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Paula
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Mexican Rice
The red is flavored with tomato and onion, the white with onion and garlic, and the green with green chile, cilantro and onion. All are pre-soaked,
fried in oil with the color/flavor ingredients, then cooked with chicken stock, and arranged in the dish.
It's delicious, and fun to serve-- lots of oohs and ahs when it comes to the table.
edited to include picture-- oops!
[Edited on 6-10-2008 by Paula]
Edited to reverse flag.
[Edited on 6-10-2008 by Paula]
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Very clever Paula. Great presentation. USA flag rice.... hmmmm, I wonder
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Never eat blue food ...
Well, except maybe blueberries!
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Yes, great presentation! But isn't that the Mexican Flag?
Now I'm hungry, and I just ate
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Better flip the picture. The Mexican flag is (left to right) green - white - red.
p.s. So is the Italian flag.
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Terrific....gonna steal your idea!
very few naturally blue foods, theory goes that because of this very few foods can be colored blue and still be appealing to most people.
I think a notable exception is the delicious range of concotions using Blue Curacao...recipes anyone?
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Speaking of Mexican Rice, does anyone have a good recipe they would be willing to share? And yes please include any secret ingredients as well.
Oh, and Paula that dish looks very creative.
[Edited on 6-10-2008 by ELINVESTI8]
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Paula
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Fulano, thank you for letting me know-- my apologies for the bad flag etiquette.
| Quote: | Originally posted by fulano
Better flip the picture. The Mexican flag is (left to right) green - white - red.
p.s. So is the Italian flag.
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True Confessions
Don Alley fixed the picture for me, I would never have figured out how to do it and keep the right-side-up perspective.
And the recipe and presentation come from "Frida's Fiestas-- Recipes and Reminiscences of Life with Frida Kahlo". This might be the prettiest
cookbook I've ever seen!
If the event had been smaller I would have put the flag in a rectangular earthenware baking dish I have with a fluted edge and a ring of red chiles
decorating the outside, coming closer to the picture in the book.
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Paula,
I think something is missing in your arroz al a bandera! The next time you make it, you should find appropriate vegetable pieces to make the eagle,
cactus and snake in the middle, as well!!! I think I'll work on that idea!
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| Quote: | Originally posted by elizabeth
Paula,
I think something is missing in your arroz al a bandera! The next time you make it, you should find appropriate vegetable pieces to make the eagle,
cactus and snake in the middle, as well!!! I think I'll work on that idea! |
We can do it for the housewarming party you could have pretty soon!
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Paula
| Quote: | Originally posted by elizabeth
Paula,
I think something is missing in your arroz al a bandera! The next time you make it, you should find appropriate vegetable pieces to make the eagle,
cactus and snake in the middle, as well!!! I think I'll work on that idea! |
We can do it for the housewarming party you could have pretty soon! |
That's a great idea!!! I'd better start figuring it out!
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| Quote: | Originally posted by ELINVESTI8
Speaking of Mexican Rice, does anyone have a good recipe they would be willing to share? And yes please include any secret ingredients as well.
Oh, and Paula that dish looks very creative.
[Edited on 6-10-2008 by ELINVESTI8] |
Maybe the red rice from the flag would do?
1 cup rice
1 or 2 tbs. oil or lard
1 tomato pureed with 1/2 onion, 1 garlic clove, salt and pepper
(I added 1 tsp red chile powder for brighter color)
1 celery stalk
1-1/3 cup chicken broth
juice of 1 small Mexican lime
Soak the rice in very hot water for 15 minutes. Drain, rinse, drain thoroughly. Sautee rice in hot oil until it sounds like sand when stirred. Add
the puree and sautee until thickened. Add celery, broth and lime juice. Bring to boil, cover, cook until tender, about 20 minutes. Discard celery
before serving.
While I'm at it, here are the other 2:
White rice: same as red, but use 1/2 onion, grated or pureed with 1 garlic clove. Use 2 cups of broth.
Green rice: Same as above, but puree and strain 3 poblano chiles with 1/2 small onion. Omit the celery, but add 1/4 cup chopped cilantro with the
broth. Use 1 3/4 cups of broth. I roasted the chiles out of habit, but the color might have been brighter had I followed the directions
correctly.
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Thank you for your recipe Paula. I will definitely give it a try. I am sure I could never duplicate yours but I will do my humble best. Thanks
again.
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Your presentation is great, I'm big on presentation and if you don't mind will copy your rice idea in the very near future!
•Life is just one damned thing after another
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ELINVESTI8, yours could easily be better than mine. Tip: you may need to add a little more broth or water if the pan gets dry before the rice is
done.
Lady Linguini, you'll enjoy presenting this dish at the table!
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Thanks again Paula.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Paula
Never eat blue food...
Well, except maybe blueberries! |
and saltwater taffy....and snowcones and ice cream and.....cake frostings...or perhaps some blue corn
I'm also not big on blue foods.
I think I know what it is. It's probably the disgusting thought of eating that "blue#5" or whatever they call it. It can't be good for you. Years ago
I remember when my little one came running up all worried to report tol me his poopies were blue . Gotta luv those Fruit Loops.  That was the end of those! Now I believe that almost all the processed foods are bad
for you.
Blue rice sounds scary though doesn't it
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We sell a cookbook with Peruvian Potato Salad on the cover and the pots are purple. It has never sold well and I have always believed the it was
because of the picture on the cover...
We also sell "Frida's Fiestas" with all of its beautiful pix. It sells much better
Good Job Paula. Perfect for a party in Septiembre!
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Paula, Thanks for the Recipe(s)
I am going to try it soon (drool).
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are there any naturally blue-colored foods?
don't say blueberries, they are considered purple in color.
so are blue potatoes.
anyone know if any other NATURALLY GROWN BLUE foods?
just curious.......
Jell-O and similar frootloop products do not apply.
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