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Does anyone know how to make Patatas Bravas (sp)?

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Newbarnsleygirl · 07/04/2005 13:35

I would really like to make them this weekend.

I know it's just potatoes in a tomato sauce but how do I cook the potatoes and how what does the sauce consist of?

Thank you.

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Newbarnsleygirl · 12/04/2005 21:12

Forgot to add CAT me if you want and we can arrange something.

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alibo · 12/04/2005 21:30

that would be good; i will go to CAT, so your thread can get back to spanish cooking!! i also cannot believe there is another mumsnetter in mapplewell!!

triplets · 13/05/2005 13:34

whymummy did you say you come from deal in kent or have I got it wrong?

whymummy · 13/05/2005 13:50

hi triplets
no,i'm in staines

triplets · 15/05/2005 22:57

silly me! I need some easy Mexican recipes for school this week, everyone will go in with a pkt of tortilla chips and guacamole, any ideas?Would have like to have done a puddingy thing.

whymummy · 16/05/2005 10:33

triplets you need chandra,she's mexican i let her know you need help

Chandra · 16/05/2005 17:06

Triplets, Does it has to be fingerfood? the problem with mexican food is that is like indian food, once it gets cold is a disaster, however, I may well be a purist and it's actually not that bad . What sort of thing did you have in mind?

triplets · 16/05/2005 18:03

Hi Chandra,
What about a puddingy something, what do you eat after a meal? I am thinking that 30 7yr olds won`t want anything tooooooo hot! When I was in San Francisco many moons ago I had a beef mole, it has chocolate in it, maybe something like that? I would love to treat them to a pinata but the cheapest I can find is £10 and it says you have to bash it with a special stick not a broom handle! Today they have been making special cards to members of their families that have died, they are really interested in it and now want to know when are we going?

Chandra · 16/05/2005 20:53

Mole is a bit hot for children and it may prove difficult to find. But something very mexican that few people acknowledge is chocolat... it was invented in Mexico (Xiocolatl)the same as chewing gum (chicle). So those are some surprising options.

Something that you can do is Enchiladas, they sell the sauce in most Tescos/Sansbury (it comes in mild and hot varieties, Old El Paso is IMO the better brand). You only need to get a white mild cheddar and shred it and 2-3 packages of tortillas.

Just roll some tortillas with the grated cheese inside (about an inch diameter) and put them in an oven tray. Heat the sauce in the microwave slightly then cover the rolled totillas with it, and sprinkle more shreded cheese on top, get it in to the oven just to allow the sauce to simmer and the cheese to melt.
You can cut the rolled tortillas in three before adding the sauce, which is more or less the size of a child's portion and makes the dish far easier to serve.

In terms of deserts.................. (thinking).......... I really don't know as we eat more or less what everybody will eat in the rest of the world.... there's arroz con leche but probably a Spanish person with more experience in the kitchen could provide a good recipe. {whymummy... how do you do this????). there's also capirotada which is a bread pudding that is typical of lent and Easter seasons. But again, I have never made it. But will try to get a recipe for you.

Regarding the pinata, this is how original pinatas looked like, they were used only for the 9 days before Christmas. they are very easy to do. Just get a big ballon, newspapers, white glue and coloured tissue paper (like the one used inside gift bags). You just need to cover the ballon with strips of news paper and let it dry, then roll some newspapers into cones and stick them to the side, then cover all that in colourful paper. Once thepinyata is finished and dry you cut a little hole to allows sweets inside the ballon, donth forget to add a good piece of rope, wire etc, that can suport the weight of the pinyata while hanging from a rope. Any stick could do, some mothers decorate a broomstick with the same colours of the pinyata but to be honest I have some faint memories of ocassionally using a baseball bat!

Chandra · 16/05/2005 21:01

bout capirotada

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PS you can use dried baguettes instead of sweet mexican bread(they need to be dried hard, you can cut them in pieces and dry them carefully in the oven (low heat)), just need to add more sugar.

Chandra · 16/05/2005 21:15

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