Taco de Baja
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BBQed Tomatoes
Ingredients:
several medium tomatoes
fresh basil
fresh rosemary
Cut the top off the tomato, just like you would if making a jack-o-lantern.
Use a spoon to core an inch to 2 inch diameter section from the middle of the tomato, leaving some meat in the bottom.
Place 6-8 basil leaves and a sprig of rosemary in the cored tomato, and replace the top.
Put tomato on the edge of the charcoal, or gas flame and cover. Rotate 1/4 turn every 3-4 minutes, keeping the stem end up.
Remove and enjoy. I discard the rosemary sprig, but cut up and eat the basil with the tomato. The heat will cause the skin to blacken and peel away,
but that is OK.
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JESSE
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Thats a Baja recipie? never heard of it in my years of being a local.
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elizabeth
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Quote: | Originally posted by JESSE
Thats a Baja recipie? never heard of it in my years of being a local. |
If you fill the tomato with cilantro, and a little epazote, and grill it in Baja, is it a Baja recipe then?
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Germanicus
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If you grill'em in Baja and the tomatoes are not imported from Japan, than what?
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JESSE
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Quote: | Originally posted by elizabeth
Quote: | Originally posted by JESSE
Thats a Baja recipie? never heard of it in my years of being a local. |
If you fill the tomato with cilantro, and a little epazote, and grill it in Baja, is it a Baja recipe then? |
Actually epazote is a relative new thing here in Baja, its more southern Mexico style than us, so it wouldnt qualify.
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Taco de Baja
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So stuff a few Jalape?o slices in the tomato, Jesse. Will it qualify now?
How about some mezcal marinade?
However, I do recommend the original recipe. And even if it is not an "authentic baja recipe", they are very good.
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