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Tu Casa Mi Casa: Mexican Recipes for the Home Cook Flexibound – March 27, 2019
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“..The cookbook that's got all the genius of Olvera's signature cooking but [is] optimized for... the home cook."—Bon Appetit, The 16 Spring Cookbooks Our Team Loves
"Enrique Olvera's new cookbook is... An homage to good Mexican home cooking... If you're looking to incorporate traditional and contemporary Mexican flavors into your regular recipe repertoire, this is the cookbook for you."—Eater, Best New Cookbooks for Spring
"...An ode to his homeland."—Food & Wine Online
Learn authentic Mexican cooking from the internationally celebrated chef Enrique Olvera (featured in the Netflix documentary series Chef's Table) in his first home-cooking book
Enrique Olvera is a leading talent on the gastronomic stage, reinventing the cuisine of his native Mexico to global acclaim - yet his true passion is Mexican home cooking.
In Tu Casa Mi Casa he shares 100 of the recipes close to his heart - the core collection of basic Mexican dishes - and encourages readers everywhere to incorporate traditional and contemporary Mexican tastes and ingredients into their recipe repertoire, no matter how far they live from Mexico.
This book includes more than 100 sumptuous photographs of finished food and ingredients, including step-by-step photos to add ultimate clarity to the basics chapter.
These authentic home-cooked recipes are beloved throughout Mexico and beyond - a genuine taste of the country and its traditional cuisine.
Peter Meehan, award-winning food writer, Los Angeles Times editor, former New York Times food critic, and co-founder of Lucky Peach has written the foreword.
- Print length240 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherPhaidon Press
- Publication dateMarch 27, 2019
- Dimensions8.35 x 0.88 x 10.85 inches
- ISBN-100714878057
- ISBN-13978-0714878058
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From the Publisher
Enrique Olvera opened Pujol in Mexico City in 2000. His awards include: White Guide Global Gastronomy Award; Latin America's 50 Best Restaurants (#4); World's 50 Best Restaurants (#13, 25); and Diners Club Lifetime Achievement Award Latin America. He runs three outposts of Eno, a casual eatery in Mexico City; Criollo in Oaxaca; Cosme in New York and soon Los Angeles; and Atla in New York.
The Mexican-born swimmer turned culinary protégée Daniela Soto-Innes, just won the elit Vodka World's Best Female Chef 2019
The co-author of Tu Casa Mi Casa was born in Mexico City, Soto-Innes moved to the US at the age of 12, and devoted her attention to competitive swimming. However, she took her first restaurant job in Houston, at the age of 15, and went on to train at Le Cordon Bleu in Austin, and held positions at Brennan’s and Underbelly in Houston, before coming to Olvera’s prestigious places in NYC, back in 2014.
Salsa Roja with Dried Chiles (Salsa roja de chiles secos)
2 cups (475 ml/16 fl oz)
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 25 minutes
You can use any variety of chiles here. If you find a local spice store with a good variety, try out different ones and you will eventually narrow in on your favorites. These two chiles—pasilla and morita—are earthy and smoky. Although morita carries some heat, this is not necessarily a very spicy salsa.
In a medium pot, combine 2 tablespoons oil, the garlic, and onion and cook over medium heat until soft and translucent, about 3 minutes. Add the tomatoes and chiles and cook until soft, about 10 minutes. Add the salt and remove from the heat. Transfer to a blender and blend until smooth.
In a medium pot, heat the remaining 2 tablespoons oil over medium-high heat. Add the mixture and fry until it changes color to a garnet orange, 5–10 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature, or store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week; or freeze for up to 1 month.
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons grapeseed oil
- 2 garlic cloves, sliced
- ¼ large white onion, roughly chopped
- 7 plum tomatoes, quartered
- 3 pasilla mexicano chiles, seeded
- 2 morita chiles, seeded
- 1 teaspoon salt, or to taste
Mexican made easy with 100 easy-to-follow recipes
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100 easy-to-follow recipesOlvera and his team share, for the first time, the secrets of his homeland's kitchens through 100 easy-to-follow recipes that incorporate traditional and contemporary Mexican tastes and ingredients from various regions. |
Step-by-step photographyStep-by-step photographs demonstrate how to make masa and tortillas, how to wrap tamales, and how to cook moles, salsas, and beans with ease. |
Mexican made easyFrom breakfast to dinner to dessert, from go-to everyday dishes to platters for large-scale celebrations, Tu Casa Mi Casa presents authentic Mexican meals—and the country's remarkably vibrant food culture—for home cooks the world over. |
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"An ode to the kitchens of his homeland, the book teaches readers how to incorporate traditional and contemporary Mexican ingredients into their recipe repertoire, no matter where they live."―Epicurious
"With the hand of an exceptional photographer, Olvera leads us through every corner of Mexico where the most remarkable recipes are formed."―L'Officiel Mexico
"We've made it [Chicken Tinga] and it really is very easy."―London On The Inside
"Enrique Olvera's new cookbook is... An homage to good Mexican home cooking... If you're looking to incorporate traditional and contemporary Mexican flavors into your regular recipe repertoire, this is the cookbook for you."―Eater, Best New Cookbooks for Spring
"Tu Casa Mi Casa encourages readers everywhere to incorporate traditional and contemporary Mexican tastes and ingredients into their recipe repertoire, no matter how far they live from Mexico."―Edible Hawaiian Islands
"...An ode to his homeland."―Food & Wine Online
"Tu Casa Mi Casa offers home cooking with the eye of a restaurant chef; clear, straightforward instruction with lessons peppered throughout."―The Globe and Mail
"Olvera and co. focus on recipes for the foundations of Mexican cooking... with bright and simple photos of each to guide you along the way."―Grub Street
"A salute to classic home cooking from [Olvera's] native Mexico."―Independent online
"Chef Enrique Olvera may be a world-leading chef - reinventing dishes from his native Mexico to an international scale, but his ultimate calling is Mexican home cooking... [The book] offers an appreciation of a cuisine that has traditional roots combined with a contemporary outlook."―Wallpaper* Online
"...Filled with 100 accessible recipes that will help you learn the building block techniques and ingredients in Mexican cuisine."―Robb Report
"...A trip deep into Mexico and its colourful ingredients and vibrant flavours."―Vancouver Sun
"Author Enrique Olvera is a revered Mexian chef and restauranteur, but this recipe collection is all about traditional Mexican home-cooking - and the dishes are stunning, as well as [mostly] easy to prepare. Plenty of background about ingredients, regional dishes and food history too."―Delicious magazine
"Bring the complex flavours of Mexican cooking into your kitchen."―Foodism online
"Enrique Olvera... is the voice whispering encouragements as you make tamales, chilaquiles and chicken tinga at home."―The New York Times
"From tacos, tortillas and tamales to chipotle chilli and chocolate mole - a new cookbook will make you go loco for Latin American food."―The Sunday Times (Ireland)
"Bring the heat to your next dinner party..."―Wanderlust
"In his second English-language book, Tu Casa Mi Casa (Phaidon, 2019), Olvera explores the foundation of all that he does: Mexican home cooking."―National Post
"It covers everything... A fiesta for the senses."―The Lady
"Chef Enrique Olvera Celebrates Simple Pleasures of Mexican Cuisine in Tu Casa Mi Casa."―NPR All Things Considered
"Within days [of purchase], Tu Casa Mi Casa became my most sauce-splattered, dog-eared cookbook. It's full of deeply comforting recipes like Chicken Tinga and Crispy Potato and Quesillo Flautas, which are so soothing to eat that they're like having Jim Dale whisper-read Harry Potter directly into your ear."―Grub Street
About the Author
Enrique Olvera opened Pujol in Mexico City in 2000. His awards include: White Guide Global Gastronomy Award; Latin America's 50 Best Restaurants (#4); World's 50 Best Restaurants (#13, 25); and Diners Club Lifetime Achievement Award Latin America. He runs three outposts of Eno, a casual eatery in Mexico City; Criollo in Oaxaca; Cosme in New York and soon Los Angeles; and Atla in New York.
Product details
- Publisher : Phaidon Press (March 27, 2019)
- Language : English
- Flexibound : 240 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0714878057
- ISBN-13 : 978-0714878058
- Item Weight : 2 pounds
- Dimensions : 8.35 x 0.88 x 10.85 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #26,985 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #18 in Mexican Cooking, Food & Wine
- #201 in Celebrity & TV Show Cookbooks
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Customers find the recipes simple and easy to follow. They also describe the book as great, easy to read, and like no other book. Readers also appreciate the pretty pictures and writing style. Opinions are mixed on the content, with some finding it brilliant and amazing, while others say there's not much content.
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Customers find the instructions in the book simple, easy to follow, and good for beginners. They also say the book explains Mexican culinary techniques and heritage well.
"...The best thing day in, day out has been the white rice recipe which is quick and easy and is just so good. This has been a great introduction for me...." Read more
"Extremely impressed with the format and content. The recipes don't appear to be complicated yet they look exciting and creative...." Read more
"...It is easy to follow, always have had great results with the recipes, and love that they are staples, and pretty fool proof...." Read more
"...my husbands birthday and he ended up retuning it as the recipes just didn't look very good...." Read more
Customers find the pictures in the book pretty.
"...The recipes don't appear to be complicated yet they look exciting and creative. Also, happy woth the mix of vegetarian and meat dishes...." Read more
"...And the pictures are pretty - not surprisingly for a Phaidon book." Read more
"...This is a great book Easy to read and has some wonderful photographs for reference. I am very happy with this cook book...." Read more
"...The book has nice colorful pictures throughout and is easy to read...." Read more
Customers find the writing style simple and captures the spirit of Mexican cuisine. They also say the recipes are good and the author is an amazing chef.
"...Everyone I have prepared has been a complex tasting crowd pleaser and the only thing that forced me to go to a Mexican super Mercado was a recipe..." Read more
"...They are relatively simple recipes that do capture the spirit of Mexican cuisine, often with a modern twist, and that seem like something I actually..." Read more
"...I am very happy with this cook book. Enrique Olvera is truly an amazing chef." Read more
"...Simple, easy-to-follow recipes have resulted in some really good food. Great photos, too." Read more
Customers find the book easy to read and appreciate the wonderful photographs for reference. They also appreciate the format and content, saying it's like no other book.
"Extremely impressed with the format and content. The recipes don't appear to be complicated yet they look exciting and creative...." Read more
"...Unfortunately it wasn't passed down. This is a great book Easy to read and has some wonderful photographs for reference...." Read more
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"The quality is like no other book, recipes are simple and amazing, the content is brilliant and the photography amazing" Read more
Customers are mixed about the content. Some find the content brilliant and full of helpful reminders, while others say there's not much content and nothing unique or intriguing about the book.
"...with the basics, ingredients, and flavors, this book is full of helpful reminders of how to combine them in traditional, yet slightly novel ways..." Read more
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ONTO THE BOOK. To be honest, after I read the first 30 pages, I wanted to write a review and give it two stars. The book is riddled with errors in translation and grammar - at least one per page - which IS distracting and, I thought, indicated that this book was slapped together last minute. (I've noticed the lack of editing in other Phaidon books, too.) I was also disappointed by the "Basics" section, since, as others have pointed out, there are only a handful of recipes, which you can find anywhere, and you are only given brief recipes (like on a notecard) with a briefer cultural introduction to how pervasive the dish is. There is little to no instruction on what to look for, guidance for what can go wrong, why, or how to adjust, and there is the annoying refrain that repeats throughout the book: basically, 'this dish is endlessly versatile, you can make it however you want.' Great, so what did I buy this book for? I was disappointed in the salsa section, especially after the authors suggest that the salsa is everything.
WHY FOUR STARS, NOT TWO? This book really comes into its own in the middle sections ("Breakfast" and "Weekday Meals.") True to its title, the book aims to bring Mexican food into your house, which you are more likely to do if you think these are dishes that (a) you CAN make and (b) you MIGHT actually make or are excited to try. They are relatively simple recipes that do capture the spirit of Mexican cuisine, often with a modern twist, and that seem like something I actually want to make on a Tuesday night or Sunday morning and that aren't just a selection of side dishes. In some cases, like the Quinoa salad, they are also potentially healthful.
SUMMARY. I understand why some are disappointed with the book. Enrique Olvera is something of an ambassador of Mexican cuisine and the expectations are set high for anything with his name on it. If this is your first book on Mexican cuisine, and you don't already have the basics down, this is probably not the place to start. There are few instructions and little guidance for a cuisine that can be technically frustrating for the novice. But if you are familiar with the basics, ingredients, and flavors, this book is full of helpful reminders of how to combine them in traditional, yet slightly novel ways that look approachable and potentially part of the regular repertoire. And the pictures are pretty - not surprisingly for a Phaidon book.
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Recettes basiques
Petit déjeuner
Plats de la semaine
Plats à partager
Desserts
Boissons
je le recommande aux afficionados de la cuisine mexicaine :)
Il y a des pas à pas pour les recettes techniques (tamales) mais si vous trouvez des feuilles de bananier en dehors de paris contactez moi haha. Un livre qui donne envie de voyager en tous cas !
Alors, oui, trouver des piments frais, goûteux, en France c'est compliqué, mais on peut trouver la majorité des piments secs (arbol, serrano, guajillo..). C'est plus compliqué quand il s'agit du maïs, mais on fait avec ce qu'on a, ou internet à défaut. Les recettes sont simples pour la plupart, et certaines revisitent les plats traditionnels c'est plutôt chouette ;)
Highly recommend this book. Authentic and informative
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 20, 2022
Highly recommend this book. Authentic and informative