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Garlic Chicken Jus (Tacita Chicken) - chicken juice, garlic, olive oil
Gaucho Steak - ribeye steak stuffed with garlic and jalapenos
Garrotxa - an aged Spanish goat cheese
Grilled Argentine Rib Eye with Crispy Potatoes
- totally organic, grass fed, and free range ribeye steak imported straight from the Pampas region of Argentina; it is much leaner than American beef and should not be cooked more than medium due to its low fat content; served with crispy potatoes, sauteed fresh spinach and pepitas, and chimichurry sauce
Grilled Calf's Liver - served with crispy potatoes, braised red cabbage, pearl onions, wild mushrooms, pinenuts, sherry vinegar sauce
Grilled Chile and Cheese Sandwich
- roasted red bell peppers, green poblano chiles, slow roasted tomatoes, and Monterey Jack cheese pressed between home baked bread until cheese is melted and bread is crisp on both sides
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Habanero ChilePepper
- also known as a scoth bonnet chile pepper; extremely hot and distinctive flavor; small and lantern-shaped; native to the Caribbean, the Yucatan, and the north coast of South America; ranges from light green to bright orange when ripe
Hominy - dried white or yellow corn kernels from which the hull and germ have been removed by soaking the corn in slaked lime or lye
Horchata - white rice, water, raw almonds, cinnamon, sugar
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Jalapeno Chile Pepper - a smooth, dark green pepper that is less hot but more peppery than the arbol and habanero chile peppers
Jamaica Ginger Tea – hibiscus flowers, ginger, water, sugar
Jicama
– crispy root vegetable; similar in taste and texture to an a cross between an apple and a potato
Jicama Pancakes - jicama, lime, onion, habanero chile, egg, flour, salt, russet potato
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Kosher Salt - keep a small dish of kosher or coarse salt near your range and season at every stage of the cooking process
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Lamb Shank with Roasted Bonaito, Artichokes, and Serrano Ham - lamb shanks are braised in red wine and aromatics until very tender and served with an olive crostada
Lemon Vinaigrette
– lemon juice, olive oil, salt, pepper
Loroco – buds of a flower from El Salvador
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Malanga - also known as taro root and yautia; a starchy, potatolike tuber with a brown, fibrous skin and gray-white flesh with a nutty flavor when cooked
Malanga Chips - malanga, salt, canola oil
Manchego Cheese - Spain's most famous cheese; it is a rich, golden, semi-firm cheese with a full, mellow flavor; Monterey Jack or muenster can be substituted
Marinated Mariscos
- this dish can also be called escabeche since the seafood is first cooked and then pickled; it is served with mixed greens, avocado, ruby grapefruit segments, olives, and bonaito (sweet potato) chips
Mariscos
- mussels, rock shrimp, baby octopus, olive oil, garlic, ancho chiles, bay leaves, Spanish paprika, white wine vinegar, thyme, black olives, salt, pepper
Marinated Olives
- black olives, green olives, olive oil, garlic, red chile flakes, parsley
Marquez Sausage - lamb sausage flavored with mint; typical in Portugal
Masa
- the Mexican word for "dough"; it is the traditional dough used to make corn tortillas; sun-dried corn kernels are cooked and soaked in lime water overnight and then ground into masa
Masa Harina
- the flour made from dried masa
Minty Lime Cooler - lime juice, sugar, salt, mint leaves, sparkling water
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