on hot Indian curry? Thought not. Enjoy thinking that medium spiced Salsa at Taco Bell makes you able to handle spice

>>5878910
Creamy pepper OK

>>5883162
>http://www.closetcooking.com/2007/07/tinga.html
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>>5877712
And yet another thread claimed by mexishits.
Are you proud?

>>5886439
say again

Make them huevos rancheros

great dish for brits since it has eggs and beans
u can make it as hot or as mild as they like

>>5878928
>Bagged orange cheese
>Sour cream
>jar of hot sauce
>Authentic mexican
Lel obviously a beaner's never cooked for you

>>5878931
What is wrong with queso fresco or lettuce?

>Referring to people as persons

>>5878767
As an actual mexitaco, I disagree.

Coming from families that make them especially during the holiday season, i see them more as either an acquired taste or something they associated to be god because they ate them as children.

Honestly, the doughey outside tastes like ass. Its all mushy and tastes like undercooked tortillas. I mean hell Ill eat them if theyre their since the inside more than makes up for it especially if theyre chile verde, fucking delicious, but in most cases id forego the tamal and just get myself some tacos instead.

>>5888525
That only proves that your family cant cook for shit.
>I mean hell Ill eat them if theyre their since the inside more than makes up for it especially if theyre chile verde.
Is this a new pasta?

>tamales
>anything other than just comfort food

They're alright but its just 70% cornmeal and 30%filling

>>5888525
>Honestly, the doughey outside tastes like ass. Its all mushy and tastes like undercooked tortillas. I mean hell Ill eat them if theyre their since the inside more than makes up for it especially if theyre chile verde, fucking delicious, but in most cases id forego the tamal
>>5888619
>That only proves that your family cant cook for shit.
this shit is entirely true
you come from a shitty background anon
my condolences

I hate threads like this
they always leave me wanting some nice juicy tacos

>>5889039
They're the perfect food aren't they? They can be eaten any time of the day with anything.

>>5889041
they can be a terrific snack without a doubt

use paula deen's taco recipe but instead of taco you behead your friend with a machete

authentic mexican

>>5889085
>paula deen's taco recipe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLwk25bcpyQ

reminder jews are jews no matter whether mexican or not

>>5889103
I like her dishes and the way she elevates Mexican food with different ingredients.

>>5889111
Fuck that bitch she is never invited to anything important and worth going to.
She is an affront to mexican food and basically any mexican spirituality a very definitive basis of the culture which are all very much intertwined.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQ6Cfx5JS8Y

fuck her and her non-believer bagels

>>5889139
>Fuck that bitch she is never invited to anything important and worth going to.

Well she did get invited to Paula Deen's show and we all know Paula is on par with Julia Child and above Diana Kennedy of preservers of traditional cooking

>>5889167
>Paula Deen's show
reminder that fat bitch is an entertainer

>>5889175
And one of the pioneers of American cooking. Best thing since guy Fieri

>>5889186
chefs are overblown fancy-pants
tv chefs can not be any better

>>5878885
I've bought anchos and chipotles in Britain before.. Not sure how widely the others are available, but you can presumably order them online.