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Since 1979, Los Barrios restaurant in San Antonio, Texas—the heart of Tex-Mex cuisine—has been serving up casero, or home-style, cooking that has charmed food critics and earned an impressive following. Founded with a small investment and a lot of spirit, Los Barrios built its reputation on the authenticity of its cuisine. The Los Barrios Family Cookbook offers these reputation-making recipes—from simple but impressive traditional Mex-ican dishes, many of which have been handed down and perfected through the generations, to modern Tex-Mex favorites—to fans of Southwest cuisine across the country.
Included are recipes for Mexican essentials: Homemade Flour Tortillas, Tamales, and Pico de Gallo; Barrios family specialties, such as Mama Viola’s Chicken Rice Soup and Acapulco-Style Ceviche; and the classics—Chiles Rellenos, Chalu-pas, and Enchiladas Verdes. All the recipes contain easy-to-find ingredients, and special cooking tips will help you prepare dishes at home that will be as delicious as those served in the restaurant. The Los Barrios Family Cookbook is a comprehensive and indispensable resource for food that explodes with flavor. ¡Buen provecho!
Included are recipes for Mexican essentials: Homemade Flour Tortillas, Tamales, and Pico de Gallo; Barrios family specialties, such as Mama Viola’s Chicken Rice Soup and Acapulco-Style Ceviche; and the classics—Chiles Rellenos, Chalu-pas, and Enchiladas Verdes. All the recipes contain easy-to-find ingredients, and special cooking tips will help you prepare dishes at home that will be as delicious as those served in the restaurant. The Los Barrios Family Cookbook is a comprehensive and indispensable resource for food that explodes with flavor. ¡Buen provecho!
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
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By D RAMSAY (MORPETH, NORTHUMBERLAND United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Los Barrios Family Cookbook: Tex-Mex Recipes from the Heart of San Antonio (Paperback)
As a chef working in a rural area I found sourcing some of the ingredients difficult, once that was done I did have fun.The hepfull hints section especially regarding tequila was very useful.I found this to be a well laid out clearly written book that once a stock of basic commodities has been built up easy to use. I did make straight for the chilli con carne so now know what the real thing tastes like.Some of the side dishes make good supper and light snack meals.I,m still working my way through the pages and am enjoying the process very much
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3.4 out of 5 stars (20 customer reviews) 26 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
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By "alaninsa" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Los Barrios Family Cookbook: Tex-Mex Recipes from the Heart of San Antonio (Paperback)
Los Barrios is our family's favorite place to eat here in San Antonio. The food is great, the place is huge and the owners are nearly always there to ask us how we're doing and if we're enjoying our meal.That said...well, I'm a bit biased about Blanco Road's best eatery. The cookbook, though, is a letdown. We bought it while paying for a meal and had it autographed (Diana was our cashier) immediately. The book has some great stories, but the recipes are watered down versions of what's on the menu. We attempted to replicate our fave foods at home (y somos talentosos en la cocina). We couldn't with the book. It's a fun read, but it's not going to enable you to make tasty, Los Barrios-like mole at home. 31 of 36 people found the following review helpful:
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Good, basic Tex-Mex,
By Jennifer Barger - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Los Barrios Family Cookbook: Tex-Mex Recipes from the Heart of San Antonio (Paperback)
One of the people who reviewed this book below hasn't even read the book or been to the restuarant. Giving something one star under these circumstances makes no sense, and isn't useful to anyone.Anyway, I'm a San Antonio native (now in D.C.), and I like this book. It gives really easy, very basic recipes for simple, slightly north of the border cuisine. No, you won't get mango burritos or anything wildly trendy, but you will get easy 12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent if its what you're looking for...,
By Paul Webber - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Los Barrios Family Cookbook: Tex-Mex Recipes from the Heart of San Antonio (Paperback)
I was looking for a cookbook that dealt in the basics (I had never prepared a poblano pepper for roasting before), but that also had some interesting dishes. I have never been to the restaurant so I didn't have anything to compare my results to ( not that I should anyway) and I wanted something that had a good feel to it.Overall, I am impressed with the book for someone like myself, new to cooking actual meals, and have already created homemade corn tortillas, pico de gallo, eggs mexicana and the chicken breasts in creamy poblano sauce. My family seems pleased with the results (my tortillas were a bit thick), and I'm going to continue to use the book until I outgrow it (it may be a while). If you are a more experienced cook, especially in Mexican or Tex-Mex dishes, then this may be a little simple for you, but if you are fairly new to the cuisine then please consider it. Have you made nachos as a family meal but not your own pico de gallo? Then this is your book. |
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