The Poor Gringo Guide to Mexican Cooking

by M. S. Pickerel, Susana Say-less (Illustrator)

Overview

Meet Miles Standish Pickerel: bamboozler, American ne’er-do-well, and poor gringo extraordinaire. Newly divorced, culinarily clueless, and living in Mexico with his faithful canine companion, Ladrón, he shamelessly prepares traditional Mexican cuisine from low-cost (or no-cost) ingredients. If Miles Pickerel can’t raise it, trap it, steal it, borrow it, pick it, or run it over, he doesn’t put it in his pot. Neighborhood strays and local farmers beware. His recipes redefine the meaning of eating cheap in Mexico. They include: Suicide Hen, Stingray Stew, Aztec Soup, Fired Tequila Goat, Cortez-on-Foot Burritos, Run-over Rooster, Shrimp Head Omelet, Unholy Mole, Soused Marlin, Cabbage Cakes, and Hibiscus Cooler.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780997455342
Publisher:	Great West Publishing
Publication date:	07/15/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	272
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Miles Standish Pickerel lived with his mother until he was thirty-six. After brief engagements as an adulterous husband, a neglectful father, and a larcenous employee, he unsuccessfully impersonated a cardiologist, a cattle rustler, and a visiting dignitary from Guyana. Currently he is at work on the century's first compendium of Mexican mechanics. He lives anonymously in an unnamed city south of the twenty-fifth parallel.
Susan Say-less claims she was born on the next to the last day of the year in the same town as Phineas Quimby. When not performing stand-up comedy, playing her tsabouna, or illustrating distasteful cookbooks, she purportedly is earning a bachelor's degree in English literature. She draws her own hair.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments (Agradecimientos) 8 Foreword (Introducción) 9 Your Chef Today (Su Chef al Día) 11 How Pickerel Turned Culinary (Como Fué Que Pickerel se Tornó Culinario) 16 Pickerel's Kitchen (La Cocina de Pickerel) 16 Essentials and Utensils (Los Utensilios y lo Esencial) 17 Ingredients (Ingredientes) 21 Preferred Brands (Marcas Preferidas) 28 Pickerel's Pointers (Consejos de Pickerel) 30 Beans (Frijoles) 33 Tortillas (Tortillas) 45 Leftover Tortillas, Tattered Tortillas, and Stale Tortillas (Sobras de Tortilla, Tortillas Maltratadas y Tortillas Duras) 53 Sauces (Salsas) 71 Chili Peppers (Chiles) 85 Eggs (Huevos) 97 Potatoes (Papas) 109 Rice (Arroz) 117 From the Garden (Del Jardín) 125 Poultry (Aves) 139 Fish and More (Pescado y Más) 151 Farm, Field, and Front Porch (Granja, Campo y Porche) 171 Soups and Broths (Sopas y Caldos) 193 Deep-Fried (Fritangas) 207 Lime Recipes (Recetas con Limón) 217 Desserts (Postres) 223 Beverages (Bebidas Refrescantes) 235 Appendix (Apéndice) 247 Glossary (Glosario) 251 Index (Indice) 257

Editorial Reviews

"Hilarious ... A Mexican Joy of Cooking run amuck ..." - ¡Buen Provecho!

"... Disgraceful ... a desecration of Mexico and its cuisine ... this gringo should be shot and deported ..." - Former Mexican ambassador to Tuvalu

"A crazy gringo with a recipe for skullduggery ..." - The Chili Insider

"Sebastian Dangerfield meets Diana Kennedy ... A bean burrito will never taste the same ..." - Gourmand Magazine

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