Mexican/Tex Mex Food.

[Nematode]

Cole, I had the good fortune to honeymoon in St Lucia with mrs Nematode. It seemed their independence had just been won and they were just enjoying themselves and finding their footing. There is a joy to people who have newly found their freedom that is like no other.
It was a beautiful and wild place.
I prefer "Free" to "lawless" just sayin'

[Cole_Robbie]

The leader who took them into independence was a relative of my ex-wife's mother: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Compton

He's like the George Washington of St Lucia

And I guess lawless implies that there is crime, which there is, but it is not anything like the US, or at least certain urban areas in the US. Violent crimes are very rare.

[dmforcier]

Without a law, how can there be a crime?

Unless one accepts natural law, which any stable, free society must.


And the U.S. is now refusing to do.

[Worth1]

Originally Posted by dmforcier

Without a law, how can there be a crime?

Unless one accepts natural law, which any stable, free society must.


And the U.S. is now refusing to do.

It is called anarchy.

Worth

[dmforcier]

No, as St. Lucia demonstrates. It is possible to have a civil (in the sense of polite, laissez-faire) society without 90,000 pages of written laws. But everyone must respect the unwritten law.

[Worth1]

Originally Posted by dmforcier

No, as St. Lucia demonstrates. It is possible to have a civil (in the sense of polite, laissez-faire) society without 90,000 pages of written laws. But everyone must respect the unwritten law.

What is this?

Not saying it is bad but it is still there.
They are also still a commonwealth realm.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_Saint_Lucia

[Worth1]

Today I combined the ingredients of food from just about everywhere to create my own rendition of ""Authentic"" Mexican Tex Mex food.
From Asia to the Americas.
The style is my own and some of the ingredients you cant buy anywhere.
I cannot express to anyone just how good this stuff is I dont care if I did make it.
Worth
The carnitas where rolled in.
Fresh cut jalapeno peppers.
Kosher salt.
Black pepper.
Garlic powder.
Onion powder.
My own blend of Chile powder.
My own homemade sweet fermented habanero hot sauce.
Turmeric.
Cumin.
The juice of one lime.
Cane syrup.
Molasses.
Place in an open pan in the oven and baked and basted 350 then finished at 500.
Very tender.

The salsa fresca was just fresh jalapeno peppers the juice of one lime onion garlic powder salt black pepper and Mexican oregano.
My homemade frijoles Rancheros from the other day with potato added.

Home fried crispy corn tortillas.
Worth.


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[whistech]

Oh my goodness that looks delicious Worth!

[Hellmanns]

Company? Or just hungry, Worth? Looks delicious!

[Worth1]

Just hungry.
Surprisingly it isn't hot.
I have never cooked pork like this before in an oven.
Has all the flavor of a good southern BBQ without the smoke.
I also ate several of the fried tortillas with just the salsa spread all over them.
Thanks guys.

Worth

[Worth1]

For those that care I edited the recipes to add the juice of one lime in each one of them, the meat and the salsa.

Worth

[AlittleSalt]

That does look really good.

[Worth1]

Originally Posted by AlittleSalt

That does look really good.

Thank you Salt.

I cant express to anyone just how easy it is to make these fried corn tortillas.
They are hard learn at first and you have to experiment but once you have it mastered you will never go back to store bought tortilla chips again.
Hints dont have the oil too hot keep it somewhere around medium or lower.
swish the tortillas around in the oil flip all of the time.
dont try to make them crisp in the oil let them crisp up in a warm oven.
With practice you can make your own taco shells to any amount of crispness you want.
I use a short wooden oak dowel in the shell as I fry it so it keeps its shape.
Just started doing this today.
Again you can make one that doesn't shatter when you eat it.
Hold the shell with tongs and set the shell in the oil bottom first and then the sides.
I do this in a pan with shallow oil.
They beat anything to can get at the store or just about any restaurant around.

Worth
Some of the ones in the back without dowel the one in the front with dowel.
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[Worth1]

Jalapenos Rellenos Carnitas Al Pastor Del Diablo.
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[matereater]

Was planning on going out with the kids for Mexican food on friday, but after seeing that pic I'm headed down to your place !!!