Recado para bistec, seasoning for steak (taste of mexico

1 Recipe

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
¼ cup Black peppercorns
2 tablespoons Whole allspice
1 Stick cinnamon, about 2-1/2 inches long, broken
1 teaspoon Cumin seeds
20 Yucatecan oregano leaves_OR_
1½ tablespoon Oregano; dried and crushed
2 Heads garlic; roasted, peeled, and put through a press
;salt to taste

Directions

In a mortar, a food processor, or an electric spice grinder, grind peppercorns, allspice, cinnamon, cumin, oregano, garlic and salt. Allow paste to dry a little before storing in a glass jar in the refrigerator.

To use, dissolve seasoning in a little Seville (bitter) orange juice or vinegar or in a mixture of equal amounts or orange and grapefruit juices.

Makes 1½ cups

NOTE: Although the Spanish meaning of the name of this seasoning is "a seasoning for steak", its uses are much broader. It is added to pickling solutions and marinades for poultry, seafood, and fish and is also used to flavor broths.

from "The Taste of Mexico", by Patricia Quintana, ISBN 0-941434-89-3 from the chapter on "The South", Yucatan typed and posted by teri Chesser 4-98 Posted to bbq-digest by Jim Anderson <anderson@...> on May 15, 1998

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