alright, guys - on the spur of the moment today, i grabbed some chorizo. the store only sold it in 10-oz. chubs, so i got three chubs, which is just under two lbs. i intend to smoke a fattie tomorrow with this as a base, and i want it to have an authentic latin theme. by necessity due to availability of ingredients, it will lean toward mexican, but i would like to doo some fusing with other latin ideas,
but in order to do this, i need some help - i live in north-central montana and to us mexican food is tacos, burritos and nachos from the drive-through. i do have some knowlede of latin ingredients and bought an assortment of stuff as a starting point. i'm almost 30 miles from a decent grocery so except for what i ahve and some other basic things that you can get in any small-town grocery, this is what i got:
almost 2 lbs of chorizo
shrimp (not the little pink ones)
mole' sauce
coconut
bananas
avacado
2 tomatillas
chile-lemon powder
lime powder
chile powder
a red bell pepper
chiles japones
mexican oregano
granulated garlic
KRAFT (
) mexican blend cheese
"tapatio" hot picante sauce
that's the "specialty stuff" - we do of course have some basics like onions, garlic, tomatoes etc.
any ideas for putting together a great latin fattie would be appreciated. i don't intend to use all of the above ingredients, i simply bought a sampling of stuff in the hopes that i would accidentally stumble across some good ideas. latin cooking is far out of my comfort zone, so let the suggestions begin!
but in order to do this, i need some help - i live in north-central montana and to us mexican food is tacos, burritos and nachos from the drive-through. i do have some knowlede of latin ingredients and bought an assortment of stuff as a starting point. i'm almost 30 miles from a decent grocery so except for what i ahve and some other basic things that you can get in any small-town grocery, this is what i got:
almost 2 lbs of chorizo
shrimp (not the little pink ones)
mole' sauce
coconut
bananas
avacado
2 tomatillas
chile-lemon powder
lime powder
chile powder
a red bell pepper
chiles japones
mexican oregano
granulated garlic
KRAFT (
"tapatio" hot picante sauce
that's the "specialty stuff" - we do of course have some basics like onions, garlic, tomatoes etc.
any ideas for putting together a great latin fattie would be appreciated. i don't intend to use all of the above ingredients, i simply bought a sampling of stuff in the hopes that i would accidentally stumble across some good ideas. latin cooking is far out of my comfort zone, so let the suggestions begin!