CHICAGO -- Our Home Cook for January, Selene Montijo, wrote to us about her love of cooking Mexican cuisine! She even does her own videos - check her out on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQ5bMtqtr4Y&feature=youtu.be
She says her guacamole is the BEST, but she is making a traditional Mexican dish called entomatadas for us.
Selene's Entomatadas with Rice
Sauce:
Tomato paste (2 cans)
2 Tomatoes
1 garlic
Half a white onion
Salt
Oregano
(Blend together, heat sauce in pan & bring to a boil)
Filling:
Adobo seasoning
Black pepper
Ground turkey
(Fry meat in pan with seasoning)
Tortillas
Cooking oil
Fry tortillas
Chihuahua cheese
(Put meat and cheese in & close tortillas, dip in sauce)
Mexican Rice:
Rice
1 Tomato or tomato sauce
Cilantro
Onion
Cooking oil
water
(Toast rice with oil - add tomato sauce, cilantro and onions add water and cook)
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